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THE BARTLETT PROMISE SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA MASTER’S SCHOLARSHIP

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Application Deadline: 29 March 2026

LOCATION: United Kingdom

This scholarship is open to applicants who are nationals and residents of a Bartlett-approved list of Sub-Saharan African countries who have admission to a Bartlett master’s course.  Up to three Bartlett Promise scholarships are available to students starting Bartlett Master’s courses in September 2026. 

ELIGIBILITY:

The Bartlett Promise aims to enable students from backgrounds that are underrepresented in The Bartlett to pursue postgraduate studies at The Bartlett, UCL’s Faculty of the Built Environment. For the Bartlett Promise Sub-Saharan African scholarship, candidates must:

be a national of one of The Bartlett’s approved list¹ of Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries and resident in an eligible SSA country

must not hold a British or dual British citizenship

must not have received at any time in the past or be in receipt of any funding for a master’s or equivalent qualification, at any university which is outside The Bartlett’s approved list of SSA counties at the time of applying up to 01 October 2027

have an offer of admission to a Bartlett Master’s course for study in 2026-27, which is either unconditional or conditional only on English language

be in financial need as assessed by UCL

In addition to these, candidates should ideally also meet at least one of the additional criteria:

be a forced migrant

be the first generation in the family to attend university at undergraduate level

be the first generation in family to attend university at postgraduate level

Available to: Prospective students who are nationals of Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Republic of Congo, Cote D’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia (including Somaliland), South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Level: Postgraduate taught master’s courses.

Selection criteria: They will consider your educational, personal, and financial circumstances. You will need to demonstrate these in your application. Assessment of applications will be made in relation to the eligibility criteria.

Applications to Bartlett master’s courses for the 2026/27 academic year are expected to open in October 2025. You are strongly advised to apply early. To apply for the scholarship, you must have received an offer of admission to a Bartlett master’s course. UCL aims to make a decision on applications within 6 weeks of receiving your completed application, academic transcripts, and both references. However, please note it can take 3-4 months when application volumes are high. You are strongly recommended to apply early; a 6-week turnaround cannot be guaranteed

BENEFIT:

Value: Full overseas tuition fees and an annual allowance of £17,796 to cover living and study expenses for the normal duration of the programme at UCL. In addition: a flight to/from the UK, UK Study Visa costs, English language assessment costs, health test costs, and the NHS Immigration Health Supplement charge. All Promise scholars will also receive ongoing academic and career support during their study.

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JOINT JAPAN/WORLD BANK GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

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Application Deadline Window 1: from January 15 to February 27, 2026

LOCATION: Japan

The JJ/WBGSP is open to citizens of certain developing countries with relevant professional experience and a history of supporting their countries’ development efforts who are applying to a master’s degree program in a development-related topic.

ELIGIBILITY:

Subject to available funding, JJ/WBGSP offers scholarships for 44 participating master’s programs in 24 universities in the U.S., Europe, Africa, Oceania, and Japan in key areas of development, including economic policy management, tax policy, and infrastructure management.

Please note that if you are not admitted to one of these 44 participating master’s programs, you are not eligible to apply for a JJ/WBGSP Scholarship in 2026.

Broadly speaking, developing country nationals must:

Be a national of a World Bank member developing country on this list;

Not hold dual citizenship of any developed country;

Be in good health;

Hold a bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree earned at least 3 years prior to the Application Deadline date;

Be employed in development-related work in a paid full-time position at the time of submitting the scholarship application. Have at least 3 years of paid development-related employment since earning a bachelor’s degree (or equivalent university degree) and acquired within the past 6 years from the date of the application deadline. Please see FAQs—Window 1 on how to count qualified part time employment toward this 3-year requirement. Please see Annex 2 of the Application Guidelines for a suggested list of development-related topics. The only exception to this criterion is for developing country nationals from a country that is on the list of Fragile and Conflict States featured in Annex 3 of the Application Guidelines. In such cases, we do take into consideration the limited employment opportunities in those countries.

On or before the scholarship application deadline date, be admitted unconditionally (except for funding) for the upcoming academic year to at least one of the JJ/WBGSP participating master’s programs located outside of the applicant’s country of citizenship and country of residence listed at the time the call for scholarship applications opens.  The letter of admission must be uploaded before submitting the scholarship application.

Not be an Executive Director, his/her alternate, and/or staff of any type of appointment of the World Bank Group or a close relative of the aforementioned by blood or adoption, with the term “close relative” defined as: Mother, Father, Sister, Half-sister, Brother, Half-brother, Son, Daughter, Aunt, Uncle, Niece, or Nephew.

Individuals who have previously been offered a JJ/WBGSP scholarship but declined it, or have previously received a JJ/WBGSP scholarship but did not graduate, are not eligible to apply again.

Please note: All eligibility criteria are strictly adhered to. No exceptions are made. Eligibility criteria WILL NOT change during an open call for applications. However, this information is subject to change between the close of one application process and the opening of the next.

BENEFIT:

A JJ/WBGSP scholarship provides tuition, a monthly living stipend, round-trip airfare, health insurance, and travel allowance. View a detailed list of benefits.

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