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UCL ACCESS OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP

Application Deadline: Monday 18 May 2026

LOCATION: England

The purpose of the Access Opportunity Scholarship is to support those who, because of their immigration status, are not able to secure student loans for their higher education.

ELIGIBILITY:

Applicants should:

Hold an offer of admission to UCL to study a full-time undergraduate degree for 2026/27 intake and

Be asylum seekers, children of asylum seekers or unaccompanied asylum-seeking children who are seeking asylum in the UK or forced migrants who are based in the UK and have been granted a temporary form of leave as the result of an asylum application or human rights application (e.g. limited leave to remain, discretionary leave to remain, humanitarian
protection); and

Be unable to access student finance (tuition fee or maintenance loan) because of their immigration status.

The deadline for the Access Opportunity scholarship is Monday, 18 May 2026.

The application form can be downloaded below

Access Opportunity Scholarship Application Form

FileAccess Opportunity Scholarship Application Form

Completed applications and supporting documentation should be emailed to studentfunding@ucl.ac.uk

BENEFIT:

The scholarship will consist of tuition fees and an allowance of £13,762 pa (this is the 2025/26 rate; 2026/27 to be confirmed) for the normal duration of your programme at UCL. Please note the allowance may be reduced if your leave status has restrictions on what additional support you can receive. 

Annual renewal of the scholarship is subject to satisfactory academic progress.

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BRITISH COUNCIL GREAT SCHOLARSHIP SEPTEMBER: GHANA, INDIA, KENYA, MALAYSIA, NIGERIA, THAILAND, AND TURKEY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KENT

Application Deadline: 24 April 2026, 5pm BST

LOCATION: United Kingdom

This scholarship is for exceptional and qualified students from Ghana, India, Kenya, Malaysia, Nigeria, Thailand, and Turkey beginning their master’s degrees in September 2026 at the University of Kent.

ELIGIBILITY:

To be eligible for a scholarship, you must:

Be a Ghanaian, Indian, Kenyan, Malaysian, Nigerian, Thai or Turkish passport holder and live in Ghana, India, Kenya, Malaysia, Nigeria, Thailand or Türkiye, and be assessed as an overseas fee payer;

Have received a conditional offer for a one year full time course at one of our UK campuses and have accepted this before the deadline date of 24 April 2026;

Have submitted an expression of interest for the GREAT scholarship (please see below for full details)

Be starting your course in September 2026;

Be active in the field with work experience or proven interest in the subject area;

Be willing to embody the UK Higher Education experience, by attending lectures and tutorials and engaging with extra-curricular activities, and act as an ambassador for UK Higher Education by promoting the value of studying at a UK HEI;

Be willing to establish an engagement with the UK as a scholar, through personal and academic fulfilment;

Represent the high standards of the GREAT brand by becoming an advocate for scholarships; and

Be willing to attend a networking event of all UK-based GREAT scholars to discuss experiences and capture perceptions of studying in the UK.

This scholarship is for students beginning their degrees in September 2026 only

Please note that the GREAT scholarship cannot be awarded in conjunction with any other scholarship.

BENEFIT:

Value: £10,000

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