UCL India Excellence Scholarship

Awarded by : University College London

Updated on Aug 13, 2026
Kashish Saini

University Research Analyst

UCL India Excellence Scholarship

  • Applicable for

    University College London in UK

  • Max scholarship per student

    Rs 6,44,180/-

  • No. of students to be awarded

    33

  • Course Level

    Masters

  • Intake year

    Sep 2026

  • Type of scholarships

    Merit

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Scholarship Overview

  • The UCL India Excellence Scholarship aims to enable and encourage Indian students with an outstanding academic record to pursue full-time Master's degree studies at UCL.

Applicable course, university and country

This scholarship is applicable for Masters Degree

This scholarship is applicable for the following courses in University College London in UK

  • All postgraduate taught (excluding distance learning programmes)

Scholarship amount details

Max scholarship per student: Pound 5,000 => Rs 6,44,180

Conversion rate used: 1 Pound = Rs. 129.36 (last updated 17th August 2026)

Scholarship amount will be given: One Time

Scholarship amount can be used for

Type of Expense Indicates if scholarship can be used for this type of expense
Tuition & Fees ✔Scholarship amount can be used for this
Living Expense ×Not covered in scholarship
Accommodation ×Not covered in scholarship
Air Fare/Travel Expenses ×Not covered in scholarship
Spouse/Child Care ×Not covered in scholarship
Health Cover ×Not covered in scholarship
Application ×Not covered in scholarship
Others ×Not covered in scholarship

  • The value of the bursary is £5,000. 
  • The scholarship is tenable for one year only unless the full-time programme is 2yrs in length. In that case the scholarship will be paid 50% in each year.
  • The UCL India Excellence Scholarship may be held alongside other scholarships, studentships, awards, or bursaries. The amount of the UCL award may be adjusted depending on the total value of other funds received by the student.
  • Scholarship recipients are obliged to inform the UCL Student Funding Office immediately of any other funding they are awarded towards their UCL Master’s degree studies, before or subsequent to the UCL India Excellence Scholarship being awarded.
  • The scholarship will first be applied to the recipient’s tuition fees, with any remainder payable to the recipient in three equal instalments, throughout the academic year, towards maintenance.

Student Awards

Number of students to be awarded: 33

  • There are up to 33 (thirty-three) scholarships available in 2026/27 

Scholarship Eligibility

Special Restrictions

  • No Special Restriction applicable

Exams Details

Exam name Indicates if exam is required and cutoff (if any)
12 Required
UG Required

Eligibility

  • Candidates must fulfil all of the following criteria to be entered into the selection pool:
    • be eligible to pay the Overseas fee rate;
    • be permanently domiciled in India;
    • have a bachelor’s degree, or be enrolled in the final year of a bachelor’s degree, from an institution listed in the Top 100 of the Government of India’s National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF)
    • have a GPA in their bachelor’s degree that is equivalent to a UK first-class degree;

    • AND have submitted a complete admission application (including references) for a full-time Master's degree at UCL in 2026/27 by 5pm BST, Thursday 26 February 2026.  Please note: Distance-learning options are not eligible for this fund; students must be coming to the UK to attend UCL in person. Please note scholarship offers will only be made to candidates who hold a conditional or unconditional offer from UCL.

Eligible student nationality

This scholarship is applicable for students from India

Application Process for this scholarship

  • You need to have submitted a complete admission application to UCL (including the submission of references) in order to be considered for the scholarship.

  • Applicants will be considered automatically on the basis of their application for admission to their programme of study. There is no separate application form for this scholarship.

  • The final decision will be made when the selection pool has been received from Admissions.

Scholarship Application

Students will be auto-considered for this scholarship when they apply for the courses on which this scholarship is applicable. No separate application is needed.

Important Dates

Date Additional Details
Application final end date Not Available
  • Students must follow admission application deadline as There is no separate application form for this scholarship.

Please note that these dates could be in local country times and may not be IST (Indian standard time).

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