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Scholarships and bursaries

Before you apply

Please note that our scholarships are onlyÌýavailable to applicants wishing to undertake a Master's degree in the Department of Security and Crime Science. We cannot award funding to students wishing to study in other UCL departments or at other universities.ÌýÌý

For MSc applicants, there are a number of scholarships/bursaries available, both through the Department of Security and Crime Science ²¹²Ô»åÌý. Please read all of the information below very carefully before filling in any application forms.

Please make sure that you have applied online to one of ourÌýMSc programmesÌýin addition to submitting your application for a scholarship/bursary. If you have not applied to one of our MSc programmes, your applicationÌýwillÌýnot be considered.Ìý We also cannot consider awarding a scholarship/bursary to an applicant if we have not made them an offerÌýof a place to study.Ìý

If you defer your place, or if you are a modular-flexible student and decide not to take any modules in your first year of enrolment, then we cannot defer your bursary to the following academic year and you will need to apply again.

SCS Bursaries (open to all MSc applicants)

Bursaries applications for 2024-2025 entry have now closed.Ìý

For 2024-2025Ìýentry, the Department of Security & Crime Science (SCS) will offer a number of bursaries of up toÌý£10,000 to outstanding applicants who have been offered places on one of our MSc programmesÌý(these bursaries are not open to applicants for PG diplomas or certificates).

If you would like to be considered for an SCS bursary, please fill in an application form ²¹²Ô»åÌýreturn it via email. If you have any questions about your application, then pleaseÌýcontact us via email.

The deadline for consideration for these bursaries is Tuesday, 30ÌýAprilÌý2024.Ìý

You mustÌýensure that your online application for the programme you wish to study is completed by the deadline.ÌýThis includes making sure that your referees have submitted their references by this date (if your programme requires references), as UCL Admissions do not consider an application to be complete until this has happened. The Department of Security & Crime Science will not be able to make any exceptions.

All applications will be considered after the deadline and we aim to inform applicants of our decision within six weeks. You will hear from us directly via email - this communication is entirely separate from any communications you receive from UCL Admissions and your offer letter for a place on the programme will not state whether or not you have been awarded a bursary or scholarship.

Please be aware that applications for bursaries and scholarships are very competitiveÌýand we recommend that all applicants investigate other sources of funding, such as alternativeÌý.Ìý

Please note that we will be unable toÌýhelp unsuccessful applicantsÌýfind alternative funding.

Postgraduate loans

If you are applying for a postgraduate loan through the Student Loans Company, please ensure that you check the eligibility of the course that you are applying for. You can find the information through Ìý

The modular/flexible route is not eligible for the postgraduate loan and the department has no plans to add a part-time option to our courses.Ìý

Alternative scholarships