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Key information

Value

Full overseas tuition fees, an annual allowance of £16,008 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 on-going academic and career support during their study.

Number of awards

Up to three Bartlett Promise scholarships, plus one Prescot Scholarship (for a female student to study Infrastructure Investment and Finance MSc), and two DPU70 Scholarships (for master's degrees at The Bartlett Development Planning Unit) are available to students starting Bartlett Master’s programmes in September 2024.

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

We 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.

Application deadlines

Step What to do When
1. Apply for admission to a Bartlett master’s course From 16 October 2023
2. Receive an admission letter for a Bartlett master’s course From December 2023
3. Apply for a Bartlett Promise Sub-Saharan Africa Scholarship 15 February to 3 April 2024

Please note: to be eligible for The Bartlett Promise Sub Saharan Africa Master’s Scholarship, candidates must have an offer of a place on a Bartlett master’s course. Those who are considering applying for the scholarship for 2024-25 are advised to review The Bartlett master’s courses by department and identify the course that they would be interested in studying.

Only when they have the offer of a place on a Bartlett master’s course, can candidates apply for The Bartlett Promise Sub-Saharan Africa Scholarship.

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