Experience UCL
How to apply
You do not need to wait for an offer — the scholarship application can run alongside admission.
- Register interest via the Qualtrics sign-up link on the Experience UCL page
- Complete the application form together with a parent/carer (they must fill in some sections)
- Get a teacher to verify you meet the eligibility criteria
- State any support/accessibility needs on the form
- Wait for outcome — places allocated by points, highest-scoring applicants offered a spot first
What to prepare
- Teacher reference confirming eligibility criteria are met
- Parent/carer completion of parts of the form
How they select
application form · references
There is no interview — the decision is made on documents. On most routes there are no subject entrance exams either: the main hurdle on the way into university is proving your level of English. The exceptions are medicine, dentistry and creative courses, where tests and portfolios do appear.
Dates
Ask before you apply
We do not fill in the gaps for the institution. Here is what its own page leaves unclear — these are normal questions, everyone asks them.
- What happens to the payments if I am granted refugee status mid-year?
Who to write to: wp.pre16@ucl.ac.uk
If this scheme is not for you
- See the full list of schemes — it has a filter for your status and for whether student finance is available to you.
- Check whether you are entitled to student finance — if it is, a scholarship stops being the only road.
- Foundation year and Access to HE — routes for people who only have a school certificate.
- Education hub — where to start if you have not chosen a route yet.
About the institution
UCL's Experience UCL runs on the main UCL Bloomsbury campus in central London (Gower Street, WC1E 6BT). No cash award — a campus tour, application guidance and lunch voucher. This page does not say who assesses fee status.
Mostly school leavers. Only 11.2% of students are over 30. If you are over 35, look at other universities on the list — there are more adults there.
In detail about UCL (University College London): all schemes, student ages, study modes →
Source
Every fact on this page we opened and read on the institution's own site, rather than taking it from an aggregator. Checked on: 22 August 2026.
The scheme page on the institution's site →
For Year 12-13 UK state-school students only. Forced-migration background is one of several eligibility routes (also disability, young carer, estrangement, care experience), not the sole criterion.