UCL Access and Opportunity Scholarship (plus Bowman, Bartlett Promise Masters/PhD)
How to apply
You need a place first: apply to the programme and wait for an offer. Scholarship applications are only considered from people who already hold one.
- Hold an offer of admission to UCL for a full-time UG degree, 2026/27 intake
- Download the Access & Opportunity Scholarship Application Form from the scholarships page
- Complete the form fully and gather supporting documents
- Email the completed form and documents to studentfunding@ucl.ac.uk by 18 May 2026
- Successful candidates informed by mid-June 2026
What to prepare
- Completed Access & Opportunity Scholarship Application Form
- Supporting documents (type not itemised on page)
How they select
application form · evidence of circumstances
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?
- Is the scholarship for one year or for the whole course?
Who to write to: studentfunding@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 is based in central London (Bloomsbury). The page does not describe how fee status is assessed.
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 →
UCL runs several distinct forced-migrant schemes, only some of which require inability to access student finance: Access & Opportunity (UG) explicitly requires it; Bartlett Promise Masters/PhD are income-tested […]