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Goldsmid Fund Bursary

The Goldsmid Fund Bursary aims to enable UK students to pursue an undergraduate degree in a STEM faculty at UCL.

Key information

Value: £2,500 (per year)
Available to: Prospective students
Selection criteria: Financial need and disadvantaged backgrounds
Eligible students: UK domiciled with Home fee status 
Eligible programmes: Undergraduate degree in the Faculty of Engineering Sciences, Medical Sciences, Brain Sciences, Mathematical & Physical Sciences or Life Sciences
Deadline: Monday 8 July 2024

Eligibility

Eligible candidates must:

  • be domiciled in the UK with Home fee status;
  • be in financial need as assessed by UCL;
  • hold an offer of admission to UCL to study a full-time undergraduate degree in the Faculty of Engineering Sciences, Medical Sciences, Brain Sciences, Mathematical & Physical Sciences or Life Sciences for the 2024/25 intake.

Value, benefits, and duration

The award provides £2,500 per year for a three year undergraduate programme and is subject to satisfactory academic progress. The award will be paid as a maintenance allowance.

If a student on a four year undergraduate programme receives this award, payments will be made pro rata, i.e. they will receive £1,875 for each of their four years of study.

Two awards are available per year.


Selection

The criterion for awarding the bursary is financial need and you will need to demonstrate this in the application.


How to apply

The Goldsmid Fund Bursary is one of the schemes that make up the Undergraduate Funding and Access Awards (UGFA).

To be considered for a Goldsmid Fund Bursary, please follow the procedure on the UGFA webpage.


Results

The UGFAs will be awarded by recommendation by a panel composed of UCL staff. The successful candidates will be notified as soon as decisions are made by mid-September.