Fulbright Awards aim to increase mutual understanding between the peoples of the United States and other countries, promoting peace and understanding through educational exchange of people, knowledge and skills. The US-UK Fulbright Awards scheme was set up in 1948 to enhance mutual understanding between the US and the UK.
UCL and the Fulbright Commission have agreed to collaborate to offer one Fulbright-UCL Award in each academic session.
Eligibility Requirements
Candidates must
- be US citizens not currently resident in the UK
- have successfully completed or be currently completing undergraduate studies
- be intending to pursue full-time Master's degree studies in any subject at UCL
Please note:
- Awards are made conditional upon acceptance to UCL before arrival in the UK
- Students admitted to joint programmes taught at UCL and another university are not eligible for the award
Value, Terms, and Conditions
- The value of the scholarship is £20,000
- The scholarship is tenable for one year only. In the case of full-time Master's programmes of more than one year's duration, the award applies only in the first year
- The Fulbright-UCL Award may be held alongside other scholarships, studentships, awards, or bursaries, provided the total amount of funds received do not substantially exceed full tuition fees plus living costs
- Scholarship recipients are obliged to inform the UCL Student Funding Office immediately of any other funding they are awarded toward their UCL Master’s degree studies, before or subsequent to confirmation of the Fulbright-UCL Award.
- Scholarships cannot be transferred to another institution, nor deferred to a later year
- The award will first be applied to the recipient’s fees, with any remainder payable to the recipient as a contribution to living costs
- Payments are made in equal instalments throughout the academic year
- Award payments are only possible once the recipient is fully enrolled in a Master’s degree programme at UCL
- Within 2 months of the end date of the Fulbright-UCL Award, recipients are required to submit to UCL a letter of gratitude to the donor/s (To Whom It May Concern). The letter should comment on the impact of the scholarship on the recipient’s education and how the award has benefited them. It should also include details of proposed career plans and any career developments
- All scholarship and awards are subject to the provisions of the General Regulations for Scholarships, Awards, Bursaries, Prizes and Medals
Selection Criteria
The award is allocated on academic excellence and potential, but the funders are also looking for the following:
- Rigor in scholarly enquiry and academic or professional excellence
- Strong reasons for wishing to pursue the proposed project in the UK
- Interest in the peoples and cultures of the UK
- Clear set of objectives for the Fulbright year
- Commitment to the host community through volunteer and extra-curricular activity
Application Deadline and Procedure
Application for the award is made through the Fulbright Commission.
- The competition opens in May and applications forms are available from this time
- The deadline for submitting scholarship applications is 18 October
- Between November and February the applications are evaluated and a short list is drawn up by late February
- Short listed candidates are invited to a telephone interview. These take place in early March
Details about the Fulbright-UCL Award, including application procedures, are given here.
Notification of Results
- Scholarships recipients are notified in late March
Source: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/scholarships/fulbright and http://www.fulbright.co.uk/fulbright-awards/for-us-citizens/postgraduate-student-awards/ucl-postgraduate-award
