Is the UCL Access Opportunity Scholarship open now?
No. The 2026/27 round closed on 18 May 2026. UCL has not yet published the next deadline, so old dates should be treated as historical only.
How much did UCL provide?
For 2026/27, UCL published full tuition coverage plus a £14,135 annual allowance for the normal duration of the programme. Two scholarships were available.
Who is the scholarship actually for?
This award is specifically for people affected by asylum or forced-migration status in the UK who cannot access normal student finance. It is not a broad overseas international-student scholarship.
Does nationality decide eligibility?
No. Immigration and residency circumstances are central. A student from Pakistan or another country could potentially qualify if they meet UCL’s UK-based asylum or forced-migrant conditions.
What did this scholarship historically cover?
These benefits belong to an earlier verified programme cycle and must be reconfirmed if a new call opens.
For the 2026/27 round, UCL offered two Access Opportunity Scholarships. Each award covered full tuition fees and an annual £14,135 allowance for the normal duration of the programme.
Other verified benefits
Full UCL tuition fees plus a £14,135 annual allowance for study costs for the normal duration of the undergraduate programme, subject to satisfactory academic progress.
Costs not confirmed or not covered
The award is designed around tuition and a study-cost allowance. UCL does not state that every personal, travel, immigration or living expense is separately covered.
Who was historically eligible?
These rules describe an earlier programme cycle. A future call may change eligible countries, fields or admission requirements.
Applicants needed an offer for a full-time UCL undergraduate degree and had to be asylum seekers, children of asylum seekers, unaccompanied asylum-seeking children, or qualifying UK-based forced migrants who could not access student finance because of immigration status.
Nationality alone does not decide eligibility. A Pakistani national could potentially qualify if they are based in the UK and meet UCL's stated asylum or forced-migrant immigration-status conditions.
Eligible countries
Not nationality-based. Applicants must meet UCL's UK-based asylum, forced-migrant and immigration-status criteria and be unable to access student finance because of that status.
Language requirements
Applicants must meet the English-language and admission requirements of their UCL undergraduate programme.
Which documents were historically required?
This is a historical checklist, not a current application checklist.
- Admission/offer letter
Which documents may be required conditionally?
- Passport/ID
What should you do next?
- Secure an offer for a full-time UCL undergraduate degree.
- Check that your current UK immigration status matches UCL's Access Opportunity criteria.
- Confirm that you cannot access student finance because of that status.
- Download the current application form when the next round opens.
- Submit the form and supporting evidence by UCL's published deadline.
Frequently asked questions
Is the UCL Access Opportunity Scholarship fully funded?
For the 2026/27 round, UCL covered full tuition fees and provided a £14,135 annual allowance for study costs. It is a very substantial award, but UCL does not describe every possible personal, travel or immigration-related expense as separately covered.
Can a Pakistani student apply for the UCL Access Opportunity Scholarship?
Potentially, but nationality alone is not enough. The student must be based in the UK and meet UCL's qualifying asylum or forced-migrant immigration-status rules, hold a full-time undergraduate offer and be unable to access student finance because of that status.