UAL Foundation and Pre-degree £7000 International Scholarship

This award is granted for the full duration of the student’s pre-degree and undergraduate studies; the initial award will be made when the student commences their pre-degree study and will continue to be applied automatically when a student progresses from pre-degree to BA-level study, providing the student successfully completes each year.

Please note, that once accepted, if your fee status changes between pre-degree and undergraduate study, you will no longer be eligible for this scholarship.

Criteria 1: You must hold an offer to study a full-time (in-person) Foundation or Pre-degree course starting in 2026/27.

Criteria 2: You need to qualify for the Overseas category of tuition fee status.

Criteria 3: You have achieved, or are predicted to achieve, good grades in your High School qualifications equivalent to minimum: 112 UCAS tariff points/ A Levels at BBC/ IB diploma with 32 points.

Recognised international qualifications equivalent to high school completion are also accepted. To check your eligibility, please use the UCAS tariff calculator.

You will need to provide your transcripts as proof of your qualification.

If you have not yet received your results, you will need to provide evidence of your predicted grade as part of your application.

Criteria 4: You must provide a personal statement as part of your scholarship application which responds to the following questions (maximum 350 words per question):

• Please tell us about how your achievements and experience gained both within and outside of school demonstrate your suitability for this award.
• Please tell us how you intend to use the qualification you will be studying to support your future plans.
• What contribution do you intend to make to university life whilst studying? How do you feel being part of the UAL community will help you in achieving your career aspirations?

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Once you've received an offer to study at UAL, the ‘my finance and funding’ tab on your applicant portal will be updated to include application forms for scholarships you may be eligible for.

If you submit a scholarship application, we will email you by the following dates to let you know if you have been successful:

We are unable to accept late applications and will not be able to extend the deadline for students who are yet to receive offers. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

AI Policy: Please note that while we understand the benefits of using AI to help structure responses, we ask that you showcase your achievements and aspirations using your own voice. AI tools tend to lack the personal touch and authenticity we value in candidates for our scholarship awards, so if you are thinking of using AI when putting together your responses, please consider what value it would add.