Applications are now open for students in financial need or from underrepresented groups to apply for the Royal College of Arts (RCA) Scholarship in UK.
Under the RCA Scholarship, over 300 financial awards are available for the 2025/26 academic year. These awards support students with financial needs and those from underrepresented groups, including students with disabilities and students with refugee and asylum seeker status.
RCA scholarship Benefits
RCA scholarships provide various forms of financial support:
Full fee payment plus living costs
Partial fee payment
Contributions to living costs
NOTE: most of RCA scholarships are for UK (Home) students that belong to the groups mentioned above, however, international scholarships are also available depending on availability.
Two Routs to land the scholarship
1). Academic Merit:
Several scholarships are available for high-scoring students, automatically assessed during Round 1 and 2 programme applications for MA, MFA, MDes, MRes, MArch, and MEd.
2). Financial need or being part of an under-represented group in higher education:
This includes students from underrepresented groups in higher education or those experiencing financial hardship. Applications are evaluated based on criteria such as:
Means-tested student funding or scholarship support
Means-tested government benefits
Unavoidable financial hardship
Disability or chronic health conditions
Refugee or asylum status
Care experience
Primary caring responsibilities
Career change or return to work after a break
Application Process
• Apply for an academic merit scholarship,
A number of scholarships will be awarded to high-scoring students on the basis of academic merit.
Round 1 and Round 2 applications for all MA programmes, MArch, MFA, MDes, MRes & MEd will be automatically assessed for one of these scholarships, and if you are successful you will be told about this at the same time as receiving your RCA programme offer.
• For Financial needs scholarships,
Applying for a scholarship based on financial need or being part of an under-represented group in higher education goes through the following process:
Step 1: Apply for your place at the RCA
Applications for these types of scholarships will open in Spring 2025, and will be open to everyone who has applied and been offered a place as part of Round 1 and Round 2.
Step 2: Complete a scholarship application
Round 1 and Round 2 offer holders for all MA programmes, MArch, MFA, MDes, MRes, MEd & MPhil will be invited to complete a scholarship application, asking for more information about you and your circumstances. Applicants will then be marked against the criteria for the different scholarships that are available and matched to a scholarship based on their score
a). Priority Eligibility Questions: Applicants are asked about their financial background, disabilities, caring responsibilities, and other factors indicating financial need or disadvantage.
b). Personal Statement Questions: Applicants must provide short statements (150 words each) on their background, financial planning, the benefits of the scholarship, and future career goals.
• For PhD Applicants:
PhD applicants should contact (studentships@rca.ac.uk) for details on Doctoral Training Grants and other funding options.
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