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新香港六合彩开奖结果recognises that Black students can face additional barriers when it comes to accessing and succeeding in Higher Education. We are committed to increasing our intake of students from this group.
新香港六合彩开奖结果recognises that social and educational inequalities in the UK put Black students at a disadvantage compared to their peers from most other ethnic groups when it comes to accessing Higher Education and applying to selective universities.
We aim to ensure that all students have an equal opportunity of entering UCL, regardless of their background.
At UCL, although representative when considered nationally, we recognise that our Black student intake does not entirely reflect the demographic profile of London and the South East, from where we draw a large proportion of our intake.听Therefore, increasing the intake of Black students is a priority target for our Access and Widening Participation work.
On this page:
- Black students: definition of terms
- Access UCL
- Events and activities
- The UCAS application
- Financial support
- Support available at UCL
- Other sources of information and support
Black students: definition of terms
In the context of our widening participation programmes, we define Black students as those who self-identify as being from one of the following Black or Mixed Black ethnic backgrounds:
- Black British
- Black African
- Black British African
- Black Caribbean
- Black British Caribbean
- Other Black听产补肠办驳谤辞耻苍诲蝉
- Mixed 鈥� Black African or Black British African AND any other ethnic group
- Mixed 鈥� Black Caribbean or Black British Caribbean AND any other ethnic group
- Mixed 鈥� Other Black background AND any other ethnic group
We are aware that ethnic group classifications can vary across the UK and different classification terms may be used in Northern Ireland and Scotland, such as Scottish African or British African. The list above is the current list we use in the context of our programmes.
Access UCL听
Access 新香港六合彩开奖结果is our contextual offer scheme for applicants some backgrounds听that are underrepresented at UCL.听Access 新香港六合彩开奖结果eligible applicants that are successful in receiving an offer from UCL, will receive an offer that is lower than the standard entry requirements for the programme.
You can find out more about Access UCL, check your eligibility and contact the Access 新香港六合彩开奖结果team by going to the听Access 新香港六合彩开奖结果webpage.
Events and activities
We encourage Black students who attend a UK state school or college to apply to any of our听widening participation activities, as long as you meet the specified criteria. Due to being one of our target groups, applications from eligible Black students will be given additional consideration for programmes that are oversubscribed.
So whether you want to have a taste of university life, get tips on the application process or learn more about the different subjects on offer, make sure you submit an application to one or more of our programmes.
Please also note our听general eligibility听criteria.听 All of our widening participation activities are free of charge.
Additionally, we also offer some activities specifically targeted at Black students:
- Envision UCL: is a programme of free in-person events exclusively for students of Black African and Black Caribbean heritage in Year听10, who are interested in learning more about university.
- Become is a one-day event for Year 9 and 10 students of African-Caribbean descent or Mixed Black backgrounds to explore the prospect of going to university and studying medicine.听
The UCAS application -听'tick the box' (if applicable)
From this year,听UCAS has introduced a new section in the university application that contains widening participation questions to support:听
- Estranged students听
- Students with caring responsibilities听
- Students with parenting responsibilities听
- Students from UKAF families (Service children)听
- UKAF Service leavers/veterans听
- Refugees/asylum seekers/those with limited leave to remain听
- Those eligible for free school meals听
If any of these categories apply to you, we strongly encourage you to indicate this in your UCAS application. This information is treated confidentially and only shared with those responsible for arranging support and helping you with your application. Knowing about your circumstances may also help admissions staff consider your achievements in context - it won鈥檛 reflect negatively on your application and is just there to make sure you get the right support.
Further step-by-step guidance about applying to 新香港六合彩开奖结果and making your UCAS application can be found on our How to Apply and UCAS Explained pages.
Financial support
UK domiciled Black students will generally be able to access Student Finance support, which includes loans to cover tuition fees and living costs while studying. There are also other funding opportunities available to prospective students, such as scholarships and bursaries. Please visit the UCL听Student Funding page听for more information about Student Finance, scholarships and other funding options.
There are some scholarships and bursaries with applications exclusively open to Black students. For example:
- The 新香港六合彩开奖结果Computer Science Aspire Award听- open to candidates from a听Black or mixed Black ethnic background, studying听within the 新香港六合彩开奖结果Computer Science department.
- 听- open to students of British African / Caribbean heritage.听
Support available at UCL
If you are applying to UCL, or currently studying at UCL, and would like to learn more about the various forms of support 新香港六合彩开奖结果has to offer Black and other ethnic minority students, then please visit 新香港六合彩开奖结果Student Support and Wellbeing 诲别诲颈肠补迟别诲听飞别产辫补驳别. If you have any questions or concerns, or would just like to speak to someone in person, please contact听新香港六合彩开奖结果Student Support and Wellbeing team.
The , based in the 新香港六合彩开奖结果Students鈥� Union, represents the views of students at 新香港六合彩开奖结果who self-define as BME, including but not limited to, students with African, Asian, Arab, Caribbean and Indigenous heritages. This involves meetings to discuss issues that affect the network, running of campaigns and projects, and attending socials.
Other sources of information and support
The below organisations also offer information and support that may be useful to Black Students:
- offers mentoring for black-heritage pupils to help them successfully apply to top universities and progress into professional careers.
- 听supports听students from African and Caribbean backgrounds to gain key skills to thrive in the world of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics).听
- is a platform that celebrates Black students and academics in higher education. They deliver one day events to inform and support听prospective students to make informed decisions and navigate higher education at all stages.
- is a youth empowerment organisation that runs self-development and mentoring programmes as well as events and workshops to inform, raise aspirations and build skills for young people.
- is an inspirational mentoring organisation and alternative educational provision that aims to provide aspirational support for young people, schools and parents through 1:1 mentoring and group conversation-based learning.
- runs a paid internship programme for black students. They match each student with a paid internship in a sector of their interest, and support them with pre-internship training and development.
- 听aims to enable and encourage UK male students with family connections to Africa or the Caribbean, to pursue their undergraduate study at UCL. 5 awards are available for the Amos Bursary 新香港六合彩开奖结果Scholarship.
If you are an organisation providing support to Black students aged 16-24 and you would like to be listed here, please contact us on wp.pre16@ucl.ac.uk.