IOE – Clarke Scholarships — Master's Scholarship

The IOE – Clarke Scholarships are funded by a donation from the family of former IOE Director Sir Fred Clarke. They support practising school teachers who are South African nationals and permanently resident in South Africa to take a campus-based master’s degree at UCL’s Institute of Education in London.

The 2026 round is closed, and UCL says applications will reopen in January 2027. Applicants must first secure an unconditional offer from UCL Admissions for an eligible full-time IOE master’s programme.

Benefits & funding

Full tuition fees.
Return flights to London.
An annual stipend of £21,286, paid monthly after arrival in London and opening a UK bank account.
The approximate monthly payment is £1,773 and is intended for accommodation and living costs; recipients arrange their own accommodation.
The award supports only the recipient and cannot be held with another UCL scholarship.

Eligibility

Be a practising school teacher.
Be a South African national and permanently resident in South Africa.
Hold an unconditional offer issued by UCL Admissions for a full-time, campus-based master’s degree at IOE.
Apply before beginning the course; the most recent cycle was for an October 2026 start.
Online and part-time courses, as well as the MA/MSc Educational Neuroscience, are ineligible.

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Eligible nationalities
South Africa
Residence required
South Africa
Education required
Bachelor

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Application process

1
Choose an eligible campus-based master’s programme at IOE and submit the programme application.
2
Wait for the official unconditional offer letter from UCL Admissions.
3
Complete the online Clarke scholarship application after receiving the unconditional offer; the scholarship form is closed between cycles.
4
Monitor the UCL scholarship page for the January 2027 reopening and the new deadline.

Program timeline

Application deadline for the most recent cycle.
4 May 2026, 23:55 BST
UCL’s target date for notifying all applicants of results.
12 June 2026
Study start for the most recent cycle.
October 2026
Scholarship applications reopen; UCL has not published an exact day or deadline.
January 2027