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Last updated 9 February 2026

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RCA scholarships support students in financial need and those from under-represented groups, including scholarships for students with disabilities and students with refugee and asylum seeker status or limited leave to remain.

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The following scholarships are currently confirmed for this programme, with more expected to be added throughout the year.

Eligible programmes: Visual Communication MA

Other criteria: None

Eligible fee status: Home fee status

Value: £10,000 toward fees

Eligible programmes: Sculpture MA

Other criteria: None

Eligible fee status: Home fee status

Value: Full fees

Eligible programmes: Ceramics & Glass MA

Other criteria: None

Eligible fee status: Home fee status

Value: Full fees

Eligible programmes: Writing MA, Animation MA, Design Products MA

Other criteria: None

Eligible fee status: Home fee status

Value: Full fees and maintenance

In partnership with the British Council and the GREAT Britain Campaign, the RCA has announced the third year of GREAT Scholarships. For 2026/27 we are offering two scholarships to students from India and Turkey.

Eligible programmes: Interior Design MA, City Design MA, Environmental Architecture MA, Ceramics & Glass MA, Contemporary Art Practice MA, Curating Contemporary Art MA, V&A/RCA History of Design MA, Jewellery & Metal MA, Painting MA, Photography MA, Print MA, Sculpture MA, Writing MA, Animation MA, Digital Direction MA, Information Experience Design MA, Visual Communication MA, Design Products MA, Fashion MA, Intelligent Mobility MA, Service Design MA, Textiles MA, Creative Education MEd, Communication MFA, Master of Research RCA MRes, Design Futures MDes, Arts & Humanities MFA, Design Practice MArch

Other criteria: None

Eligible fee status: Overseas fee status

Value: £10,000 toward fees

Eligible programmes: Intelligent Mobility MA

Other criteria: None

Eligible fee status: Home fee status

Value: Full fees and maintenance

Eligible programmes: Architecture MA Architecture (ARB/RIBA Part 2), Interior Design MA, City Design MA, Environmental Architecture MA, Ceramics & Glass MA, Contemporary Art Practice MA, Curating Contemporary Art MA, V&A/RCA History of Design MA, Jewellery & Metal MA, Painting MA, Photography MA, Print MA, Sculpture MA, Writing MA, Animation MA, Digital Direction MA, Information Experience Design MA, Visual Communication MA, Design Products MA, Fashion MA, Innovation Design Engineering MA/MSc, Intelligent Mobility MA, Service Design MA, Textiles MA

Other criteria: None

Eligible fee status: Home fee status

Value: £10,000 toward fees

Eligible programmes: Innovation Design Engineering MA/MSc

Other criteria: None

Eligible fee status: Home fee status

Value: £10,000 toward fees per year

Eligible programmes: Contemporary Art Practice MA, Painting MA, Photography MA, Print MA, Sculpture MA

Other criteria: None

Eligible fee status: Home fee status

Value: £10,000 toward living costs

For students identifying as: Black or Black British - Caribbean, Black or Black British - African, Other Black background, Mixed - White and Black Caribbean, Mixed - White and Black African

Eligible programmes: Design Products MA

Other criteria: None

Eligible fee status: Home fee status

Value: Full fees and maintenance

For students from the EU with Overseas fee status

Eligible programmes: Painting MA

Other criteria: None

Eligible fee status: Overseas fee status

Value: Full fees

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Eligible programmes: Ceramics & Glass MA

Other criteria: None

Eligible fee status: Home fee status

Value: Full fees and maintenance

Eligible programmes: Fashion MA

Other criteria: None

Eligible fee status: Home fee status

Value: £10,000 toward fees

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Eligible programmes: Master of Research RCA MRes

Other criteria: None

Eligible fee status: Home fee status

Value: Full fees

Eligible programmes: Textiles MA

Other criteria: None

Eligible fee status: Home fee status

Value: Full fees

Eligible programmes: Textiles MA

Other criteria: None

Eligible fee status: Home fee status

Value: £10,000 toward fees

Eligible programmes: Ceramics & Glass MA

Other criteria: None

Eligible fee status: Home or overseas status

Value: £5,000 toward living costs

Eligible programmes: Architecture MA Architecture (ARB/RIBA Part 2), Ceramics & Glass MA, Jewellery & Metal MA, Sculpture MA, Digital Direction MA, Information Experience Design MA, Visual Communication MA, Design Products MA, Fashion MA, Innovation Design Engineering MA/MSc, Intelligent Mobility MA, Textiles MA

Other criteria: None

Eligible fee status: Home or overseas status

Value: If Home: Full Tuition Fee & Maintenance. If Overseas: Tuition Fee Discount

Round 1 and 2 programme applications will be automatically assessed for one of these scholarships. If you are successful, you will be told about this at the same time as receiving your RCA programme offer.

Eligible programmes: Architecture MA Architecture (ARB/RIBA Part 2), Interior Design MA, City Design MA, Environmental Architecture MA, Ceramics & Glass MA, Contemporary Art Practice MA, Curating Contemporary Art MA, V&A/RCA History of Design MA, Jewellery & Metal MA, Painting MA, Photography MA, Print MA, Sculpture MA, Writing MA, Animation MA, Digital Direction MA, Information Experience Design MA, Visual Communication MA, Design Products MA, Fashion MA, Innovation Design Engineering MA/MSc, Intelligent Mobility MA, Service Design MA, Textiles MA, Creative Education MEd, Communication MFA, Master of Research RCA MRes, Design Futures MDes, Arts & Humanities MFA, Design Practice MArch

Other criteria: Applicants from Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, UAE, USA

Eligible fee status: Overseas fee status

Value: £9,000 toward fees

Round 1 and 2 programme applications will be automatically assessed for one of these scholarships. If you are successful, you will be told about this at the same time as receiving your RCA programme offer.

Eligible programmes: Architecture MA Architecture (ARB/RIBA Part 2), Interior Design MA, City Design MA, Environmental Architecture MA, Ceramics & Glass MA, Contemporary Art Practice MA, Curating Contemporary Art MA, V&A/RCA History of Design MA, Jewellery & Metal MA, Painting MA, Photography MA, Print MA, Sculpture MA, Writing MA, Animation MA, Digital Direction MA, Information Experience Design MA, Visual Communication MA, Design Products MA, Fashion MA, Innovation Design Engineering MA/MSc, Intelligent Mobility MA, Service Design MA, Textiles MA, Creative Education MEd, Communication MFA, Master of Research RCA MRes, Design Futures MDes, Arts & Humanities MFA, Design Practice MArch

Other criteria: None

Eligible fee status: Home fee status

Value: £5,000 toward fees

Eligible programmes: Fashion MA

Other criteria: None

Eligible fee status: Home or overseas status

Value: If Home: Full Tuition Fee & Maintenance. If Overseas: Tuition Fee Discount

Eligible programmes: Textiles MA

Other criteria: None

Eligible fee status: Home or overseas status

Value: If Home: Full Tuition Fee & Maintenance. If Overseas: Tuition Fee Discount

Eligible programmes: Ceramics & Glass MA

Other criteria: None

Eligible fee status: Home fee status

Value: £10,000 toward fees

Only full-time, three-year PhDs will be applicable (both high and low residency routes are available). The successful applicant must commence their PhD between September 2026 and October 2027. See www.rca.ac.uk/studentships to apply

Eligible programmes: Architecture MPhil/PhD, Arts & Humanities MPhil/PhD, Communication MPhil/PhD, Design MPhil/PhD, Intelligent Mobility MPhil/PhD, Materials Science MPhil/PhD, Computer Science MPhil/PhD, Robotics MPhil/PhD, Ageing, Health & Inclusive Design MPhil/PhD

Other criteria: Students with Black African or Caribbean diaspora heritage, or mixed Black African or Caribbean diaspora heritage

Eligible fee status: Home fee status

Value: Full fees and a UKRI-aligned stipend of £23,805 per annum.

Students from China, France, Monaco, Portugal, Spain, UK

Eligible programmes: Painting MA

Other criteria: None

Eligible fee status: Home or overseas status

Value: Full fees

Eligible programmes: Fashion MA

Other criteria: None

Eligible fee status: Home or overseas status

Value: £4,000 toward fees

For EU students with Overseas fee status

Eligible programmes: Intelligent Mobility MA

Other criteria: None

Eligible fee status: Overseas fee status

Value: Full fees and maintenance

The Mohammed bin Rashid Scholarship for Architecture & Design supports exceptional Arab talent in the fields of architecture, urban design, and environmental innovation for the academic year 2026/27. See full application details at www.rca.ac.uk/mbr-apply

Eligible programmes: Interior Design MA, City Design MA, Environmental Architecture MA, Design Practice MArch

Other criteria: 3 places are reserved for employees of Dubai Municipality who apply to the RCA and meet its academic standards, 9 remaining places are open to citizens of the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, and Yemen.

Eligible fee status: Overseas fee status

Value: Fully funded (including fees & maintenance)

For full details please see here: https://www.rca.ac.uk/study/apply-to-study/funding-your-studies/rca-scholarships-and-awards/the-rca-sanctuary-scholarship/

Eligible programmes: Interior Design MA, City Design MA, Environmental Architecture MA, Ceramics & Glass MA, Contemporary Art Practice MA, Curating Contemporary Art MA, V&A/RCA History of Design MA, Jewellery & Metal MA, Painting MA, Photography MA, Print MA, Sculpture MA, Writing MA, Animation MA, Digital Direction MA, Information Experience Design MA, Visual Communication MA, Design Products MA, Fashion MA, Intelligent Mobility MA, Service Design MA, Textiles MA, Creative Education MEd, Communication MFA, Master of Research RCA MRes, Design Futures MDes, Arts & Humanities MFA, Design Practice MArch

Other criteria: None

Eligible fee status: Home or overseas status

Value: Full fees & support package up to the value of £20,000 pa (depending on the awardee’s circumstances)

For students who identify as D/deaf or disabled

Eligible programmes: Architecture MA Architecture (ARB/RIBA Part 2), Interior Design MA, City Design MA, Environmental Architecture MA, Ceramics & Glass MA, Contemporary Art Practice MA, Curating Contemporary Art MA, V&A/RCA History of Design MA, Jewellery & Metal MA, Painting MA, Photography MA, Print MA, Sculpture MA, Writing MA, Animation MA, Digital Direction MA, Information Experience Design MA, Visual Communication MA, Design Products MA, Fashion MA, Innovation Design Engineering MA/MSc, Intelligent Mobility MA, Service Design MA, Textiles MA, Creative Education MEd, Communication MFA, Master of Research RCA MRes, Design Futures MDes, Arts & Humanities MFA, Design Practice MArch

Other criteria: None

Eligible fee status: Home fee status

Value: £6,000 towards living costs

Eligible programmes: Environmental Architecture MA, Sculpture MA, Writing MA

Other criteria: None

Eligible fee status: Home fee status

Value: Full fees and maintenance

For students identifying as Black or Black British - Caribbean, Black or Black British - African, Other Black background, Mixed - White and Black Caribbean, Mixed - White and Black African

Eligible programmes: Architecture MA Architecture (ARB/RIBA Part 2), Interior Design MA, City Design MA, Environmental Architecture MA, Ceramics & Glass MA, Contemporary Art Practice MA, Curating Contemporary Art MA, V&A/RCA History of Design MA, Jewellery & Metal MA, Painting MA, Photography MA, Print MA, Sculpture MA, Writing MA, Animation MA, Digital Direction MA, Information Experience Design MA, Visual Communication MA, Design Products MA, Fashion MA, Innovation Design Engineering MA/MSc, Intelligent Mobility MA, Service Design MA, Textiles MA, Creative Education MEd, Communication MFA, Master of Research RCA MRes, Design Futures MDes, Arts & Humanities MFA, Design Practice MArch

Other criteria: None

Eligible fee status: Home fee status

Value: Full fees and maintenance

For a student focusing on the development of their practice in silversmithing skills in precious metals or combining these with other materials

Eligible programmes: Jewellery & Metal MA

Other criteria: None

Eligible fee status: Home fee status

Value: £10,000 for living costs

Eligible programmes: Visual Communication MA

Other criteria: None

Eligible fee status: Home fee status

Value: £10,000 toward fees

Eligible programmes: Interior Design MA

Other criteria: None

Eligible fee status: Home fee status

Value: £10,000 toward fees

How do I apply for an RCA scholarship?

For detailed information on eligibility requirements, application process and deadlines, visit How to apply for an RCA Scholarship.

MPhil/Phd studentships

As well as the scholarships listed below, the RCA offers several Research studentships each year. Studentships are typically funded by a research council or funding consortium, and support an MPhil or PhD on a specific, predefined project or topic.

For more information on studentship opportunities, visit our Funding for MPhil/PhD students page.

Other funding opportunities

RCA scholarships are limited in number and the process is extremely competitive; meeting the eligibility criteria for a scholarship does not guarantee that you will receive one. We recommend that you thoroughly research external funding options and apply for all sources of funding available to you.

See our Funding your studies page for more information.

Contact us

The Scholarships team receive a high volume of queries, most of which are answered on the RCA website, please read through this guidance first. If your question is not answered please contact us:

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