We're committed to making sure no one feels excluded from their graduation. We know that many students are facing financial difficulties, so we've created a fund to help with the direct costs associated with graduation ceremonies, such as gown hire and guest tickets.
We’re delighted to share that the Students' Union UCL Participation Fund, has a limited fund available to support this year’s cohort of graduates who would otherwise struggle to attend their ceremony.
Who can apply, and what for:
- The fund is open to all student attendees of the May, July and September 2024 ceremonies (September applications will open once the May ceremonies have concluded)
- You can apply for up to £74 of support. This can be used to reimburse you for the cost of your gown hire and/or one guest ticket. Alternatively, you can apply to have the cost of two guest tickets reimbursed.
We hope this helps make attending your graduation ceremony more affordable.
How to access this support:
- Book your ticket and gown hire through the graduation portal.
- Complete the form below, uploading the payment confirmation/receipt you received after booking through the Graduation portal.
- We'll process your application and reimburse your personal bank account.
- We have allocated a limited pot of money to support the May 2024 Postgraduate Graduation ceremonies*; applications for funding will be considered in the order they are received.
- Applications will close by Friday 17 May, or earlier if the fund reaches its limit. Therefore, we encourage anyone wanting to apply for this support to do so as soon as possible.
*An Undergraduate Graduation Participation Fund will launch after the May Postgraduate ceremonies have concluded.