Gabo Trust Scholarship: Eligibility, Deadline & How to Apply

The Gabo Trust Scholarship supports those wishing to become contemporary art conservators specialising in modern and contemporary sculpture.

Selection criteria: Proven commitment and demonstrable interest in the conservation of modern and contemporary sculpture; financial need.

Eligible programme: MSc Conservation of Contemporary Art and Media  

The Gabo Trust Scholarship presents a unique opportunity, covering half the fees for one UK student and one Overseas Student, who has been offered a place on the two-year MSc in the Conservation of Contemporary Art and Media with a proven commitment and demonstrable interest in the conservation of modern and contemporary sculpture.

Recipients will be required to write a short article for the Gabo Trust’s website on completion of their studies, describing the projects completed and how the Gabo Trust Scholarships have contributed.

• Two scholarships are available for students who will be starting their two-year programme in the 2025/26 academic year. 
• The scholarship provides a contribution towards the tuition fees of one overseas student (£15,000 per year for two years) 
• Awards may be held on part-time basis with the total funding spread over four years.
• Available to: Students who have been offered a place on the MSc in the Conservation of Contemporary Art and Media at UCL East. 

Students must meet all of the below criteria with no exceptions, with which a dedicated panel awards the scholarship:

• An offer to study on the UCL MSc Conservation of Contemporary Art and Media programme in 2025-26.
• Financial need - UCL recognises the following as impactors of financial need: dependent children, disabilities, experience of care, receiving state benefits, forced migration (refugee, asylum seeker, those who have been granted a temporary form of leave as the result of an asylum or human rights application).

Prospective students will need to submit a personal statement with their application, stating: 

• Their motivation to pursue a career in conservation. 
• How their background has prepared them for undertaking this Graduate Taught Degree.
• Their interests, knowledge, and skills.
• Their understanding of some aspects of conservation and collection care work with examples demonstrating their visual and manual dexterity and skills.

Prospective students may also be required to interview as part of the application process. The assessor will consider your statement, undergraduate degree transcript, CV / work experience and interview (where relevant) when making their decision.

The awards are offered based on:

• A proven commitment to the conservation of modern and contemporary scultpure and a desire to specialise in the conservation of modern and contemporary sculpture
• Financial need.

• Online Application
• Aplication Fee
• Academic Transcripts
• Personal Statement
• CV