UFP is scholarship-based, nine-month, full-time, residential, interdisciplinary and based at the IIHS City Campus in Bengaluru. It is delivered through seven months of in-class teaching at the IIHS, City Campus in Bengaluru, followed by two months of internship placements in locations where a Fellow’s particular internship organisation is located.
- Tuition fee for the UFP 2024-25 is INR 2.75 Lakhs including GST for the entire programme, payable in three installments over the year. This is a total fee that also includes all accommodation costs, costs of travel for the UFP on exposure visits as well as expenditure on local and intercity travel for UFP Practica and applied Projects.
- All admitted Fellows are required to pay a INR 20,000 deposit to secure their admission which will be refunded at the end of the programme. Fellows in financial need can request a deposit waiver that will be considered on a case by case basis at the time of admission to the UFP.
- The UFP is committed to providing scholarships to candidates that receive admission, who are unable to pay the programme tuition, after a review of their financial needs. The programme is thus need-blind. A candidate’s selection and admission into the programme will not be affected by their ability to pay.
- In addition to scholarships that cover tuition fees, there are a limited number of stipends available to cover daily living expenses for candidates with significant financial need. Candidates wishing to be considered for this will have a chance to indicate so in the admission forms.