The Universities’ China Committee in London (UCCL) is an educational grant-giving charitable trust which was established in 1925, formalised by Royal Charter in 1932. Its mission is to provide for "two way flow of academic exchange between China and the UK", and also "the encouragement of China focussed studies in the UK".
The UCCL contributes towards The Great Britain-China Educational Trust (GBCET) Chinese Student Awards which is a charitable fund supporting Chinese students towards the costs of study in the UK.
In addition to its contribution to GBCET, the UCCL also administers its own awards. The scope of these awards is: "Chinese scholars who seek to make research visits to the UK or to British-based scholars working on, or studying, relevant subjects at UK universities who wish to undertake visits to China for specific research or lecture reasons. It also supports academic conferences and the promotion and teaching of Chinese and other Chinese studies in the UK".
The present Executive Director of the UCCL is Captain Robert Guy.