Scholarships at University of Birmingham

What is the Global Masters Scholarship

With a value of £2,000 per scholarship, this award is available to all international students from a selection of countries who are seeking to study a taught Masters degree at Birmingham in the 2024/25 academic year. Eligible scholars who successfully meet the criteria will have this amount deducted from their total tuition fees owed.

Who is eligible for a Global Masters Scholarship?

In order to be eligible, candidates must meet the following requirements. You must:

• Have applied for, and receive an offer of admission for, a taught Masters degree at the University of Birmingham UK campus, to study in the 2024/25 academic year.

• Be classed as ‘domiciled’ in one of the selected countries. Please see the list below.

• Be classed by the University as an overseas fee payer for tuition fee purposes.

• Start your studies at the University in September/ October 2024 on a full-time course delivered at the University's UK campus.

Are there any programmes not eligible?

• If you decide to defer your programme start date to September 2025, you will no longer be eligible as the scholarship is only available for programmes starting in September 2024.

• Students seeking to study on a course solely delivered as a ‘distance learning’ programme are not eligible for this scholarship.

• Students applying for programmes in the Birmingham Business School are not eligible for this scholarship but are eligible for other separate MSc and MBA scholarships offered by the Business School. 

• Students applying for programmes in the School of Computer Science are not eligible for this scholarship.

• Undergraduate programmes including the MBChB, MEng, MSci and MPharm undergraduate programmes are not eligible.

• Postgraduate programmes including MPhil, MRes, MMus and MLit are not eligible. PGDip and PGCert programmes are also not eligible.

• Students studying the University of Birmingham Dubai campus are not eligible for this scholarship.

Which are the eligible countries?

• Cameroon
• Egypt
• Gambia, The
• Ghana
• India
• Iran
• Kenya
• Nigeria
• Pakistan
• South Africa
• Sri Lanka
• Tanzania, United Republic of
• Uganda
• United Arab Emirates
• Vietnam
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

Terms and Conditions

We recommend that you apply for your intended programme as soon as possible to ensure you meet the eligibility for this scholarship.

For information on how to apply to our postgraduate programmes, visit our guidance pages. 

Once an offer for admissions is made, candidates must meet the deadlines set by the Admissions Office (and stated in their offer letter) to ‘accept’ their offer and pay a deposit – this will simultaneously secure both the place on the Masters degree programme and this scholarship.

To secure this scholarship candidates must have an unconditional offer, and have accepted this unconditional offer, by 31 May 2024 (23:59 UK time/ GMT+1). If candidates secure an unconditional offer after this, they will not be eligible for this scholarship.

Level of study

• Postgraduate taught masters

Subject area

• Business

Nationality

• EU, Overseas (Non-EU), UK

Type of Award

• University

Deadline for applying

• None. Open all year.

Award Description

Don’t let fees stand in the way of your studies. We have a number of scholarships for students on our MBA programmes, providing a financial contribution towards your tuition fees. Our scholarships are allocated on a case-by-case basis to outstanding applicants.

Value of Award

The value of the award is merit-based and depends on the quality of the application and the applicant.

Eligibility Criteria

These scholarships are open to both UK, EU and International Students

To celebrate the launch of our three new Economics programmes, Birmingham Business School is offering scholarships of up to 40% of your tuition fee to those who have received an offer for either the MSc Economics, MSc Financial Economics or the MSc Money, Banking and Finance programmes.

To celebrate the launch of our new MSc Sustainable Innovation and Entrepreneurship programme, Birmingham Business School is offering scholarships of up to 40% of your tuition fee to those who have received an offer for this programme. 

To celebrate the launch of our new MSc Supply Chain Management programme, Birmingham Business School is offering scholarships of up to 40% of your tuition fee to those who have received an offer for this programme.

If you are permanently domiciled in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan or Sri Lanka, Birmingham Business School is offering scholarships of up to 40% of your tuition fee.

If you are permanently domiciled in Africa, Birmingham Business School is offering scholarships of up to 40% of your tuition fee. Awards will be made on the basis of academic excellence as assessed from your course application.

Engineering International Achievement Scholarship, for international undergraduate School of Engineering students, enables you to be recognised and rewarded for your excellent academic achievements before arriving as a student at the University of Birmingham.

The Engineering International Achievement Scholarship consists of £1500 fee waiver during year 1 semester 1 for all students who meet the criteria below.

To be eligible for this award you must: 

Obtain the following results or equivalent in other qualification systems*

• A Levels: AAB to include mathematics for incoming BEng students. AAA to include mathematics for incoming MEng students

• IB: 6, 6, 5 from Higher Levels

• HKDSE: 5, 5, 4

• Indian Standard XII: Overall: 80% ISC, CBSE, Maharashtra; or 75% West Bengal; or 85% Other State board

• Malaysia - One of the following:

  • STPM: Grades equivalent to A level grades above

  • UEC: Overall grade A2

  • Malaysian Ministry of Education Matriculation programme: Students with a GPA above 3.0 will be considered

• Fees must not wholly be paid by a sponsoring body 

• Be classified as International for fees on your acceptance to the university. 

• Be accepted to one of the following courses for year 1 entry in 2024 after placing it as firm choice in UCAS 

  • Civil Engineering BEng

  • Civil Engineering MEng

  • Civil Engineering with Industrial Experience MEng

  • Civil Engineering with Industrial Year MEng

  • Civil Engineering with International Study MEng

  • Electronic and Electrical Engineering BEng

  • Electronic and Electrical Engineering MEng

  • Electronic and Electrical Engineering with Industrial Year BEng

  • Electronic and Electrical Engineering with Industrial Year MEng

  • Engineering BEng

  • Engineering MEng

  • Mechatronic and Robotic Engineering BEng

  • Mechatronic and Robotic Engineering MEng

  • Mechanical Engineering BEng

  • Mechanical Engineering MEng

  • Mechanical Engineering with Industrial Year BEng

  • Mechanical Engineering with Industrial Year MEng

  • Mechanical Engineering with a Year Abroad MEng

  • Mechanical Engineering (Automotive) BEng

  • Mechanical Engineering (Automotive) MEng

• This award cannot be held in conjunction with Engineering International Excellence Scholarship award.

Upon receiving this scholarship and achieving 70%-year average at the first attempt in your previous year of study, you will be able to renew the Engineering International Achievement Scholarship.

Engineering International Excellence Scholarship, for international undergraduate School of Engineering students, enables you to be recognised and rewarded for your excellent academic achievements before arriving as a student at the University of Birmingham.

The Engineering International Excellence Scholarship consists of £3000 fee waiver during year 1 semester 1 for all students who meet the criteria below.

To be eligible for this award you must: 

Obtain the following results or equivalent in other qualification systems*

• A Levels: A*AA with an A in mathematics

• IB: 7, 6, 6 from Higher Levels

• HKDSE: 5*, 5, 5

• Indian Standard XII: A* subjects: 90% ISC, CBSE, Maharashtra; or 85% West Bengal, 95% Other State boards Plus Overall: 85% ISC, CBSE, Maharashtra; or 80% West Bengal; or 90% Other State board

• Malaysia - One of the following:

  • STPM: Grades equivalent to A level grades above

  • UEC: Overall grade A1

  • Malaysian Ministry of Education Matriculation programme: Students with a GPA above 3.2 will be considered

• Fees must not wholly be paid by a sponsoring body 

• Be classified as international for fees on your acceptance to the university. 

• Be accepted to one of the following courses for year 1 entry in 2024 after placing it as firm choice in UCAS 

  • Civil Engineering BEng

  • Civil Engineering MEng

  • Civil Engineering with Industrial Experience MEng

  • Civil Engineering with Industrial Year MEng

  • Civil Engineering with International Study MEng

  • Electronic and Electrical Engineering BEng

  • Electronic and Electrical Engineering MEng

  • Electronic and Electrical Engineering with Industrial Year BEng

  • Electronic and Electrical Engineering with Industrial Year MEng

  • Engineering BEng

  • Engineering MEng

  • Mechatronic and Robotic Engineering BEng

  • Mechatronic and Robotic Engineering MEng

  • Mechanical Engineering BEng

  • Mechanical Engineering MEng

  • Mechanical Engineering with Industrial Year BEng

  • Mechanical Engineering with Industrial Year MEng

  • Mechanical Engineering with a Year Abroad MEng

  • Mechanical Engineering (Automotive) BEng

  • Mechanical Engineering (Automotive) MEng

• This award cannot be held in conjunction with Engineering International Achievement Scholarship award.

Students can renew under the Engineering International Achievement Scholarship after completion of year 1 if they meet the following criteria. Students must:

• Achieve 70%-year average at the first attempt in your previous year of study.