Scholarships at University of Birmingham

Level of study

• Postgraduate research masters, Postgraduate taught masters

Subject area

• Music

Nationality

• EU, Overseas (Non-EU), UK

Type of Award

• University

Deadline for applying

• Closes 03/04/2023

Award Description

The College of Arts and Law is offering a number of Music scholarships for entry in September 2023. Awards vary in value, and are available to students taking our Masters programmes:

• Music MA (various pathways)

• Music MA by Research (specialising in Composition, Musicology or Performance)

Value of Award

Varying awards, including fees only scholarships.

Eligibility Criteria

These awards are open to UK, EU and international students, studying campus-based Masters programmes in the Department of Music. They are available to students who commence their study at the start of the 2023 academic year. These awards are not available to current Masters students.

Level of study

• Postgraduate research masters, Postgraduate taught masters

Subject area

African Studies, American and Canadian Studies, Antiquity, Archaeology, Classics and Ancient History, Drama and Theatre Arts, English Language and Linguistics, English Literature, Film and Creative Writing, Heritage, History, History of Art, Law, Modern Languages and Cultures, Music, Philosophy, Theology and Religion

Nationality

• EU, Overseas (Non-EU), UK

Type of Award

• University

Deadline for applying

• Closes 03/04/2023

Award Description

The College of Arts and Law is pleased to offer a number of Home fees-only scholarships for candidates wishing to study full- and part-time masters-level courses from September 2023.

Applications are welcome from UK, EU and Overseas students wishing to study any discipline within the College's five schools:

• English, Drama, American and Creative Studies 

• History and Cultures 

• Languages, Cultures, Art History and Music

• Law 

• Philosophy, Theology and Religion 

Value of Award

These awards cover one year's tuition fees at Home rates for full-time applicants, or two years part-time.

Eligibility Criteria

These awards are open to UK, EU and Overseas students, studying full-time or part-time campus-based masters-level programmes in the College of Arts and Law. 

They are available to students who commence their study at the start of the 2023 academic year. These awards are not available to current Masters students.

International students are eligible to apply, and will receive a reduction in tuition fees equivalent to the Home rate if successful. 

Level of study

• Any Undergraduate

Subject area

• Arts and Law, Engineering and Physical Sciences, Life and Environmental Sciences, Social Sciences

Nationality

• India

Type of Award

• University

Deadline for applying

• Closes 30/06/2023

Award Description

The University of Birmingham is pleased to announce the award of 4 scholarships of £2,500 for Indian students applying for entry to an undergraduate programme at the University starting September 2023.

These are joint awards with our local representatives who are listed here in alphabetical order: Aspire Overseas Education, Edwise Education, Edvoy, Envision, Fateh Education, Gateway Abroad, IDP, Intake Education, Krishna Consultants, LeverageEdu, SI-UK, Student Connect, TC Global, TCL Global.

The scholarships will be awarded to the highest performing students starting their University of Birmingham programme in 2023/24 academic year.

Value of Award

The scholarship is 4 x £2,500 awards towards tuition fees (for the first year only) of a full-time undergraduate degree programme at the University of Birmingham UK campus, starting September 2023.

Eligibility Criteria

Please note that students already registered and studying on a programme at the University of Birmingham in the UK, and students applying for MBChB Medicine and Surgery or BDS Dental Surgery are not eligible for this scholarship.

In order to be eligible, candidates must:

• Have received an offer and selected the University of Birmingham as their firm choice in UCAS for a full-time undergraduate programme starting September 2023. The student must be entering the first year of an undergraduate programme based at the Birmingham UK campus.

• Meet the academic conditions of their offer to the programme.

• Be domiciled in India.

• Be classed by the University as an overseas fee payer for tuition fee purposes and be able to pay the outstanding tuition fees not covered by the scholarship.

• Have sufficient funds to cover the full cost of living at the University of Birmingham, plus any visa/travel expenses associated with studying in the UK.

• Start their studies at the University in September 2023 (the scholarship award cannot be deferred).

• Be registered with, and have their undergraduate study application attached to, one of our local representatives listed here in alphabetical order: Aspire Overseas Education, Edwise Education, Edvoy, Envision, Fateh Education, Gateway Abroad, IDP, Intake Education, Krishna Consultants, LeverageEdu, SI-UK, Student Connect, TC Global, TCL Global.

• Accept an offer from the University of Birmingham and be in contact with one of our local representatives by the deadline; 30 June 2023.

We are offering a generous Masters scholarship for international students, to ensure that concerns about finance do not present a barrier to students from a selection of countries considering study at the University.

What is the Global Masters Scholarship?

This award (value to be confirmed shortly) is available to all international students from a selection of countries who are seeking to study a taught Masters degree at Birmingham in the 2023/24 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 2023/24 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 2023 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 2024, you will no longer be eligible as the scholarship is only available for programmes starting in September 2023.

• 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. 

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

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

Which are the eligible countries?

Level of study

• Postgraduate research masters, Postgraduate taught masters

Subject area

• English Language and Linguistics, English Literature

Nationality

• EU, Overseas (Non-EU), UK

Type of Award

• University

Deadline for applying

• Closes 03/04/2023

Award Description

This scholarship was found by Professor Leith in memory of Alec Johnson who was killed in action.

Value of Award

This scholarship provides a variable contribution to tuition fees for a graduate in an English subject to study at Masters level for one year. For part-time students the award will be split over two years pro-rata.

Eligibility Criteria

Student must meet the following criteria:

• Taking a taught or research masters either full or part-time

• Taking a campus based programme in either the Department of English Literature or the Department of English Language and Linguistics

Level of study

• Postgraduate taught masters

Subject area

• Law

Nationality

• India

Type of Award

• External, University

Deadline for applying

• Closes 03/04/2023

Award Description

The scholarship programme offers financial support of £10,000 to students pursuing one-year postgraduate study in the UK. Students can apply for any programme in Birmingham Law School for September 2023/24 entry.

Value of Award

£10,000 Fee Waiver (comprised of £5,000 from British Council Funding, and £5,000 from the University).

Eligibility Criteria

Must be a passport holder from India

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