University of Birmingham Global Masters Scholarship 2021/2022 for International Students

Published: 12 Jun 2021 2,196 views

In this most unprecedented of years, we are delighted to be offering a major new scholarship for international students, the Global Masters Scholarship, an award of £10,000 to provide support for you to study at the University of Birmingham in 2021/22

Birmingham has a proud heritage of removing barriers to education to enable the most academically talented students to fulfil their potential in learning and education. 

In keeping with this tradition we are proud to be launching the Global Masters Scholarship to attract and support the most academically talented international students from across the world to our Masters degrees during the 2021/22 academic year.

University of Birmingham Masters Scholarship

Application Deadline	June 30, 2021
Country to study	United Kingdom
School to study	University of Birmingham
Type	Masters
Sponsor	University of Birmingham
Gender	Men and Women

Benefits of University of Birmingham Masters Scholarship

Approximately 30 scholarships will be awarded with a value of up to £10,000 GBP. This award will be deducted from the total tuition fees owed by each successful scholar.

Requirements for University of Birmingham Masters Scholarship

All taught Masters programmes are eligible for this scholarship, with the exception of programmes in the Birmingham Business School, for which there are separate MSc and MBA scholarships on offer.

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

1. Have received, and accepted, an offer of admission for a taught Masters degree at the University of Birmingham UK Campus to study in the 2021/22 academic year.
2. Be classed as ‘domiciled’ in one of the eligible countries.
3. Be classed by the University as an overseas fee payer for tuition fee purposes.
4. Start their studies at the University in September/ October 2021 on a course delivered on-campus.
5. Be academically exceptional and able to provide evidence for this in the scholarship application statement. Candidates must also have, or be expecting to achieve, a first class overall grade (at least 70% in the UK system) in a bachelors degree or equivalent

As an example, the minimum equivalent grade requirement in the US, India, Nigeria and China are as follows:

1. 3.5 out of 4.0 and above in the US GPA system.
2. 70% in the Indian grading system
3. 3.5 (out of 4.0) or 4.5 (out of 5.0) or 6.2 (out of 7.0) in the Nigerian grading system
4. 85% grade awarded by a top tier Chinese University, 90% grade awarded by a mid-tier Chinese University

Students in receipt of a full scholarship or sponsorship covering full tuition fees from an alternative internal or external source are also not eligible for this scholarship. Those with other partial awards may be able to conjoin this scholarship with other scholarships.

Application Deadline

June 30, 2021

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to University of Birmingham on forms.office.com to apply