University of Birmingham 2022-2023 Global Masters Scholarship

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 2022-2023 academic year.

• Table of Content
• About University of Birmingham
• Global Masters Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of Global Masters Scholarship
• Requirements for Global Masters Scholarship Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

Global Masters Scholarship

Aim and Benefits of Global Masters Scholarship

Approximately 40 scholarships will be awarded with a value of up to £10,000 GBP

Requirements for Global Masters Scholarship Qualification

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

• Have received, and accepted, an offer of admission for a taught Masters degree at the University of Birmingham UK Campus to study in the 2022/23 academic year.
• Be classed as ‘domiciled’ in one of the eligible countries.
• Be classed by the University as an overseas fee payer for tuition fee purposes.
• Start their studies at the University in September/ October 2022 on a course delivered on-campus.
• Have paid the standard £2,000 Admissions deposit by 30 June 2022.
• Be academically exceptional and able to provide evidence for this in the scholarship application statement. Candidates should have, or be expecting to achieve, a first class overall grade (at least 70% in the UK system) in a bachelors degree or equivalent.

For example, we consider a UK first class degree to be equivalent to the following grading systems in the US, India, Nigeria and China:

• 3.5 out of 4.0 and above in the US GPA system.
• 70% in the Indian grading system
• 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
• 85% grade awarded by a top tier Chinese University, 90% grade awarded by a mid-tier Chinese University

Application Deadline

How to Apply

This is a competitive scholarship and candidates who fulfil the eligibility requirements outlined above, and who have been issued and accepted an offer of admission to a Masters degree at Birmingham, are welcome to apply for this scholarship by completing our online scholarship application form below.

Please complete the form accurately and in full as any incomplete applications will not be considered and cannot be amended once submitted. Please only complete the scholarship application form once as any duplicate applications will not be considered and we will only review your first submission. 

The deadline to apply for this scholarship is 30 June 2022 at 23:59 (UK time / GMT+1). 

For more details, visit University of Birmingham website.