University of Birmingham Scholarships in UK 2022-2023 Global Masters Scholarships in UK

Our University is pleased to offer the Global Masters Scholarship 2022, an award of £10,000 for international students to study at the University of Birmingham in 2022/23

How does the Global Masters Scholarship work?

Birmingham has a proud tradition of removing barriers to education so that the most academically talented students can achieve their education and learning goals. To continue this tradition, we are pleased to announce the launch of the Global Masters Scholarship to attract and support outstanding international students to our Masters degree programs during the 2022/23 academic year.Scholarships worth up to £10,000 GBP will be awarded to approximately 40 students. Each scholar will have this award deducted from their tuition fees.

This scholarship application deadline is 30 June 2022 at 23:59 (UK time / GMT+1). 

What are the requirements for a Global Masters Scholarship?

This scholarship is available to students enrolled in taught Masters programmes, with the exception of those attending the Birmingham Business School, for which there are separate MSc and MBA scholarships available.

The following requirements must be met by candidates in order to be eligible. Candidates must:

1. I have been offered admission to the University of Birmingham UK Campus to study a taught Masters degree in 2022/2023, and have accepted the offer.
2. The person must be a resident of one of the eligible countries.
3. The University classifies you as an overseas fee payer.
4. Students will begin studying at the University in September or October 2022 on a campus-based course.
5. By 30 June 2022, you must have paid the standard £2,000 Admissions deposit.
6. Your scholarship application statement should prove that you are academically exceptional. The candidate must hold, or expect to hold, a first class overall grade (at least 70% in the UK system) in a bachelor’s degree.

We consider a UK first class degree to be equivalent to the following US, Indian, Nigerian, and Chinese grading systems:

1. In the US GPA system, 3.5 out of 4.0 is considered excellent.
2. In the Indian grading system, 70%
3. Nigerian grading system: 3.5 (out of 4.0) or 4.5 (out of 5.0) or 6.2 (out of 7.0)
4. An 85% grade was awarded by a top tier Chinese university, and an 90% grade by a mid-tier Chinese university

Students who receive full scholarships or sponsorships covering full tuition fees from an alternative internal or external source are not eligible for this scholarship. Scholarship recipients with other partial awards may be able to combine this scholarship with others.

How to apply

Candidates who meet the requirements outlined above and who have been offered and accepted admission to a Masters degree at Birmingham are welcome to apply for this scholarship by completing the online scholarship application form below:

If you fail to complete the form completely and accurately, your application will not be considered and cannot be amended once it has been submitted. The scholarship application form should only be completed once, as duplicates will not be considered, and we will only review your first submission. 

The deadline for applying for this scholarship is 30 June 2022 at 23:59 (UK time). 

Global Masters Scholarship Application Form

Deadline

Application deadline is 30 June 2022 at 23:59 (UK time / GMT+1). 

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