Overview
Scholarship type
Number of scholarships to award
Grant
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
The University of Birmingham is pleased to announce a number of scholarships for select students from China applying for entry to a postgraduate programme at the University starting September.
The scholarships will be based on academic merit and awarded to the highest performing students starting their University of Birmingham programme in the academic year.
Benefits
The scholarship is for awards of £10,000 towards tuition fees (first year only) of a full-time postgraduate master’s programme starting September.
Eligibility
In order to be eligible, candidates must:
- Have received and accepted an offer for a full-time postgraduate taught master’s programme starting September. The student must be entering onto a degree programme based at Birmingham’s UK campus.
- Expect to meet the academic conditions of their offer.
- Be classed as Chinese nationals or domiciled in China.
- Bachelor’s degree must be from a university in the China ‘985’ project or ‘211’ project with the following minimum average scores.
- Applicants from ‘211’ universities: minimum 80%
- Applicants from ‘985’ universities: minimum 75%
- Be classed by the University as an overseas fee payer for tuition fee purposes and have sufficient funds to cover the remaining tuition fee.
- 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 (the scholarship award may not be deferred).
- Submit their scholarship application by the deadline of 31 May.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Locations
Nationality
Study experience required
Age
Application
Application deadline
To apply for this scholarship, candidates need to apply by 31 May (they reserve the right to make changes to this date) using the linked application form.
Selection for the award will be based on academic excellence and the details provided in the scholarship application form.