University of Birmingham Nigeria Outstanding Achievement Scholarships
- Level of study
- Any Undergraduate
- Subject area
- Arts and Law, Engineering and Physical Sciences, Life and Environmental Sciences, Cancer Sciences, Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Health and Population Sciences, Immunity and Infection, Nursing and Physiotherapy, Pharmacy, Social Sciences
- Nationality
- Nigeria
- Type of Award
- University
- Deadline for applying
- Closes 28/06/2024
Award Description
The University of Birmingham is pleased to announce the award of 12 scholarships of £4,000 for Nigeria domiciled students applying for entry to an undergraduate programme at the University starting September 2024.
These are joint awards with our local representatives who are listed here in alphabetical order: Bridge House Counselling, Brookstone International Foundation School Abuja, Brookstone International Foundation School Port Harcourt, IDP, MB Education Consultants, Oxbridge Tutorial College (Lagos and Lekki), SI-UK (‘Study In-UK’), Student Connect and Zamani College.
Our In-Country Officer will also be helping to coordinate the awards.
The scholarships will be awarded to the highest performing students starting their University of Birmingham programme in the 2024/2025 academic year.
Value of Award
The scholarship is 12 x £4,000 towards tuition fees (for the first year only) of a full-time undergraduate degree programme at the University of Birmingham UK campus, starting September 2024
Eligibility Criteria
Students applying to MBChB Medicine and Surgery or BDS Dental Surgery are not eligible for this scholarship. Please note Law applicants can apply for scholarships offered by the Birmingham Law School
In order to be eligible, candidates must:
- Have received an offer and selected the University of Birmingham as their firm choice for a full-time undergraduate programme starting September 2024. The student must be entering the first year of an undergraduate programme based at Birmingham’s UK campus.
- Meet the academic conditions of their offer to the programme.
- Be classed as Nigeria domiciled.
- 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 2024 (the scholarship award may not be deferred).
- Be registered with, and have their undergraduate study application attached to, one of our local representatives listed here in alphabetical order: Bridge House Counselling, Brookstone International Foundation School Abuja, Brookstone International Foundation School Port Harcourt, IDP, Oxbridge Tutorial College (Lagos and Lekki), SI-UK (‘Study In-UK’) and Zamani College.
- Submit your scholarship application through one of our local representatives by the deadline; 28 June 2024.
- Upon enrolment in September 2024, pay their net tuition fees for the first year by 1 November, immediately following enrolment.
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.
How to Apply
To apply for the scholarship students will need to have accepted an offer from Birmingham, have selected Birmingham as their firm choice, and be in contact with one of our local representatives listed above by the scholarship deadline of 28 June 2024. Selection for the award will be based on academic merit.
Only under exceptional circumstances in which the University is unable to choose an awardee based solely on academic merit (for instance, if two candidates have identical grades) will applicants be asked to attend an online interview.
Decisions will be announced in early July and the scholarships will be awarded upon the students’ enrolment in September 2024.
If you do have outstanding questions please contact our local representatives in Nigeria:
Bridge House Counselling
1/3, Olagunsoye Oyinlola Street,
2nd Avenue Estate,
Ikoyi, Lagos
Nigeria
Tel: +234 (0) 8 187 282 97
Email: info@bridgehousecounselling.com
Brookstone International Foundation School Abuja
Plot 1238, Cadastral Zone Off Mobil Filling Station,
Ahmadu Bello Way, Mabushi District,
Abuja, 900211
Nigeria
Tel: +234 (0) 906 487 4966
Email: peggyyaro@brookstoneify.org
femiolabokunde@brookstoneng.org
Website: http://www.brookstoneify.org/
Brookstone International Foundation School Port Harcourt
Tel: +234 (0) 815 500 0986 or +234 (0) 807 043 2693
Email: foundation@brookstoneng.org
Web: http://www.brookstoneng.org/
IDP
3rd Floor, Landmark House, 52-54 Isaac John St
Ikeja
Lagos
Nigeria
Tel: +234 (0) 700 007 8839
Email: info.lagos@idp.com
Web: https://www.idp.com/nigeria/
For details of other IDP offices, please see our country page.
MB Edu-Consults
Hillside Estate, 14 Oba Ovarenwen St,
Gwarinpa Estate,
Abuja, 900108,
Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria
Tel: +234 (0) 705 550 5137
Email: info@mbeduconsult.com
Web: https://mbeduconsult.com/
Oxbridge Tutorial College (Lagos and Lekki)
GRA Ikeja
49 Sobo Arobiodu Street
GRA, Ikeja,
Lagos, Nigeria
Lekki Phase 1
Plot 44 Niyi Okunubi St,
Lekki Phase I,
Lagos, Nigeria
Tel: +234 (0) 817 052 6734 or +234 (0) 802 133 2170
Web: www.oxbridgecoll.com
SI-UK (‘Study In-UK’)
2 Ahmed Onibudo Street
Victoria Island
Lagos
Nigeria
Tel: +234 (0) 810 484 1013
Email: lagos@studyin-uk.com
Web: http://www.studyin-uk.ng/
For details of other SI-UK offices, please see our country page
Student Connect
2 Pietersburg Street,
Wuse 2,
Abuja,
Nigeria
Tel: +234 (0) 912 107 4087
Email: nigeria@studentconnect.org
Web: https://studentconnect.org/
Zamani College
1, Waziri Maccido Road,
P.O. Box 7399,
Kaduna,
Nigeria
Tel: +234 (0) 805 648 0340 or +234 (0) 802 917 0280
Email: info@zamanicollege.com
Web: www.zamanicollege.com