High Fliers Undergraduate Scholarships for Hong Kong

The University of Birmingham is pleased to announce awards of £5,000 for students applying for entry to an undergraduate programme starting September 2026.

Award details

Award type
University

Award value
£5000

Application deadline
19 July 2026

Study level
Undergraduate

Qualification level
Bachelors

Campus
Birmingham (Edgbaston)

The University of Birmingham is pleased to announce a number of scholarships of £5,000 for select students in the Hong Kong applying for entry to an undergraduate programme at the University starting September 2026.

The scholarships will be awarded to the highest performing students starting their University of Birmingham programme in the 2026/2027 academic year.

Who can apply?

Have received an offer and selected the University of Birmingham as their firm, insurance or clearing choice for a full-time undergraduate programme starting September 2025. 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 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 2026 (the scholarship award may not be deferred).
Be registered with, and have their undergraduate study application attached to, one of our local representatives listed below in alphabetical order.

Eligible countries

Open to all nationalities but must be living in (domiciled) in Hong Kong.

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 registered with one of our local representatives listed below by the scholarship deadline of 19 July 2026. Selection for the award will be based on a combination of academic merit and interview performance.

Interviews will be undertaken online and will be conducted between 20th to 24th July .

The University of Birmingham reserves the right to change any of these dates and process.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the value of the award?

The scholarship is £5,000 awards towards tuition fees (for the first year only) of a full-time Undergraduate degree programme at the University of Birmingham UK campus, starting September 2026.

Who are our agent partners / local representatives?

For further information please contact our local representatives:

AAS Education
Causeway Bay Office:
Room 2103, Plaza 1,
489 Hennessy Rd,
Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
T. (+852) 2570 5711
E. info@aston.edu.hk
W. aas.com.hk

Aston Education
5th Floor, Office Plus @Wanchai
303 Hennessy Road
Wan Chai, Hong Kong
T. (+852) 2866 9933
E. info@aston.edu.hk
W. www.aston.edu.hk

IDP Education Limited (Hong Kong)
Room 2807, 28th Floor, Harbour Centre
25 Harbour Road
Wan Chai, Hong Kong
T. (+852) 2827 6362
E. info.hongkong@idp.com
W. www.hongkong.idp.com

LinkedU
T. (+852) 2157 3822
E. enquiry@linkedu.hk
W. https://linkedu.hk/

SI-UK Hong Kong
Room 1309, Tai Yau Building
181Johnston Rd
Wan Chai, Hong Kong
T. (+852) 2967 8009
E. hongkong@studyin-uk.com
W. www.studyin-uk.hk

When will successful candidates be notified?

Decisions will be announced by Friday 14th August at the latest and the scholarships will be awarded upon the students’ enrolment in September 2026.

Please note if we have not contacted by this time, your scholarship application has not been successful.

Can this scholarship be combined with other scholarships?

This scholarship can be held in conjunction with scholarships issued by other University of Birmingham departments, terms and conditions of both scholarships permitting, but not with any full University of Birmingham scholarship or any partial or full external scholarship.

Please note that students who secure a scholarship through our Hong Kong, Macao and GBA Reading Comprehension Competition (in collaboration with IDP) are not eligible for this scholarship.

When reviewing and accepting scholarships please review the terms and conditions for each scholarship as they may differ. Please notify the team issuing your scholarship of your acceptance or rejection as applies.

What are the Terms and Conditions for this scholarship?

By accepting the award, the scholar will agree to support the University by helping with future student visits, being available for testimonials/ photos/videos for marketing purposes and engaging in other activities such as blogging (if required).

Our International Recruitment Scholarships general terms and conditions also apply to this scholarship

Ask a Question

For all general queries about becoming an international student at Birmingham, or if you have any questions about the scholarship, please email eastasia@contacts.bham.ac.uk