New for 2023: We have over £1 million in scholarships to support our UK and International Business School students.
Birmingham Business School is offering a wide variety of scholarships for our new MSc students looking to join us in 2023. The awards are available to both UK and International offer holders and range in value up to full tuition fee support. There are also awards of up to £10,000 for our alumni!
Am I eligible?
In order to be eligible to apply, you must fulfil all the following criteria:
How can I apply?
To apply for any of our scholarships you need to complete our online scholarship form. We will email this to you shortly after you receive your offer to start one of our eligible full-time programmes. Make sure you read the instructions in the email and on the application form carefully before submitting.
Our scholarships have a number of application deadlines each year. We recommend that, as scholarships are subject to availability, you apply early to avoid disappointment. If you apply for a scholarship before one of the application deadlines, as shown below, you will normally receive a response on or before the decision returned by date.
Application dates
| Stage | Applications received by: | Decisions returned by: |
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| 1 |
4 January 2023 |
31 January 2023 |
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| 2 |
1 March 2023 |
31 March 2023 |
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| 3 |
5 May 2023 |
31 May 2023 |
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| 4 |
30 July 2023 |
15 August 2023 |
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What funding is available?
Dean's Responsible Business Scholarships
These prestigious and limited scholarships, awards of which range from 50% up to your full MSc tuition fee value, will be awarded to candidates who exhibit the highest standards of academic excellence, and who are passionate about Responsible Business. At Birmingham Business School, our vision is to promote curiosity and thought leadership for Responsible Business. As part of your scholarship application, you will be required to complete a written exercise on Responsible Business which will be reviewed alongside your course application.
MSc Business Analytics Scholarships
To celebrate the launch of our new MSc Business Analytics programme, Birmingham Business School is offering scholarships of up to 40% of your tuition fee to those who have received an offer for this programme. Awards will be made on the basis of academic excellence as assessed from your course application.
MSc Supply Chain Management Scholarships
To celebrate the launch of our new MSc Supply Chain Management programme, Birmingham Business School is offering scholarships of up to 40% of your tuition fee to those who have received an offer for this programme. Awards will be made on the basis of academic excellence as assessed from your course application.
MSc Sustainable Innovation and Entrepreneurship Scholarships
To celebrate the launch of our new MSc Sustainable Innovation and Entrepreneurship programme, Birmingham Business School is offering scholarships of up to 40% of your tuition fee to those who have received an offer for this programme. Awards will be made on the basis of academic excellence as assessed from your course application.
If you are treated as a Home student for fee purposes, Birmingham Business School is offering a significant number of scholarships. Awards will be made on the basis of academic excellence as assessed from your course application. The typical scholarship award for successful candidates will be 40% of the tuition fee. Further funding in order to cover the remainder of the tuition fee may be available via the Government Postgraduate Loan for Masters Study.
To support European students who can no longer access Home tuition fees, if you are permanently domiciled in the EU/EEA but will pay international tuition fees, Birmingham Business School is offering scholarships of up to 40% of your tuition fee. Awards will be made on the basis of academic excellence as assessed from your course application.
We have a number of scholarships reserved for University of Birmingham alumni worth £10,000 each, or worth the full tuition fee if the tuition fee is less than £10,000. Awards will be made on the basis of academic excellence as assessed from your course application.
Indian Subcontinent Scholarships
If you are permanently domiciled in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan or Sri Lanka, Birmingham Business School is offering scholarships of up to 40% of your tuition fee. Awards will be made on the basis of academic excellence as assessed from your course application.
If you are permanently domiciled in Africa, Birmingham Business School is offering scholarships of up to 40% of your tuition fee. Awards will be made on the basis of academic excellence as assessed from your course application.
Rest of the World Scholarships
If you are not eligible for the Indian subcontinent, African, European and UK/Home scholarships, Birmingham Business School is offering scholarships of up to 40% of your tuition fee. Awards will be made on the basis of academic excellence as assessed from your course application.
How are the scholarships selected?
All awards will be made on the basis of academic excellence as assessed from your course application (alongside the written exercise for the Dean’s Responsible Business Scholarship). Scholarship awards are based on students’ grades at the time of application. Scholarship applications will be assessed at each stage by a Business School Scholarship Committee.
- Scholarships are awarded as a fee discount on the overall total fee for the programme. The value of the scholarships will be determined by the Business School Scholarship Committee.
- We aim to contact successful candidates as soon as possible after they have applied. If you have not been contacted by the decisions returned date that corresponds with the date by which you submitted your application (listed above)then your scholarship application has been unsuccessful. Applicants who have been successfully awarded a scholarship will be contacted by email.
- The Student shall not be eligible for any further discount to the tuition fees through any other University scheme (excluding the Birmingham Postgraduate Progression Award provided that the total value of the combined awards does not exceed the Student’s total tuition fees for the Programme).
- The Student shall not be eligible for any part of the Scholarship if they are entitled to a scholarship, sponsorship or other similar financial assistance (other than the Scholarship) (“External Funding”) covering the full tuition fees.
- In the event that the Student is entitled to External Funding that does not cover the entire tuition fees for the Programme, the University may, at its discretion, award a Scholarship to cover the balance of the tuition fees for the Programme provided that the total value of the combined awards does not exceed the Student’s total tuition fees.
- In the event the Programme is withdrawn and the Student agrees to accept a different programme within the Scheme offered by the School, the Student shall benefit from a scholarship for that alternative programme up to the value of the Scholarship offered for the Programme. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Programme is withdrawn and the Student does not accept the alternative programme offered within the Scheme, the Scholarship shall be withdrawn.
What other funding is available from the University?
Birmingham Masters Scholarship scheme
We are offering up to 350 awards of £2,000 to support the brightest and best applicants wishing to undertake Masters study at the University during 2023/24.
The Grants Register
Most large public libraries will have a copy of the Grants Register and possibly other publications, which list various grant-awarding and charitable bodies which may be willing to assist postgraduate students in certain circumstances.
The British Council
The largest provider of assistance to international students is the British Council . As well as distributing British Government awards, it also acts as an agent for other funding bodies. For further information, contact the nearest British Council office to your home or, if in doubt or there is not one near you, the Educational Attache at the British Embassy or High Commission in your capital city.
University Scholarships
The University offers a number of scholarships for international students to reward outstanding academic achievement. For more information view our PG Funding Database.