College of Arts and Law Masters Scholarships - Frequently Asked Questions

The College of Arts and Law Masters Scholarships are for campus based students only and you would not therefore be eligible. However, there may be other funding opportunities for which you are eligible as a Distance Learning applicant. Please check each scholarship's eligibility criteria.

If you are applying for part-time study to start your programme from the beginning of the academic session 2024-25 you would be able to apply for the College Masters scholarships.

These scholarships are awarded at the start of a programme only and therefore as a current first year part-time student you would not be able to apply for the second year of your study.

Yes, you can apply in advance of receiving an offer on your application for a place to study. However, by 16:00 on 5 April 2024 you must have submitted an application to study to the University of Birmingham.

Please explain what you hope to achieve through this programme. You are encouraged to refer to specific modules you might take, research you might pursue for your dissertation, and/or the way the course relates to your long-term goals

Your answers should be no more than 4,000 characters per question. 

In order for your funding application to be considered we will need to receive two funding references on the online College of Arts and Law Masters funding reference form by 16:00 on 5 April 2024. No other format of reference will be considered for funding. These funding references can also be used for Admissions purposes but not the other way round.

It is your responsibility to contact your referees with the link to the online College of Arts and Law Funding reference form and explain to them the importance of this reference being completed on this online form only and submitted by the deadline.  We would recommend that you are in touch with your referee ahead of the deadline to ensure that references have been completed.

There is no leeway with references, they must be received by the deadline. If references are received late they will not be considered. If references are received but are not on the correct online funding reference form they will not be considered. In any of these circumstances your application will be deemed incomplete and will be withdrawn from the competition.

Yes, you are still required to obtain two references. Both of your referees must complete the online College of Arts and Law Funding reference form and submit by 16:00 on 5 April 2024. It is important that the references are up-to-date and comment on your most recent achievements since you started your programme.

It is important that you adhere to the character count. If you go over the character count your application will be withdrawn from the competition.

You will be notified at various stages of the process. If you are shortlisted, your application will be considered for all the relevant College scholarships. We will let you know as soon as possible the outcome of your application - usually within the period from early May to the end of June. 

The College of Arts and Law Masters scholarships are awarded for campus based study only. As you would have been awarded the scholarship with this eligibility criteria unfortunately a change to distance learning would mean that the scholarship would end at the point of transfer.