Alumni Scholarship Terms and Conditions

All scholarships offered through the Alumni Scholarship are bound by the below terms and conditions. You should familiarise yourself with all of the below terms and conditions before applying to the Alumni Scholarship.

In order to be eligible for the Alumni Scholarship, you must be:

1. Undertaking an eligible postgraduate taught course commencing in the 2025/26 academic year that is offered by the Birmingham, UK campus;
2. Self-funded or applying for a postgraduate government loan to pay your fees and living expenses;
3. An undergraduate alumnus from the University of Birmingham (from either the UK or Dubai campus)
4. Not already registered on a postgraduate programme;

If your application is successful, all offers are based upon the terms and conditions of the scholarship and further eligibility checks will be undertaken. All offers are made upon the assumption that any and all information you submit is truthful and accurate; the scholarship can and will be revoked if you are found to be in violation of the scholarship's terms and conditions at any point.

Please see the below tab for the eligible courses for the Alumni Scholarship.

Due to the high volume of applications, the University reserves the right to close the Birmingham Masters Scholarship Scheme early, meaning that any successive round(s) after the first round of applications may not be executed, despite any initial plans of operating multiple rounds, if all scholarships are allocated to successful applicants.

The value of the scholarships offered through the Alumni Scholarship is £2,000. This will be paid as a discount on your tuition fee and no part of the award can be made as a cash payment.

If your tuition fees are charged modularly then the £2,000 will be spread across your first year modules as appropriate. The value of these instalments may vary based upon modular fees.

In any of the circumstances set out below, the scholarship awarded through the Alumni Scholarship will be withdrawn and awardees will receive no (or no further) payments from the University:

1. If you permanently leave the University due to illness (whether or not following a Leave of Absence under the University’s Code of Practice on Leave of Absence procedures);
2. If you leave the University voluntarily for reasons other than illness;
3. If you are required to withdraw from the University due to disciplinary or fitness to practise proceedings;
4. If you fail to complete satisfactorily the requirements of your programme.

The University reserves the right to demand the repayment of any instalment or instalments (or part thereof) of the Alumni Scholarship paid to you in circumstances 2 or 3 set out above.

In the event that you take, or are required to take, a Leave of Absence during the academic year any Alumni Scholarship payments still due will be suspended until you return from your Leave of Absence and re-register as a normally registered student with the University.

Upon re-registering you will be paid the balance of any instalments due from the academic year when the Leave of Absence was taken.

If you fail to return to the University after a Leave of Absence then the Alumni Scholarship will be terminated and you will receive no (or no further) payments from the University, as outlined above.