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Postgraduate Progression Award

Our Postgraduate Progression Awards offer final year undergraduates at the University of Birmingham a fee discount of £1,500 for postgraduate taught study.

The Postgraduate Progression Award

We want to ensure that in these challenging circumstances, as a Birmingham graduate you have the support needed to continue studying and developing your career. With the familiarity of the University of Birmingham you will continue to have access to our resources, facilities and support networks to continue your studies and shape your future once we return to our 'new normal'.

The tuition fee discounts for our progressing undergraduate students are our commitment to you, in appreciation of your choice to stay with us for your postgraduate degree.

We understand that these are difficult circumstances for our students as the job market and future prospects become unpredictable; we can assure you that you will receive our wellbeing and careers support, community and resources to assist you in your development.

Who is the fee discount available to?

The tuition fee discount is available to those students graduating with an undergraduate degree from the University of Birmingham in 2023, and progressing directly to a postgraduate taught programme with us in September 2023 or January 2024 (for the 2023-2024 academic year).

A £1,500 discount will be applied for full and part-time Postgraduate Taught programmes.

How to apply

You can complete our short application form to apply for the tuition fee discount, which will be applied to your fees ahead of your first payment.

The fees discount is an awards scheme and therefore you must submit an application to study and complete the application form below by Thursday 31 August 2023 for September 2023 starts.

If you have not yet applied to a programme:

You should apply for your chosen programme through the normal process, via the course page. Once you have submitted your application, complete the simple form below with details of your undergraduate degree and intended postgraduate programme.

If you have already applied to a postgraduate programme:

Simply complete the form and include the programme you have already applied for, as well as your previous undergraduate programme.