Alumni Scholarship

University of Birmingham undergraduate alumni are able to apply for the Alumni Scholarship. Students must be intending to study an eligible postgraduate taught degree in the 2026/27 academic year.

The programmes eligible are:

• LLM
• MA (Taught)
• MBA
• MEd
• MPA
• MPH
• MSc (Pre-reg)
• MSc (Taught)
• Postgraduate Certificate of Education (PGCE)
• Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert)
• Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip)

The scholarship only applies to our programmes delivered at our Edgbaston Campus, partnered institutions or online via distance learning.

As the Alumni Scholarship is only available to postgraduate taught degree, examples of ineligible programmes include:

• MA/MSc by Research
• MRes (combined taught and research)
• Integrated Masters degrees (such as MSci, MEng and MBChB etc.)
• Intercalated Masters degrees
• Postgraduate Research programmes (such as PhDs, PhDs with integrated study, EngD)
• Postgraduate taught degrees that receive governmental funding (such as a NHS bursary or undergraduate tuition fee loans)
• Schools Direct programmes
• Subject Knowledge Enhancement (SKE) courses
• LLB for Graduates
• Programmes delivered at our Dubai Campus
• All top-up programmes

Returning undergraduate alumni can apply for the Alumni Scholarship provided that you have completed an undergraduate degree at the University of Birmingham. Alumni are able to apply from any year of graduation.

The Alumni Scholarship is open to both Home and International undergraduate alumni.

Students who have graduated from an undergraduate degree at the University of Birmingham Dubai are able to apply for the Alumni Scholarship if studying at the Birmingham campus or an online degree offered by the Birmingham campus.

However, you must be applying for an eligible postgraduate taught course (see above).

As the Alumni Scholarship is not automatic, eligibility to receive the scholarship will be determined by a University selection panel based on the following criteria:

• Academic excellence and previous study - Alumni Scholarships are primarily awarded on the basis of academic performance in the applicants’ previous studies
• Other University or College subject priorities

Please visit our website for full terms and conditions of the scholarship.

The Alumni Scholarship is not applied automatically.

To be considered, you will need to have made an application to your intended postgraduate programme by the deadline and complete the Alumni Scholarship application form.

Due to the high volume of applications, the Postgraduate Alumni Scholarship will have two rounds. This is so we can process applications as and when we receive them and respond to applicants in a timely manner.

• The deadline for round one is 23:59 (UK time) on 30 April 2026.
• The deadline for round two is 23:59 (UK time) on 31 July 2026.

Applications will be reviewed and marked after their respective deadlines. Successful applicants will be contacted typically within three to four weeks after the respective scholarship application deadline has passed.

After the successful applications have been confirmed, a scholarship awarding email will be sent to awardees. Successful awardees do not need to accept the scholarship as it will be automatically applied once Online Registration has been completed in September or October.

Students who are made a reserve will be notified of their reserve status, and their application will automatically be carried over into the second round; reserve candidates do not need to re-apply. Reserve candidates will then be reviewed in the following round and updated with the outcome of their application at the deadline.

Although we endeavour to keep you informed of scholarship updates, if you have not been contacted by the timeframes outlined in the above paragraph or by your course's start date, it may be the unfortunate case that your application has been unsuccessful.

You should familiarise yourself with the terms and conditions of the Alumni Scholarship before applying and, if your application is successful, before accepting the scholarship. All Alumni Scholarship offers are bound to these terms and conditions, and any scholarship offers may be revoked if any terms and conditions are not met.

Yes, you are able to hold the Alumni Scholarship in conjunction with other scholarships.

However, you should make sure that any other scholarships you apply to allow you to hold multiple scholarships. This will be included in the terms and conditions of each scholarship; you should familiarise yourself with the terms and conditions of each scholarship upon applying and during the acceptance stage if you are successfully made an awardee.

• You must apply by completing the above form; the Alumni Scholarship is not automatically applied to your account.
• The award can be held in conjunction with any other University-funded scholarship or other discount, such as the Birmingham Masters Scholarship. Students with funding from an external organisation are also eligible for the fee discount.
• Full-time, part-time and distance learning postgraduate taught programmes qualify.
• Students who are enrolled on an eligible course and charged fees on a modular basis can still apply for the Alumni Scholarship.
• Part-time programmes will have the fee reduction applied, in full, in the first year of the course only. For example, a two year degree would have £2,000 reduction for the first year of study and the second year would be the full tuition cost. This means the fee reduction is not applied pro-rata and is only applied to the tuition fees for the academic year 2025/26.