Future Skills Scholarship

Domicile means the country where you are habitually resident. It is not the same as nationality or citizenship.

In this context, being classed as ‘domiciled’ in one of the selected countries means you must be a habitual resident in one of those countries.

No separate scholarship application is required for the Future Skills Scholarship. This is an automatic award for all students who hold an unconditional offer by the deadline of 30 April 2026.  

Once your deposit is paid and your offer accepted, you will receive a Notification of Award letter as confirmation of the scholarship being awarded to you, the award will also be reflected in your Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS)*, which is used for visa application purposes. You will be notified that the scholarship has been applied to your tuition fee account during the enrolment process.

To maintain the scholarship, candidates must complete online registration and be ‘Normally Registered’. Failure to do so will result in the scholarship being withdrawn. Additionally, candidates must either pay their remaining tuition fees for the first year or have set up a payment plan and made the first instalment.

*Please ensure you read the International Recruitment Scholarships general terms and conditions as the scholarship may not be valid under certain circumstances even if it is on your CAS

The scholarship varies by course:

Once you have accepted your Unconditional offer and paid your deposit, the Admissions Office will issue your ‘Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies’ (CAS), which you will use to apply for a student visa. You will also receive a scholarship confirmation letter, embedded in an email, that can be printed and submitted as part of your visa application if needed. However, rest assured that as part of the CAS process, the University will make its best efforts to communicate details of your tuition fees and scholarship directly to the UK Visas and Immigration Agency (UKVI). If you’ve already received your CAS, there’s no need for a new one—you can proceed with your visa application as usual.

Once you've completed the steps above, you will be invited to complete your online registration. During this process, you will receive an automatically-generated invoice for your tuition fees for the 2026 academic year. This invoice will show the full tuition amount without the scholarship applied. As an India Future Skills Scholarship recipient, you should manually deduct the appropriate value from the total tuition fee and only pay the net amount. The value of your scholarship will depend on your course which you can check in the above table.

Please note invoices issued at the outset of the academic year from the Finance Office will always display the full tuition fee amount before any scholarship deductions are applied.

If you have already paid your full tuition fee in advance, you can request a refund for the scholarship amount once you've enrolled. Details on the refund process can be found on the University Intranet.

If you wish to check your tuition fee balance, please contact the Finance Office through their online portal.

For any questions related to tuition fee payments, please contact the Finance Office Accounts Receivable Team at: accountsreceivable@contacts.bham.ac.uk.

Yes the deadline is 30 April 2026.

To avoid disappointment, we recommend applying for your chosen courses as early as possible to ensure eligibility for this scholarship. For details on how to apply, please visit our postgraduate guidance pages.

Once you receive an offer, you must meet the deadlines outlined by the Admissions Office (as stated in your offer letter) to accept the offer and pay the required deposit. This will secure both your place in the Masters courses and the scholarship.

The University reserves the right to withdraw the scholarship offer to new applicants at any time.

No, the scheme is not available to students already enrolled on a Masters-level taught courses.  

No, this scholarship is only available to students studying at the University of Birmingham’s UK campus. Students enrolled at the Dubai campus or on any other Birmingham courses delivered by partner institutions, and not directly by the University of Birmingham, are not eligible.

No, you will not be eligible for the scholarship if you are living, working or studying in the UK at the time of your application. You must be domiciled in India at the time of your application.

Yes, this scholarship is specifically for students who are living in (domiciled) India, regardless of your nationality. 

Only full-time taught Masters courses qualify.

Yes, as long as you hold an unconditional offer by 30 April 2026 you will be eligible for the scholarship.

The scholarship will automatically be applied as a tuition fee discount once you accept your offer and pay your deposit by the deadline outlined in your offer letter. 

Students in receipt of another full or partial tuition fee scholarships (from the University or other external sources) are not eligible. You can not combine this with any other University or external scholarships.

Yes, students are only eligible for the scholarship if their application is associated with one of our authorised agent partners. Students who apply directly to the University will not be eligible.

You can see a full list of the agent partners we work with here.

By accepting this scholarship, awardees are expected to reasonably support the University by providing profiles, testimonials, and participating in ambassadorial activities if requested.

Please note that students who secure this scholarship must have sufficient funds to cover the full cost of living at the University of Birmingham, along with any visa and travel expenses, and be able to pay the remaining tuition fees not covered by the scholarship.

To maintain the scholarship, candidates must complete online registration and be ‘Normally Registered’ by 3 October 2026 (23:59 UK time/GMT+1). Failure to do so will result in the scholarship being withdrawn. Additionally, candidates must either pay their remaining tuition fees for the first year by 1 November 2026 or have set up a payment plan and made the first instalment.

If you withdraw from your course, the scholarship will be fully withdrawn, and you will be required to pay the appropriate tuition fees. The amount owed will be determined by your withdrawal date (as reported to Taught Student Administration) and the course type.

In the event of a leave of absence after the scholarship has been applied, the scholarship will be adjusted to reflect the applicable tuition fees for that period. Upon your return, the scholarship will be honoured for the remaining period of study, subject to availability and at the University's discretion. The University reserves the right to withdraw the scholarship if funding is no longer available.

Please consult our International Recruitment Scholarships general terms and conditions for further information on conditions and exclusions.