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Postgraduate Chancellor's Scholarship for Pakistan

The scholarship is for £10,000 awards towards tuition fees (for the first year only) of a full-time postgraduate masters programme starting September 2026.
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Award details

    • Award type
      University
    • Award value
      £10000
    • Application deadline
      30 June 2026
    • Study level
      Postgraduate Taught
    • Qualification level
      Masters
    • Campus
      Birmingham (Edgbaston)

The University of Birmingham is pleased to announce the Postgraduate Chancellor's Scholarship award of £10,000 for select Pakistan students applying for entry to a postgraduate taught programme at the University starting September 2026.

The scholarships will be awarded to the highest performing students starting their University of Birmingham programme in the 2026/2027 academic year.

Who can apply?

In order to be eligible, candidates must:

  • Have received an offer and selected the University of Birmingham as their firm choice for a full-time postgraduate taught programme starting September 2026. The student must be entering the first year of postgraduate programme based at Birmingham’s UK campus.
  • Meet the academic conditions of their offer to the programme.
  • Be classed as domiciled in Pakistan.
  • Be classed by the University as an overseas fee payer for tuition fee purposes and be able to pay the outstanding tuition fees not covered by the scholarship.
  • Have paid their £3,000 deposit by the deadline stated in their offer letter from Admissions Office (note the recipient of the full scholarship will be able to request and receive a refund of their deposit payment after enrolment).
  • Have sufficient funds to cover the full cost of living at the University of Birmingham, plus any visa/travel expenses associated with studying in the UK.
  • Start their studies at the University in September 2026 (the scholarship award may not be deferred).
  • Be registered with, and have their postgraduate study application attached to, one of our local representatives listed below in alphabetical order.
  • Submit your scholarship application through one of our local representatives by the deadline; 30th June 2026.
  • Upon enrolment in September 2026, pay their net tuition fees for the academic year by 1 November, immediately following enrolment.

Eligible countries

Open to all nationalities but must be living in (domiciled) in Pakistan.

How to Apply

To apply for the scholarship students will need to have accepted an offer from Birmingham, have selected Birmingham as their firm choice, and be in contact with one of our local representatives listed below by the scholarship deadline of 30 June 2026. Selection for the award will be based on academic merit and statement of purpose.

Only under exceptional circumstances in which the University is unable to choose an awardee based solely on academic merit (for instance, if two candidates have identical grades) will applicants be asked to attend an online interview.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the value of the award?

The scholarship is for £10,000 towards tuition fees of a full-time postgraduate degree programme at the University of Birmingham UK campus, starting September 2026.

When will the scholarship be awarded?

Scholarships will be awarded based on the eligibility criteria outlined above and according to the application and admission process stated above. 

Decisions will be announced by Friday 14th August at the latest and the scholarships will be awarded upon the students’ enrolment in September 2026.

Please note if we have not contacted by this time, your scholarship application has not been successful.

Who are our agent partners / local representatives?

For further information please contact our local representatives (in alphabetical order):

What are the Terms and Conditions for this scholarship?

  • Successful recipients of the scholarships must have completed online registration and be ‘Normally Registered’ by 3 October (23:59 UK time/ GMT+1). If this is not the case, the university will withdraw the scholarship.
  • If a scholarship recipient withdraws from their academic programme of study at the University the scholarship will also be fully withdrawn, and the student will be required to pay any tuition fees owed. The date of the withdrawal (as reported to Taught Student Administration) and the type of programme will determine the amount of tuition fee that will be owed.
  • If a scholarship recipient decides to defer their programme start date to September 2026, they will no longer be eligible as the scholarship is only available for programmes starting in September 2026.
  • Students seeking to study on a course solely delivered as a ‘distance learning’ programme are not eligible for this scholarship.
  • Undergraduate programmes including the MBChB, MEng, MSci and MPharm are not eligible.
  • Postgraduate programmes including MPhil, MRes, MMus and MLit are not eligible. PGDip and PGCert programmes are also not eligible.
  • In accepting and securing this scholarship, awardees are expected to support the University, to a reasonable extent and for a reasonable period of time, by providing profiles, testimonials and engaging in ambassadorial activities if requested by the University.

By accepting the award, the scholar will agree to support the University by helping with future student visits, being available for testimonials/ photos/videos for marketing purposes and engaging in other activities such as blogging (if required).

Our International Recruitment Scholarships general terms and conditions also apply to this scholarship

Can this scholarship be combined with other scholarships?

This scholarship can be held in conjunction with partial tuition fee scholarships issued by other University of Birmingham departments (terms and conditions of both scholarships permitting) but not with any full University of Birmingham or any partial or full external third party scholarship.   

When reviewing and accepting scholarships please review the terms and conditions for each scholarship as they may differ.  Please notify the team issuing your scholarship of your acceptance or rejection as applies. 

Ask a Question

For all general queries about becoming an international student at Birmingham, or if you have any questions about the scholarship, please email southasia@contacts.bham.ac.uk