High Fliers Undergraduate Scholarships for Singapore

The University of Birmingham is pleased to announce a number of scholarship awards of £5,000 for Singapore-domiciled students applying for entry to an undergraduate programme at the Birmingham campus starting September 2026. This scholarship is a tuition fee reduction during year 1 and for one-off only.

The scholarships will be awarded to the highest performing students starting their University of Birmingham programme in 2026/27 academic year.

Who can apply?

Please note that students already registered and studying on a programme at the University of Birmingham in the UK, and students applying for MBChB Medicine and Surgery or BDS Dental Surgery are not eligible for this scholarship.

Students who are applying for government scholarships are still able to apply for our awards, but if the student does receive a full government scholarship or alternative external scholarship award then they are no longer eligible for this scholarship.

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

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 undergraduate programme starting September 2026. The student must be entering the first year of an undergraduate programme based at the Birmingham UK campus.
• Be on track to meet or exceed the academic conditions of their offer to the programme.
• 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 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 undergraduate study application attached to one of our local representatives listed here in alphabetical order: IDP Singapore, JACK StudyAbroad and Overseas Education.
• Accept and selected the University of Birmingham as their firm choice by the deadline: 29^th May 2026.
• Upon enrolment in September 2026, pay their net tuition fees for the academic year by 1 November, immediately following enrolment.
• 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.

Eligible countries

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

How to Apply

This is a competitive scholarship, please ensure you have fulfilled the eligibility requirements outlined above.

To apply for the scholarship students will need to be registered with one of our local representatives listed here in alphabetical order: IDP Singapore, JACK StudyAbroad and Overseas Education, have accepted an offer from the University of Birmingham and have made Birmingham their firm choice by the scholarship deadline of 29^th May 2026.

Selection for the award will be based on academic merit. No application is required, your representatives will refer those who meet the conditions above for this scholarship.