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Birkbeck International Excellence Scholarship (Autumn intake)

Award overview

  • Level: Postgraduate
  • Mode of study: Full-time
  • Tuition fee status: International
  • Award type: Fee discount 
  • Deadline: Application to open in spring 2026

Birkbeck is offering a limited number of scholarships to international students enrolling in the autumn 2026 on a full-time undergraduate or postgraduate programme.

Value

£1,000-£5,000. The scholarship will be applied as a discount to the tuition fee for your first year of study at point of enrolment.

Eligibility

To be eligible you need to meet all of the following conditions: 

  • you are an international overseas tuition fee-paying student holding an unconditional offer on a full-time undergraduate or postgraduate programme offered by Birkbeck, starting in autumn 2026.
  • you are ordinarily resident of a country in the relevant region 
  • you are self-funded
  • you are classified as an 'overseas' tuition fee payer.

Only one scholarship award can be offered per student and the scholarship cannot normally be held in conjunction with any other scholarship. You may apply for multiple scholarships; if you are successful in being awarded multiple scholarships, the highest value scholarship will be awarded to you.

How to apply

Once you have received an unconditional offer from Birkbeck, you can apply using the online application form for the region where you ordinarily reside.

Recipients will be selected based on a statement of no more than 2,000 words in support of the application. The statement should detail why they are the ideal candidate for the scholarship. Applicants are required to demonstrate they have made provisions to fund the remainder of their tuition fees.

If you are successfully awarded this scholarship, you will be notified by e-mail. Student visa applicants will have to complete payment of the Student visa non-refundable deposit within the time limit stated on the award letter (typically five to seven working days). Students must complete enrolment by the deadline stated on the award letter.

Deadline

To be confirmed.

Terms and conditions

Birkbeck has sole discretion to assign, vary or withdraw this award. 

This award is only available to students enrolling to Birkbeck for the first time.

This award excludes sponsorship students, current students and those returning on the second or third year of the same course.

As a Birkbeck scholar you may be invited to participate in current and future promotional activities to represent the student body at Birkbeck; including, but not limited to, being interviewed and photographed by our External Relations and Marketing department, providing short progress reports on your studies. 

Failure to enrol by the date specified on your award letter will result in the scholarship fund being cancelled in full.