International scholarships
The loans and scholarships you may be eligible for will differ depending on the level you're planning to study:
We also offer a number of scholarships specifically for international students. Some are offered directly by Birkbeck, others are offered in partnership with other organisations.
Birkbeck global future scholarships
- Scholarship amount: The scholarship will be applied as a discount to the tuition fee for your first year of study, to bring it in line with the Home tuition fee amount for the course.
- As part of our commitment to enhancing the global reach of Birkbeck, we are announcing our Global Future Scholarship to support access to postgraduate master's study from all EU member countries, and Brazil and Réunion.
- We recognise the importance and value in having a diverse student population from across the world and we’re pleased to present this additional option of financial support.
- Please note: The reduction on course fees that Birkbeck offers through the Global Future Scholarship cannot be combined with any other scholarships available.
2023-24 eligibility criteria and how to apply
- To be eligible, you need to meet all of the following conditions.
- You are ordinarily resident in one of the following countries:
- Austria
- Belgium
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Cyprus (EU)
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Italy
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Netherlands
- Poland
- Portugal
- Réunion
- Romania
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- you are self-funded and are holding a full-time master's offer of study from us for October 2023 entry and/or January 2024
- you are classified as an ‘International’ tuition fee payer.
- Only one scholarship award can be made per student and the scholarship cannot normally be held in conjunction with any other scholarship.
- How to apply
- Applicants ordinarily resident in one of the named countries are eligible and do not need to apply for the scholarship; it will be automatically applied by our admissions teams during your application journey. If we require any further information from you, we will contact you directly.
- If at any point during your application journey, or during the course of your studies at Birkbeck, you gain settled or pre-settled status, you will no longer be eligible for a scholarship.
- Find out more about postgraduate study at Birkbeck.
- Please note: The discounts on course fees that Birkbeck offers are mutually exclusive - if you are eligible for more than one discount, you may only claim one.
Additional Scholarships available
International Early Enrolment Tuition Fee Reduction – India and Nigeria
- Details of our scholarships offer for the academic year 2023/24 will be confirmed soon.
Department of Management master's scholarships 2023
- A £1,000 scholarship is available to international students domiciled in India or Nigeria, starting on one of the master's courses offered by the Department of Management in October 2023 or January 2024 and studying full time.
- Value: £1,000 tuition fee reduction.
- Eligibility: To be eligible for the scholarship, you must:
- be an international student
- be studying full time
- have received an offer in line with our entry criteria and a place to study on one of our Department of Management master's courses in autumn 2023
- be domiciled in India or Nigeria.
- Please note: This cannot be combined with our alumni discount. If you are in receipt of sponsorship by a third-party and/or in receipt of a Birkbeck school award/scholarship, you won't be eligible. This scholarship can be combined with the International Early Enrolment Tuition Fee Reduction and Birkbeck International Excellence Scholarship.
- How to apply: There is no need to apply. If you meet the eligibility criteria, the scholarship will be applied automatically
Nigeria Creative Industries master's scholarships
- A £1,000 scholarship is available to international students living in Nigeria starting on a School of Arts master's course in October 2023 or January 2024 and studying full time.
- Value: £1,000 tuition fee reduction
- Eligibility: To be eligible for the scholarship, you must:
- be an international student
- be studying full time
- have received an offer in line with our entry criteria and a place to study on a School of Arts master's course in October 2023 or January 2024
- be domiciled in Nigeria.
- Please note: This cannot be combined with our alumni discount. If you are in receipt of sponsorship by a third-party and/or in receipt of a Birkbeck school award/scholarship, you won't be eligible. This scholarship can be combined with the International Early Enrolment Tuition Fee Reduction and Birkbeck International Excellence Scholarship.
- How to apply: There is no need to apply. If you meet the eligibility criteria the scholarship will be applied automatically.
Birkbeck international excellence scholarships
- Details of our scholarships offer for the academic year 2023/24 will be confirmed soon.
Commonwealth Scholarships
- Commonwealth citizens can apply for a number of different funds under the Commonwealth Scholarship.
- Birkbeck currently takes part in the following schemes:
- Commonwealth PhD Scholarships (for least developed and fragile country candidates)
- Commonwealth Split-site (PhD) Scholarships (for low- and middle-income country candidates)
- Commonwealth Master's Scholarships (for candidates nominated by CSC nominating agencies)
Chevening Scholarships
- Birkbeck has participated in the Chevening Scholarships scheme since its inception. Chevening Scholarships are full cost, covering both tuition fees and living costs.
- We welcome applications from all Chevening-eligible countries and have received an increasing number of scholars in recent years across a wide range of subjects, from a wide range of countries.
- Standard Chevening Awards
- Amount: tuition fees and living costs provided by the UK Government (through the Chevening Secretariat), with a contribution towards fees from Birkbeck, University of London.
- Eligible courses: all full-time master's degree programmes offered by Birkbeck.
- Number of awards: no limit on the number of candidates nominated by Chevening.
- Birkbeck-Chevening Partnership Awards
- Amount: tuition fees provided by Birkbeck; living costs provided by the UK Government (through the Chevening Secretariat).
- Eligible programmes: all full-time one-year master's degree programmes offered by Birkbeck.
- Number of awards: five per year
- Further information on the Chevening Partnership scholarship.
- How to apply: For both types of scholarship, applications should be made through the Chevening website.
- Go to the application page.
- Select your country.
- Select 'scholarship' as level.
- Now select 'apply for scholarship'.
- Watch this video on how to apply for a Birkbeck Chevening scholarship.
- All applicants who wish to be considered under the Partnership Scheme and the Standard Scheme are encouraged to put Birkbeck as their first preference in their Chevening application. Applicants are also strongly advised to note the Chevening Scholarships timeline and should aim to meet any Birkbeck offer conditions and Chevening Scholarship conditions (e.g., language proficiency etc) before the end of June 2023.
- When to apply: The deadline for applications for the 2023 intake was is 1 November 2022 at 12:00 GMT (midday UK time). For information, please visit the Chevening website.
Further information
Visit our international finance page to find out about fees and payment plans, loans and bank accounts for international students studying in the UK.
If you would like further information, please email the Global Recruitment team at Birkbeck.