Acker postgraduate psychology scholarship
Award overview
- Level: Postgraduate
- Mode of study: Full-time, part-time
- Tuition fee status: Home, international
- Value: £5,000
- Number of awards: Three
- Deadline: Now closed for 2026/27 entry
This fund is made possible by a generous donation from the alumni couple, Bill and Claire Acker.
Students accepted onto a taught MSc or MA postgraduate programme delivered by the School of Psychological Sciences will be eligible to apply for this scholarship.
Eligibility
To be considered, applicants must have submitted an application to one of the MA/MSc programmes delivered by the School of Psychological Sciences:
- MSc Psychology (Conversion)
- MSc/MA Health and Clinical Psychological Sciences
- MSc/MA Educational Neuroscience
- MSc/MA Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence
- MSc/MA Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuropsychology
- MSc/MA Developmental Science and Neurodiversity
- MSc Psychological Research Methods
Applicants should be able to demonstrate academic excellence and financial need.
Applicants must be applying to study on a Birkbeck programme that is based at our Bloomsbury campus in London (this includes programmes delivered online).
Value
The successful applicant(s) will receive £5,000 to be used towards tuition fees.
Deadline
The deadline for 2026/27 entry has now passed.
How to apply
Applications now closed for 2026/27 entry.
Birkbeck reserves the right to withdraw or amend a scholarship without prior notification. Scholarships are offered subject to funding and availability.