University of Birmingham India Outstanding Achievement Scholarships

Level of study

Any Undergraduate

Subject area

Arts and Law, Engineering and Physical Sciences, Life and Environmental Sciences, Nursing and Physiotherapy, Pharmacy, Social Sciences

Nationality

India

Type of Award

University

Deadline for applying

Closes 30/04/2024

Award Description

The University of Birmingham is pleased to announce the award of £4,000 for select Indian students applying for entry to an undergraduate programme at the University starting September 2024.

These are joint awards with our local representatives and high schools who will be invited to send nominations of the students to the university based on their year 12 scores and scholarship Statement of Purpose.

The scholarships will be awarded to the highest performing students starting their University of Birmingham programme in the 2024/2025 academic year.

Please note that the scholarship cannot be combined with any other award except for scholarships which are being offered respective School/College.

Value of Award

The scholarship award is £4,000 towards tuition fees (for the first year only) of a full-time undergraduate degree programme at the University of Birmingham UK campus, starting September 2024.

Eligibility Criteria

Students applying to MBChB Medicine and Surgery or BDS Dental Surgery are not eligible for this scholarship. Please note Law applicants can apply for additional scholarships offered by the Birmingham Law School

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 2024. The student must be entering the first year of an undergraduate programme based at Birmingham’s UK campus.
• Meet the academic conditions of their offer to the programme.
• Be classed as domiciled in India.
• 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 2024 (the scholarship award may not be deferred).
• Be registered with, and have their undergraduate 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; 30 April 2024.
• Upon enrolment in September 2024, pay their net tuition fees for the first year by 1 November, immediately following enrolment.

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 April 2024. Selection for the award will be based on academic merit.

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.

Decisions will be announced in early July and the scholarships will be awarded upon the students’ enrolment in September 2024.

List of Partners

Schools:

Please contact the below relevant colleagues to check if your school is one of the partners:

• South India: Ramesh Veluchamy | r.veluchamy@bham.ac.uk
• North India: Sifat Puri | s.puri@bham.ac.uk
• West India: Navjyot Kohli | n.kohli@bham.ac.uk
• East India: Niharika Gupta | n.gupta.2@bham.ac.uk