Founded in 1823 as the London Mechanics' Institute and joining the University of London in 1920, Birkbeck, University of London is a prestigious, research-led institution with a rich history of expanding access to higher education. Located in the heart of London’s intellectual quarter in Bloomsbury, Birkbeck offers a vibrant academic campus surrounded by world-renowned libraries, museums, and cultural institutions. The university is globally celebrated for its unique teaching model, offering evening-based full-time and part-time degree programs that allow students to balance their studies with daytime work, internships, or personal commitments. With academic strengths across Arts and Humanities, Law, Business, Social Sciences, and Science, Birkbeck fosters a dynamic, diverse community that prepares students to succeed in their careers while gaining a prestigious University of London degree.
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- Location: Malet Street, Bloomsbury, London
- Nearby: five-minute walk from iconic London buildings such as Senate House Library and The British Museum
- Getting here: Public transport via tube/rail (Russell Square); via bus (Gower Street)
- Faculties: Home to 3 faculties including Faculty of Business and Law and Faculty of Science
- This campus is surrounded by neighbouring universities, including UCL, SOAS, University of London and RADA.
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Birkbeck International Excellence Scholarship
Fee Waiver Up to 5,000
Requirements
To be eligible you need to meet all of the following conditions:
- You are classified as an 'overseas' tuition fee payer
- You hold an unconditional offer for a full-time undergraduate or postgraduate programme offered by Birkbeck (if you do not require a Student Visa to study in the UK, you can apply for this scholarship to study a part-time course).
- You are ordinarily resident of an eligible country
- You are self-funded.
- This award is only available to students enrolling to Birkbeck for the first time.
- This award excludes students sponsored by scholarship bodies or governments, current or returning students.
- This award excludes short courses.
- Successful scholars will be selected based on a statement of no more than 2,000 words in support of the application. The statement should be written entirely by the candidate in line with Birkbeck’s AI guidance. It 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.
- You must be classified as either of UK international students or a national of, and living in, one of the following territories:
- Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil (undergraduate only), Brunei, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada (undergraduate only), Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo (Kinshasa), Costa Rica, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong SAR, Indonesia, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Indonesia, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Macau SAR, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Awards Details
- Fee waiver of GBP 1,000 - GBP 5,000
- The scholarship will be applied as a discount to the tuition fee for your first year of study at point of enrolment.
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