Birkbeck International Excellence Scholarship Autumn intake 2026

£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.

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

• UK International (international students based in the UK)

You must be an international student, of any nationality, living in the UK, and you must have been assessed as an international fee payer.

Application form for UK International applicants (international students based in the UK).

• Other eligible countries

You must be 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.

Application form for applicants from other eligible countries.

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.

If you are conditionally awarded this scholarship, you will be notified by e-mail. Student visa applicants must complete payment of the Student visa non-refundable deposit within the time limit stated on the award letter (typically five to seven working days). You must then successfully enrol for the autumn 2026 intake to receive the award, and no later than 6 September 2026.
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Supporting statement (max 2,000 words, written entirely by the applicant per Birkbeck's AI guidance) explaining suitability for the scholarship and demonstrating funding provisions for remaining tuition costs.