Continue your studies in the UK. Good news! Applications for Birkbeck University London scholarships are now open. In this article, we'll explain this scholarship program in detail, its benefits, and the application steps.
Birkbeck University of London Scholarships 2026-2027 are partially funded scholarships for international students. These scholarships are available for undergraduate and graduate studies. The total value of this scholarship is up to £5,000.
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Scholarship Summary
- Institution(s): Birkbeck, University of London
- Study level: Bachelor's, Master's
- Study in: United Kingdom
- Focus Areas of Opportunity: See list below
- Program duration: one year
- Deadline: May 18, June 22, July 20
Courses offered
- accounting
- Accounting and Management
- Accounting and Management with Finance
- Accounting with Finance
- ancient history and archaeology
- archeology
- Archaeology and Geography
- Arts and Media Management
- biomedicine
- drug
- Business Psychology
- Classics
- Community Development and Public Policy
- Computing
- History and Contemporary Politics
- creative writing
- Creative Writing and English Language
- Criminology and Criminal Justice
- Culinary Industry Management
- Data Science and Computing
- Economic and social policy
- Economy
- Economics and Business
- Economics and/or Mathematics
- English
- Environmental Management
- Films and Media
- Finance with Accounting
- Financial Economics
- French studies
- French studies with international experience
- Geography
- Geography and International Development
- Geology
- German
- German language with international experience
Scholarship coverage
Birkbeck International Scholarships offer the following scholarship amounts to their recipients:
- £5,000 (tuition fees only, first year only)
- £2,000 (tuition fees only, first year only)
- £1,500 (tuition fees only, first year only)
- £1000 (tuition fees only, first year only).
Note: General Terms and Conditions: Scholarships cannot be combined with any other full scholarship (e.g., Chevening). You must pay a non-refundable deposit of £2,000 within two weeks of being selected for the scholarship.
Eligibility criteria
To be eligible for a Birkbeck International Scholarship, a candidate must meet all of the following requirements:
- Required language: English
- Eligible countries: Africa (Sub-Saharan Africa), Asia (Central Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia), Caribbean, Latin America, Middle East and North Africa.
- You are a fee-paying international student studying abroad and hold an unconditional offer for a full-time undergraduate or postgraduate course offered by Birkbeck, commencing in Autumn 2025. You must be assessed as a fee-paying international student to be eligible.
- You are normally resident in a country in the relevant region.
- You are self-funded.
- You have been classified as an "international" tuition fee payer.
- Only one scholarship may be awarded per student, and the scholarship cannot normally be awarded in conjunction with any other scholarship.
How to apply for international scholarships at Birkbeck?
Please follow the application instructions below to apply for international scholarships at Birkbeck:
(1) Check the general admission requirements and apply to the university here .
(2) Once you have an unconditional offer from Birkbeck, you can apply using the online application form for the area where you usually live.
- Application form for habitual residents of Asia/Central Asia
- You must be a citizen and resident of one of the following regions: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh.
- Application Form for Ordinarily Residents of East Asia/Southeast Asia
- You must be a citizen and resident of one of the following regions: Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong SAR, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Macau SAR, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam.
- Application form for habitual residents of the Middle East/North Africa region
- You must be a citizen and resident of one of the following regions: Türkiye, United Arab Emirates, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Bahrain, Kuwait, Tunisia.
- Application form for habitual residents of North America
- You must be a citizen and resident of Canada or the United States.
- Application form for habitual residents of Latin America/Caribbean
- You must be a citizen and resident of any Latin American or Caribbean country, excluding Brazil. If you are a Brazilian citizen, you may be eligible for a Birkbeck Global Futures Scholarship (see above).
- Application form for those ordinarily resident in sub-Saharan Africa
- You must be a citizen of and live in one of the following territories: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo (Democratic Republic of), Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, eSwatini, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Gambia, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
(3) Successful applicants will be selected based on a statement of no more than 4,000 characters in support of their application. The statement must explain why they are the ideal candidate for the scholarship.
(4) If you are successfully awarded this scholarship, you will be notified by email. You must pay a non-refundable deposit of £200 within the period specified in the award letter (usually five working days).
(5) You must successfully register for the Fall 2025 session to receive the award, and no later than September 7, 2025.
Website
To learn more about international scholarships at Birkbeck, please visit the official website: