What University of Birmingham Postgraduate High Fliers Scholarship actually covers.
The University of Birmingham Postgraduate High Fliers Scholarship offers £5,000 tuition fee discounts to outstanding international students pursuing a taught Masters degree at the University of Birmingham's UK campus. This scholarship is automatically awarded to eligible international students who have received an offer to study in September 2026 — no separate application is required. The scholarship aims to attract the world's brightest minds and support them in accessing high-quality postgraduate education in the UK. Birmingham is a leading Russell Group university with a rich history of research and innovation across disciplines including science, engineering, business, humanities and social sciences. The scholarship helps offset the cost of tuition, making UK postgraduate study more accessible for talented students from across the globe. African students meeting the eligibility criteria are strongly encouraged to apply for their chosen Masters programme and take advantage of this automatic award upon receiving their offer.
Who can apply.
Open to masters applicants seeking to study in United Kingdom. Eligible nationalities are listed below.
46 more eligible countries — full list available on the official application page.
Every academic discipline is accepted.
This programme does not restrict by field. Research proposals across humanities, sciences, engineering, agriculture, and medicine are all accepted.
Four steps to a complete application.
Scholar Africa is a discovery and tracking platform — the application itself is submitted directly through the official provider site. The steps below mirror our HowTo schema.
Check eligibility
Confirm your nationality, academic level, and field of study match the criteria above.
Eligibility checklist
Prepare documents
Transcripts, recommendation letters, personal statement, and a valid passport.
Document checklist
Submit the application
Submit before May 29, 2026 via the official portal.
Submission checklist
Track your application
Use your Scholar Africa dashboard to monitor status and deadline reminders.
Post-submission checklist
What we checked, when we checked it.
Scholar Africa runs a link-liveness check on every listing before it goes live. Five additional checks (contact, organisation, winners, third-party, manual review) are on the roadmap. University of Birmingham Postgraduate High Fliers Scholarship currently scores 4.0/10.
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Other scholarships worth a parallel application.
Same eligibility window or destination. Many strong applicants apply to three or four programmes per cycle.