College of Arts and Law Scholarships

Other eligibility requirements

The College of Arts and Law is offering scholarships worth £3,000 as a tuition fee discount during year one for international undergraduate students commencing their studies in September 2026.

Programmes must fall within one of the following schools:

• English, Drama and Creative Studies
• History and Cultures
• Language, Cultures, Art History and Music
• Liberal Arts
• Philosophy, Theology and Religion

The scholarships will be awarded to the highest performing students starting their University of Birmingham programme in the 2026/27 academic year.

Who can apply?

To be eligible for the College of Arts and Law Scholarship, candidates must:

• 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 applied for, and received an offer and selected the University of Birmingham as their firm choice in UCAS for a full-time undergraduate programme in the College of Arts and Law (excluding Law) starting September 2026 (scholarship cannot be deferred). You must be entering the first year of an undergraduate programme based at Birmingham's UK campus.
• Meet the academic condition of their offer to the programme.
• Be self-funding and 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.
• Submit your scholarship application via the form on our website by 30 April 2026.
• Accept an offer from the University of Birmingham for a programme within the College of Arts and Law (excluding Law) by 30 June 2026.
• Upon enrolment in September 2026, pay their net tuition fees for the first year by 1 November 2026, immediately following enrolment.