Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarships

Our Vice-Chancellor’s International Scholarships for international students domiciled in India reflects our commitment to promote equality and diversity across our full-time undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes.  

Value

• Full-time undergraduate degrees: £500 tuition fee discount, per year of enrolment, over a maximum period of three years (£500 per year over three years, total of £1,500). 

• Full-time master’s courses: £1,500 tuition fee reduction for the first year of enrolment only.

Eligibility

To be eligible for the scholarship, you must:

• be a new student, starting your first year of study in January 2025 or autumn 2025. (N.B. this scholarship is only available to new students).

• be an international student paying international tuition fees.

• be studying a full-time undergraduate course (courses with foundation years are not eligible for this scholarship) starting in autumn 2025 or 

• be studying a full-time master’s course (postgraduate certificates, postgraduate diplomas and graduate diplomas are not eligible for this scholarship) starting in January 2025 or October 2025.

• have an offer and be enrolled on one of our eligible programmes, as described above, starting in January 2025 or autumn 2025.

• be ordinarily domiciled in India.

Please note: This Birkbeck scholarship award cannot be combined with any other scholarships or awards available. If you are in receipt of sponsorship by a third party, you won’t be eligible.