The University of Birmingham is offering scholarships worth more than £1 million for Indian students. These scholarships are designed to support Indian students with exceptional academic and extracurricular achievements in pursuing their studies at the university. For the 2024–25 academic year, scholarships for both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes are available, according to an official release.
They are further classified into merit-based and automatic awards, catering to specific academic fields such as Business, Computer Science, Arts and Law, Environmental and Physical Sciences, Geography and Earth and Environmental Sciences, the release mentioned.
“These scholarships demonstrate both the importance that Indian students have in our global student community and our commitment to India as a strategic partner. The University of Birmingham is a global civic university with a long, illustrious relationship with India,” Robin Mason, pro-vice-chancellor (international), University of Birmingham, said.
Among the various scholarships announced, notable offerings include 20 ‘Outstanding Achievement Scholarships’ for undergraduate students, each valued at £4,000. Additionally, there are 15 ‘India Chancellor Scholarships’ for postgraduate students, each amounting to £2,000. The ‘Global Masters Scholarships’ scheme also provides unlimited automatic scholarships of £2,000 each. Several other scholarships tailored specifically for Indian students have been introduced as part of this initiative, as per the release.