Geoffrey Ma Birmingham Hong Kong Masters Scholarship

Selection for the shortlisting interviews will be based on academic performance and a 150-200 word summary on ‘Why Birmingham' to be submitted to your local representative.

In order to be eligible, candidates must:

• You should have an excellent academic background. Candidates should have or be expecting a 2.1 in a bachelors degree or equivalent.
• Meet the academic conditions of their offer to the programme.
• Have received, and accepted, an offer of a place to study a full-time one-year masters taught programme at the University of Birmingham UK campus starting September 2025.
• Be classed as Hong Kong domiciled.
• Be classed by the University as an overseas fee payer for tuition fee payment. Should be able to fund the remaining costs of their studies at Birmingham from other sources.
• Have sufficient funds to cover the full cost of living for a year at the University of Birmingham, plus any visa/travel expenses associated with studying in the UK.
• Start their studies at the University in September/ October 2025 on a course delivered on-campus, the scholarship award may not be deferred.
• Have paid the standard £3,000 Admissions deposit by the deadline stated in the offer letter.
• Be registered with, and have their postgraduate study application attached to, one of our local representatives – Aston Education, IDP Education, LinkedU, SI-UK Hong Kong. A student may only apply through one local representative.
• Upon enrolment in September 2025, pay their net tuition fees for the first year by 1 November, immediately following enrolment.
• Submit your scholarship application through one of our local representatives by the deadline.