Postgraduate Chancellor's Scholarship for Middle East and North Africa

Students applying to our Business School programmes are not eligible for this scholarship. Please note that Business School applicants can apply for scholarships offered by the Birmingham Business School.

Please note that distance-learning, MPhil, MRes and PhD programmes are not eligible for this award.

Students who are in receipt of a full scholarship or sponsorship from their home country are not eligible for this award.

In order to be eligible, candidates must:

In order to be eligible, candidates must:

• Have received and accepted an offer for a full-time postgraduate taught masters programme starting September 2026. The student must be entering onto a degree programme based at Birmingham's UK campus.
• Meet the academic conditions of their offer to the programme.
• 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 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.
• Start their studies at the University in September 2026 (the scholarship award may not be deferred).
• Be registered with, and have their postgraduate application attached to one of our local representatives listed below in alphabetical order.
• Upon enrolment in September 2026, pay their net tuition fees for the first year by 1 November, immediately following enrolment.

Eligible countries

Open to all nationalities but students must be living in (domiciled) in the following countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE.