Scholarship
High Fliers Undergraduate Scholarships for Africa
University of Birmingham
Award
GBP 5K–5K ≈ €5.8K–€5.9K
Closing date
75 days left · Jun 30, 2026
Location
Global
For
Individuals
About this opportunity
The University of Birmingham offers £5,000 scholarships for international students domiciled in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and South Africa who are applying for entry to an undergraduate programme starting September 2026. These are joint awards with the University's local representatives. The scholarships will be awarded to the highest performing students starting their University of Birmingham programme in the 2026/2027 academic year. Applicants must have received an offer and selected the University of Birmingham as their firm choice for a full-time undergraduate programme, meet the academic conditions of their offer, be classed as an overseas fee payer, have sufficient funds to cover living costs plus visa/travel expenses, and be registered with one of the University's local representatives in the eligible countries. The award is £5,000 towards first-year tuition fees only.
Decisions announced by 14 August 2026
Who can apply
Applicant Types
individual
Residency
🇳🇬 Nigeria
🇬🇭 GH
🇰🇪 Kenya
🇿🇦 South Africa
Project Locations
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Region
United Kingdom
How to apply
Institutional approval
Stages
- 1 single_stage
Review process
Selection based on academic merit. Only under exceptional circumstances where candidates have identical grades will applicants be asked to attend an online interview.
Restrictions
- no_concurrent_funding
- geographic_restrictions
Post-award obligations
- acknowledge_funder