Middle East and North Africa Postgraduate Chancellor's Scholarships

Level of study: Postgraduate taught masters
Subject area: Arts and Law, Engineering and Physical Sciences, Life and Environmental Sciences, Medicine and Health, Economic Development and Regeneration, Education, European Studies, Health Services Management, International Development, International Public Administration, International Relations, Local Government Studies, Planning, Political Science, Russian and East European Studies, Social Studies, Social Work, Sociology, Teacher Training, Urban and Regional Studies
Nationality: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Type of Award: University
Deadline for applying: Closes 27/06/2025

Award Description

The University of Birmingham is pleased to announce the award of 6 scholarships of £6,000 for select students in the Middle East and North Africa applying for entry to a postgraduate taught masters programme at the University of Birmingham starting September 2025.

These are joint awards with our local representatives who are listed below in alphabetical order.

The scholarships will be awarded to the highest performing students starting their University of Birmingham programme in the 2025/2026 academic year.

Please note that the scholarship cannot be combined with any other award.

Value of Award

The scholarship is 6 x £6,000 towards tuition fees of a full-time postgraduate taught masters degree programme at the University of Birmingham UK campus, starting September 2025.

Eligibility Criteria

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:

Have received and accepted an offer for a full-time postgraduate taught masters programme starting September 2025. 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 as domiciled in one of the following countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (i.e. habitually resident in one of these countries).
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 2025 (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.
Submit your scholarship application through one of our local representatives by the deadline; 27 June 2025.
Upon enrolment in September 2025, pay their net tuition fees for the first year by 1 November, immediately following enrolment.

How to Apply

To apply for the scholarship students will need to have accepted an offer from Birmingham, and be in contact with one of our local representatives listed below by the scholarship deadline of 27 June 2025. Selection for the award will be based on academic merit.

Only under exceptional circumstances in which the University is unable to choose an awardee based solely on academic merit (for instance, if two candidates have identical grades) will applicants be asked to attend an online interview.

Decisions will be announced in early July and the scholarships will be awarded upon the students’ enrolment in September 2025.

Local Representatives

Acceptix (Egypt, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia)

Web: https://www.acceptix.com/

Al Ahlam (Oman)

Web: https://ahlameducation.com/

Bridge International (Bahrain, Jordan, Oman, Kuwait, Iraq, Qatar and Saudi Arabia)

Web: https://bridge.jo/

British Educational Services Agency (Egypt)

Web: https://www.besaeg.com/

Casa Education (Morocco)

Web: https://casaeducation.com/