Canada High Fliers Undergraduate Scholarships

Level of study
Any Undergraduate
Subject area
Arts and Law, Engineering and Physical Sciences, Life and Environmental Sciences, Cancer Sciences, Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Health and Population Sciences, Immunity and Infection, Nursing and Physiotherapy, Pharmacy, Social Sciences
Nationality
Canada
Type of Award
University
Deadline for applying
Closes 30/04/2025

Award Description

The University of Birmingham is pleased to announce the award of a number of scholarships for Canadian domiciled students applying for entry to an undergraduate programme at the University starting September 2025.

The scholarships will be awarded to the highest performing students starting their University of Birmingham programme in 2025/26 academic year.

Value of Award

The scholarship awards are for £5000 towards tuition fees (for the first year only) of a full time undergraduate degree programme at the University starting September 2025

Eligibility Criteria

Students applying to MBChB Medicine and Surgery or BDS Dental Surgery are not eligible for this scholarship. Please note Law applicants can also apply for scholarships offered by Birmingham Law School

In order to be eligible, candidates must:

  • Have received an offer and selected the University of Birmingham as their firm choice for a full time undergraduate programme starting September 2025. The student must be entering the first year of an undergraduate programme based at Birmingham’s UK campus
  • Meet the academic conditions of their offer to the programme;
  • Be classed as Canada domiciled.
  • 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 undergraduate study application attached to, one of our local representatives listed here in alphabetical order: Across the Pond and SI-UK Canada.
  • Submit your scholarship application via the form on our website by 30 April 2025.
  • Upon enrolment in September 2025, pay their net tuition fees for the first year by 1 November, immediately following enrolment.

Please note that students already registered and studying on a programme at the University of Birmingham in the UK, and students applying for MBChB Medicine and Surgery or BDS Dental Surgery are not eligible for this scholarship.

How to Apply

To apply for the scholarship students will need to have accepted an offer from Birmingham, have selected Birmingham as their firm choice, and complete the scholarship application form by the scholarship deadline of 30 April 2025. Selection for the award will be based on academic merit.

Access the scholarship application form

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 late May and the scholarships will be awarded upon the students’ enrolment in September 2025.

If you have any questions please email NorthAmerica@contacts.bham.ac.uk