Malaysia High Fliers Undergraduate Scholarship

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: Malaysia
Type of Award: University
Deadline for applying: Closes 30/06/2025

Award Description

The University of Birmingham is pleased to announce six scholarship awards of £5,000 for Malaysia-domiciled students applying for entry to an undergraduate programme at the Birmingham campus starting September 2025.

These are joint awards with our local representatives listed here alphabetically:

IDP
MABECS
SI-UK
Taylors

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 is for one £5000 award towards tuition fees (for the first year only) of a full-time undergraduate degree programme at the University of Birmingham UK campus, starting September 2025.

Eligibility Criteria

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.

Students who are applying for government scholarships are still able to apply for our awards, but if the student does receive a full government scholarship or alternative scholarship award then they are no longer eligible for this scholarship.

In order to be eligible, candidates must:

Have received an offer and selected the University of Birmingham as their firm choice by 30/06/2025 for a full-time undergraduate programme starting September 2025. The student must be entering the first year of an undergraduate programme based at the Birmingham UK campus.
Be on track to meet or exceed the academic conditions of their offer to the programme.
Be classed as Malaysia 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 our local representatives one of our local representatives listed here in alphabetical order: IDP, MABECS, SI-UK and Taylors
Accept an offer from the University of Birmingham and be in contact with one of our local representatives by the deadline; 30 June 2025.

How to Apply

To apply for the scholarship, students must be registered with one of our local representatives, have accepted an offer from the University of Birmingham, and have made Birmingham their firm choice by the scholarship deadline of 30 June 2025.

Selection for the award will be based on academic merit and the students who are deemed the highest performers.

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

Contact
For further information please get in touch with our local representatives:

IDP Malaysia
E: info.kualalumpur@idp.com
W: https://www.idp.com/malaysia/

MABECS
E: enquiries@mabecs.com
W: https://mabecs.com/

SI-UK Malaysia
E: malaysia@studyin-uk.com
W: https://www.studyin-uk.com/malaysia/

Taylor’s University
E: placement@taylors.edu.my
W: https://college.taylors.edu.my/en.html