Early Action Scholarship

University College Birmingham provides a scholarship scheme for all new international undergraduate students who meet the payment deadlines specified in the table below.

September 2025 intake	You have paid at least £1,000 within one month of receiving the offer	You have paid at least 50% of tuition fee by 4 August 2025	You have paid the full tuition fee by 1 September 2025	Maximum combined amount
UG Band 1	£1000	£1500	£500	£3000
UG Band 3	£1000	£2500	£500	£4000
PG Band 1	£1000	£1500	£500	£3000
PG Band 3	£1000	£2500	£500	£4000
IFD	£500	£500	£500	£1500
Integrated Pre-Masters	£1000	£3500	£500	£5000

Eligibility criteria

To apply for this scholarship, you must fulfil the following criteria:

You must have received and accepted an offer to study on a full-time undergraduate, postgraduate, international foundation diploma, or integrated pre-master’s programme at University College Birmingham starting in September 2025. Part-time courses, distance learning courses or other levels of study are not eligible.
You must have overseas fee status and be paying overseas tuition fees. Home fee payers are not eligible.
To be eligible for each component of the scholarship, your payment must reach UCB accounts by the corresponding deadline, unless you have proof that you initiated the payment more than two weeks prior to the deadline.
This scholarship is available to students’ first year of study only.

How to apply

The Early Action Scholarship will be awarded automatically to students who meet the eligibility criteria.

Any questions?

For any enquiries regarding our international scholarships and discounts, please email international@ucb.ac.uk.