2025 West Africa Chancellor’s Scholarship at University of Birmingham, UK

Valued at £10,000
Masters
United Kingdom
University of Birmingham
Deadline
30th June, 2025

The University of Birmingham is pleased to announce the West Africa Postgraduate Chancellor’s Scholarship award of £10,000 for select students from Nigeria and Ghana applying for entry to a postgraduate taught programme at the University starting September 2025.

Eligibility: Nigerians and Ghanaians with at least a 2:1 in their bachelor’s degree, who have an offer and have paid the £3,000 deposit.

  • Have an excellent academic background. Candidates should have or be expecting a 2.1 and above in a bachelor's degree or equivalent.
  • Have received an offer and selected the University of Birmingham as their firm choice for a full-time postgraduate taught programme starting September 2025.
  • Meet the academic conditions of their offer to the programme.
  • Be classed as nationals or domiciled in Nigeria or Ghana.  
  • 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 paid their £3,000 deposit by the deadline stated in their offer letter from the Admissions Office.
  • 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). If a scholarship recipient decides to defer their programme start date to September 2026, they will no longer be eligible as the scholarship is only available for programmes starting in September 2025.
  • Be registered with, and have their postgraduate study 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; 30th June 2025.
  • Upon enrolment in September 2025, pay their net tuition fees for the academic year by 1 November, immediately following enrolment.


Benefits: £10,000 off tuition fees
 Can be combined with the £5,000 125th Anniversary Scholarship.
Type: Postgraduate
Eligible Fields:  Arts and Law

  •  Engineering & Physical Sciences
  •  Life & Environmental Sciences
  •  Medicine & Health
  •  Education, Political Science, Development, Sociology, Social Work, etc.
  • Business School, PhD, MPhil, PGDip/PGCert, and distance-learning programmes are not eligible.

Eligible Countries: Nigeria and Ghana
Deadline: 30th June 2025
Host Country: UK

2025 West Africa Chancellor’s Scholarship at University of Birmingham, UK

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This scholarship is no longer available

Applications closed on 30th June, 2025

Original Deadline

30th June, 2025

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