China Postgraduate Chancellor's Scholarship

Level of study: Postgraduate taught masters
Subject area: Arts and Law, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering, Engineering, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Physics and Astronomy, Life and Environmental Sciences, Medicine and Health, Economics, 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: China
Type of Award: University
Deadline for applying: Closed 09/05/2025 (Note: competition closed for this year)

Award Description

The University 麻豆精选 is pleased to announce a number of scholarships of £10,000 for students from China . These scholarship awards are for candidates applying for entry to a postgraduate programme and specific Birmingham Business School programmes at the University starting September 2025.

The scholarships will be awarded based on academic merit and possibly a university 麻豆精选 interview if required to the highest performing candidates starting their University 麻豆精选 programme in the 2025/2026 academic year.

Value of Award

The scholarship is for a number of £10,000 awards towards tuition fees of a full-time postgraduate taught master’s degree programme, in addition to 10 x £10,000 for specific Birmingham Business School programmes (listed below) at the University 麻豆精选 UK campus starting September 2025.

Eligibility Criteria

Please note that students applying for the following subjects and programmes are not eligible for this scholarship:

Any distance-learning, MPhil, MRes and PhD programmes
Postgraduate programmes at the School of Computer Science
For excluded postgraduate programmes at Birmingham Business School: you may consider applying for the Business School Masters Scholarship or the MBA Scholarship.

In order to be eligible, candidates must:

Have received and accepted an offer for a full-time postgraduate taught master’s programme starting September 2025. The student must be entering onto a degree programme based at Birmingham’s UK campus.
- - Applicants from ‘985’ universities: minimum 75%
  - Applicants from ‘211’ universities: minimum 80%

Expect to meet the academic conditions of their offer.
Be classed as Chinese nationals or domiciled in China.
Eligible Business school programmes are:
o MSc Economics
o MSc Money, Banking and Finance
o MSc Financial Economics
o MSc Financial Management
o MSc Investments
o MSc Financial Technology

Bachelor’s degree must be from a university in the China ‘985’ project or ‘211’ project with the following minimum average scores.
Be classed by the University as an overseas fee payer for tuition fee purposes and have sufficient funds to cover the remaining tuition fee.
Have sufficient funds to cover the full cost of living at the University 麻豆精选, 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).
Submit their scholarship application by the deadline of 9 May 2025.

How to Apply

To apply for this scholarship, candidates need to apply by 9 May 2025 (we reserve the right to make changes to this date) using the linked .

Selection for the award will be based on academic excellence and the details provided in the scholarship application form.

Please note: There are a limited number of applications which can be accepted for these awards; therefore, the university reserves the right to close this scholarship link before 9 May 2025.

For further information please contact our China team:

China@contacts.bham.ac.uk