Bursaries and Scholarships
- The Birmingham Grant offers additional support to students whose household income falls below the University’s annual financial threshold: £877 (2010–11).
- The Birmingham Scholarship is available to students who meet the criteria for the award of a Birmingham Grant and, in addition, obtain A levels of AAB or better or 34 or more points in the International Baccalaureate or DDD in BTec (other qualifications considered on a case by case basis): £1,316 (2010–11).
- Scholarships available for international students.
- Part-time employment, paid volunteering and placement opportunities will be created by the University as supplementary income sources.
- The University offers generous Excellence Scholarships in selected subjects to students who are expected to achieve at the highest levels and there are scholarship opportunities for International students. There are also additional subject-scholarships in physics, engineering, computer science and for music and sport depending on your financial circumstances and previous academic achievement.
Tuition Fees 2013
University of Birmingham Tuition Fees 2013
| Minimum fee |
£9,000 |
Average fee |
£9,000 |
| Maximum fee |
£9,000 |
Average cost to student* |
£8,303 |
* The estimated average cost per student after allowing for financial support (e.g. fee waivers and bursaries) from the institution.
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- The average tuition fees for full-time UK and other EU students beginning their undergraduate studies at English universities in 2013 will be £8,507.
- This reduces to £7,898 when all financial support is taken into account, including the National Scholarship Programme, bursaries, scholarships, and fee waivers and discounts.
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Tuition Fees 2012
University of Birmingham Tuition Fees 2012
| Minimum fee |
£9,000 |
Average fee |
£9,000 |
| Maximum fee |
£9,000 |
Average cost to student* |
£8,277 |
* The estimated average cost per student after allowing for financial support (e.g. fee waivers and bursaries) from the institution.
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The tuition fees
for full-time UK and other EU students beginning their undergraduate studies at English
universities in 2012 have been announced. The average fee across all universities will be £8,393
as compared to that for 2011 entry of £3,375. To offset this increase in fee levels, there will
be additional financial support for students from lower income families and other groups not well
represented in higher education. This will be in the form of fee waivers, grants, bursaries and
scholarships, and accommodation discounts. It is a comprehensive package of income and expenditure
but most of the media coverage has concentrated on the cost and not enough on the benefits and help.
Students resident in Wales will receive a non-repayable Fee Grant equal to the fee amount above £3,465,
no matter where in the UK they study.
University of Birmingham Tuition Fees to 2011
The table below lists the annual tuition fees that were charged to new students
entering the first year of an undergraduate degree or a one-year taught postgraduate
course, most recently for those entering in September/October 2011. Note that these
are tuition fees only for the full academic year and do not include accommodation,
living costs or travel costs, etc.
Fees for UK nationals with UK residence (home students) and EU nationals with EU
residence (EU students) are the same, whereas fees for other overseas students are
typically differentiated by course, usually in two bands: one for arts/classroom based
courses and the other, typically higher, for science/laboratory based courses (fees for
medicine and dentistry are generally much higher).
Postgraduate course fees do not necessarily fit neatly in fee bands and further enquiry
should be made to a university (or its website) for the exact fees for a particular course.
| Year |
UK and EU Students |
Overseas - Art |
Overseas - Science |
| Undergrad |
Postgrad |
Undergrad |
Postgrad |
Undergrad |
Postgrad |
| 2006–2007 |
£3000 |
£4000* |
£9000 |
£9000 |
£11700 |
£11700 |
| * PGHEU there are higher fees for some programmes |
| 2007–2008 |
£3070 |
£4100 |
£9200 |
£9200 |
£11950 |
£11950 |
| 2008–2009 |
£3145 |
£4200* |
£9450* |
£9450 |
£12250* |
£12250 |
| * PGHEU standard fee for non self-fincing programmes; PGOS1 and PGOS2 standard fees for non self-fincing programmes |
| 2009–2010 |
£3225 |
£4350* |
£9880 |
£9880* |
£12800 |
£12800* |
| * PGHEU standard fee for non self-fincing programmes; PGOS1 and PGOS2 standard fees for non self-fincing programmes |
| 2010–2011 |
£3290 |
£4500* |
£10800 |
£10800* |
£13950 |
£13950* |
| * PGHEU standard fee for non self-fincing programmes; OS standard fees for non self-fincing programmes |
| 2011–2012 |
£3,375 |
£4,650–11,700 tbc |
£11,340 |
£12,330 |
£14,650 |
£15,660 |
| * Certain programmes will be charged at intermediate rate of £12,000 or £13,000, or as individually priced. |
We wish to acknowledge and warmly thank the late Mike Reddin for permission to publish
extracts from his tables of university and college fees.
Content was accurate at the time of compilation.
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