Scholarships at Birmingham Üniversitesi

The Poynting Achievement Scholarship, for international undergraduate physics students, celebrates your significant success in achieving your place as a student at the University of Birmingham.

The Poynting Achievement Scholarship consists of £1500 fee waiver during each year of your undergraduate degree for all students who meet the criteria below.

To be eligible for this award you must:

• Be classified as international for fees on your acceptance to the university.

• Apply to the University by 6pm on 30th June as one of your original five choices. Then be accepted to one of the following courses for year 1 entry in 2025 after placing it as firm choice in UCAS:

  • Physics BSc

  • Physics MSci

  • Physics (International Study) BSc

  • Physics (International Study) MSci

  • Physics and Astrophysics BSc

  • Physics and Astrophysics MSci

  • Physics and Astrophysics (International Study) BSc

  • Physics with Data Science BSc

  • Physics with Data Science MSci

  • Physics with Medical Physics BSc

  • Physics with Medical Physics MSci

  • Physics with Particle Physics and Cosmology BSc

  • Physics with Particle Physics and Cosmology MSci

  • Theoretical Physics BSc

  • Theoretical Physics MSci

  • Theoretical Physics and Applied Mathematics BSc

  • Theoretical Physics and Applied Mathematics MSci

• The Poynting Achievement Scholarship cannot be held in the same year in conjunction with Poynting Excellence Scholarship, which would take priority over this award.

To renew this award in a subsequent year of study you must:

• Hold Poynting Achievement Scholarship or Poynting Excellence Scholarship in the previous academic year.

• Achieve 70% year average at the first attempt in your previous year of study.

• Renewal will pause for years spent in international study or intercalated study and will restart during your return to study at in School of Physics and Astronomy at Birmingham based on the performance from the year before your year out.