What's the difference? - University of Birmingham

20 The Birmingham Magazine
Leaders of tomorrow
The University has always been committed to providing
opportunity to those with the talent and determination to
succeed. When most other UK universities rejected a young
Sir Paul Nurse, Birmingham saw his potential. He is now a
Nobel Prize winner for his work in cancer research.
‘Postgraduate scholarships
will make a very real impact
on the lives of students here.’
Steve Allmark,
Head of Postgraduate Recruitment
To ensure no one is dissuaded from coming
to Birmingham by their financial situation and
to attract the very best undergraduate and
postgraduate talent, the University offers a
range of scholarships. They draw the very best
students to Birmingham from the city, the UK
and overseas, and contribute to the University’s
thriving, diverse and intellectually stimulating
community. The campaign will support the
leaders of tomorrow through:
Access to Birmingham (A2B) Scholarships
Through A2B, we partner schools who do not
historically send many students on to higher
education, helping their most able students
realise their potential. Often these students
have no family history of higher education and
might not have even considered university in
their future. Acknowledged as a UK leader,
the scheme offers an A2B Scholarship worth
£1,200 a year to those students who meet our
stringent standard entry requirements to ease
the financial impact of university.
future generations and increased scientific
and commercial productivity, innovation
and creativity, directly benefiting the country’s
economy. Research shows talent-based
scholarships attract the best to these subjects,
so Birmingham will offer £5,000 a year to the
cream of undergraduates with the aim of
creating a system akin to the University of
Oxford’s world-renowned Rhodes Scholarships.
Postgraduate Scholarships
Debt from undergraduate degree courses
affects student decisions about whether
to pursue postgraduate study or a career,
even potentially removing further study as an
option. Attractive postgraduate scholarships
are therefore vital to support a ‘stream of
excellence’, through which the brightest and
best students can progress at the University
without the burden of further debt, and to
make Birmingham the destination of choice
for the best young researchers in the world.
Learn more
www.alumni.bham.ac.uk/circlesofinfluence
Talent and determination: A2B scholarship recipient Adnan Shabir, 2nd Year BSc Mathematics with Business Management
Excellence Scholarships
Birmingham has traditionally been extremely
strong in challenging subjects such as
mathematics, engineering and the sciences,
making us well placed to attract the very
best undergraduates. More people studying
these subjects means more teachers for
‘Students from more
challenging backgrounds
with no family history of
higher education like mine
often do not have the
support to achieve top
A–level grades. A2B works
to raise their aspirations.’
Martin Devenish
Donor (BCom Industrial, Economic
and Business Studies, 1986)