The Professor HO Thomas Scholarship is designed to support students pursuing at University of Birmingham. It offers financial support of upto undefined for Tuition fees and is open to eligible undergraduate students.
Overview of the Professor HO Thomas Scholarship scholarship
Who can apply for the Professor HO Thomas Scholarship?
The award is disbursed as follow:
First payment (year 1) of £2000 made in March/April of the academic year.
In years 2-5 split payments (£1000 each) will be made in October (Semester 1) and January (Semester 2).
Who can apply?
Undergraduate students from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnicity and are eligible for Home fees are eligible to receive this scholarship.
Eligiblity Criteria
Eligible students will meet the following conditions. The student who scores the highest points will receive the award. In the event of two or more students scoring the same number of points, the student who attended the least well performing school/college for A-levels will be awarded the scholarship.
Home student (student classified as ‘Home for Fees' at the programme start date) – no points allocated.
Ethnicity – points allocated as follows based on the ethnicity categories provided at the time of registration.:
Black or Mixed (Black/Black British – Caribbean Black/Black British – African Other Black background, Mixed - White and Black Caribbean, Mixed - White and Black African, Other Mixed Background) – 5 points.
Other Asian and Minority Ethnic (Asian/Asian British – Indian Asian/Asian British – Pakistan Asian/Asian British – Bangladesh Chinese Other Asian background Mixed – White and Asian Arab) – 3 points.
Home POLAR 4 Quintile – Q1 = 10 points, Q2 = 8 points, Q3 = 6 points, Q4 = 2 points, Q5 = 1 point.
Contextual School (identified using the criteria described on the MBChB admissions webpage for identifying contextual applicants) – 5 points
Which countries and nationalities are eligible?
Students of any nationality can apply for this scholarship provided that their country of permanent residency is the United Kingdom or Ireland.
Head over to the University of Birmingham for more details on the scholarship and application guidelines
Head over to the University of Birmingham for more details on the scholarship and application guidelines
Professor HO Thomas Scholarship scholarship
What does the Professor HO Thomas Scholarship include?
This scholarship provides the following support:
What is the selection process for the Professor HO Thomas Scholarship?
Here's an outline of the selection criteria and process to help you understand how the recipients are chosen:
Applying for the Professor HO Thomas Scholarship: What you need to know
Ready to apply? Here's what you need to know before submitting your application:
The successful candidate is automatically selected using admissions data and therefore there is no application process. The successful candidate will be notified in November/December in the year of entry.
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