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Natural Sciences postgraduate bursary

Award overview

  • Level: Postgraduate
  • Mode of study: Full-time, part-time
  • Tuition fee status: Home
  • Value: £5,000
  • Number of awards: One
  • Deadline: Closed

Please note: Applications are now closed and details given below are subject to change and will be updated when the next bursary is confirmed.

This bursary is open to any student eligible for Home fees enrolling on a postgraduate master's degree in the School of Natural Sciences: MSc Microbiology, MSc Bioinformatics, MSc Analytical Bioscience, MSc Analytical Chemistry, MSc Structural Molecular Biology, MRes Structural Biology, MRes Bioinformatics, MRes Global Infectious Diseases, MRes Chemical Research or MSc Astrobiology.

Eligibility

The bursary is to be awarded to a talented student experiencing financial hardship about to begin a master’s programme in the School of Natural Sciences.

Applicants should hold a BSc (Hons) at 2i or above, or an equivalent qualification.

reference will be given to an applicant who, in addition to meeting the previous requirements, obtained their undergraduate degree from Birkbeck.

The applicant of this bursary must already be an applicant to Birkbeck.

Value

One bursary worth £5,000 is to be paid to the successful student in one year for a full-time student or split across two years in the case of a part-time student.