Scholarship Overview

Poynting Achievement Scholarship is applicable to only Bachelors courses. This is a merit based scholarship. Poynting Achievement Scholarship award up to Pound 1,500 one time to various international students. The number of students to be awarded this scholarship Varies each year. To be eligible for this scholarship students need to appear for IELTS and PTE.Students must have passed 12th and to be eligible for this scholarship. All international students irrespective of their Nationality can apply for a Poynting Achievement Scholarship. If an applicant has already received a free bursary or has applied for another scholarship offered by the university, then he/she is not eligible for this scholarship. All international students are auto-considered for these scholarships when they apply for the courses that have scholarships.

Applicable course, university and country

This scholarship is applicable for Bachelors Degree

This scholarship is applicable for the following courses in University of Birmingham in UK

• Theoretical Physics BSc
  Physics (International Study) BSc
• Physics BSc
  Physics with Particle Physics and Cosmology MSci
• Theoretical Physics and Applied Mathematics BSc
  Physics and Astrophysics BSc
• Physics and Astrophysics (International Study) BSc
  Physics with Particle Physics and Cosmology BSc

Eligible courses are:

• 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 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

 

Scholarship amount details

Max scholarship per student: Pound 1,500 => Rs 1,62,120

Conversion rate used: 1 Pound = Rs. 105.63 (last updated 17th January 2025)

Scholarship amount will be given: One Time

Scholarship amount can be used for

Type of Expense	Indicates if scholarship can be used for this type of expense
Tuition & Fees	✔Scholarship amount can be used for this
Living Expense	×Not covered in scholarship
Accommodation	×Not covered in scholarship
Air Fare/Travel Expenses	×Not covered in scholarship
Spouse/Child Care	×Not covered in scholarship
Health Cover	×Not covered in scholarship
Application	×Not covered in scholarship
Others	×Not covered in scholarship

Student Awards

Number of students to be awarded: Varies

Scholarship Eligibility

Special Restrictions

• No Special Restriction applicable

Exams Details

Exam name	Indicates if exam is required and cutoff (if any)
IELTS	Required (minimum score 6)
PTE	Required
12	Required

Eligibility

To be eligible for this award you must:

• Holders of the Indian Standard XII will be considered for entry to the first year of our undergraduate degree programmes. 

  • A*AA = 90% ISC, CBSE, Maharashtra or 85% West Bengal or 95% Other State boards
  • AAA = 85% ISC, CBSE, Maharashtra or 80% West Bengal or 90% Other State boards
• To include A level Mathematics and A level Physics grades A*A (or AA as part of the four A level offer)
• Be classified as international for fees on your acceptance to the university.
• Be accepted to one of the physics courses for year 1 entry in 2023 after placing it as firm choice in UCAS
• English language requirements i.e IELTS 6.0 overall with no less than 5.5 in any band and PTE 51 in all four skills
• To renew this award in a subsequent year of study applicants must:
  • Hold Poynting Achievement Scholarship or Poynting Excellence Scholarship in the previous academic year.
  • Achieve 70% year average at the first attempt in the previous year of study.
  • Renewal will pause for years spent in international study or intercalated study and will restart during student's return to study at in School of Physics and Astronomy at Birmingham based on the performance from the year before their year out.

Application Process for this scholarship

• Written recommendation from a teacher, adviser or professional who knows the applicant academically
• Academic transcript
• English Language proficiency scores
• A copy of passport
• Personal Statement required of 4000 characters, which should answer the questions below:
•  Why you’d like to study a particular course or subject
•  What skills and experience you possess that show your passion for your chosen field

• No application is required, successful applicants will be contacted by the beginning of September 2023.   

Scholarship Application

Students will be auto-considered for this scholarship when they apply for the courses on which this scholarship is applicable. No separate application is needed.

Important Dates

	Date	Additional Details
Application final end date	Not Available	No specific deadline mentioned

Please note that these dates could be in local country times and may not be IST (Indian standard time).