UK Universities
The Beacon Equity Trust has built partnerships to offer up to six new full fee annual undergraduate scholarships through the following:
The Beacon Scholarship at the University of Birmingham
The University of Birmingham, is a truly global university producing world-leading research. It benefits from mutual partnerships with a wide range of international institutions and hosts a large international community of researchers and students. With over 8,700 international students from approximately 150 countries, and 31% of our academic staff from overseas, its campus is truly a diverse and global place which attracts the brightest and best international students and staff. The University offers a wide range of programmes at undergraduate level with over 350 different courses within five academic faculties.
The Beacon Scholarship at Cardiff University
Cardiff University is a top 20 university in the UK for the overall quality of research, confirmed as world-leading or internationally excellent. Founded by Royal Charter in 1883, the University today combines impressive modern facilities and a dynamic approach to teaching and research. From its outstanding central location amidst the parks, Portland-stone buildings that form the city's elegant civic centre, the University's students and staff are drawn from over 120 countries, attracted by its international reputation and commitment to innovation and excellence. Cardiff is ranked in the top 200 institutions in the world and is a member of the Russell Group of Britain's leading research universities, in addition it has been named Welsh University of the Year in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2023.
The University offers a wide range of courses at undergraduate level across 27 Academic Schools. The University also runs a number of Foundation Programmes.
Click here for a list of undergraduate courses at Cardiff University
The Beacon Scholarship at the University of Exeter
The University of Exeter is a Russell Group university that combines world-class research with high levels of student satisfaction. The university has over 30,000 students from 150+ countries and has four campuses: Streatham and St Luke's (both of which are in Exeter); and Truro and Penryn (both of which are in Cornwall). The university is primarily located in the city of Exeter, where it is the principal higher education institution.
We offer a wide range of undergraduate, postgraduate taught and postgraduate research degrees across more than 40 subjects, taught by world-leading academics. We were one of the few Russell Group institutions to receive a prestigious triple gold award from the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF 2023), whilst the 2021 Research Excellence Framework review showed that we are doing more research, of better quality, with a bigger impact on the world than ever before.
The Beacon Scholarship at Imperial College London
Imperial College London is the only university in the UK to focus exclusively on science, engineering and medicine. Joining such a specialist community means studying what you love with people who love it too – all in the heart of one of the world's most exciting cities. We're ranked among the top ten best universities in the world in the QS World University Rankings, making an Imperial degree highly valued by employers across the globe. We consistently rank among the top of the UK's most international universities by Times Higher Education. Students from over 140 countries come to study at the College, and we are involved in significant research collaborations that span the globe. Our location in central London is a huge advantage in what we do: attracting the best minds from all corners of the world and setting us in the heart of a truly international community.
Click here for a list of undergraduate courses at Imperial College London
The Beacon Scholarship at the London School of Economics
LSE was founded in 1895 by four leading members of the Fabian Society – Beatrice and Sidney Webb, Graham Wallas and George Bernard Shaw. The School's aim was the betterment of society, and in 1922 it adopted as its motto rerume cognoscere causas – to know the causes of things. Today it is one of the foremost social science universities in the world, with teaching and research spanning the full breadth of social sciences, from economics and politics to anthropology and geography. Situated in the heart of central London, LSE is famed for its cosmopolitan student body, drawing its students from over 145 countries worldwide.
Click here for a list of undergraduate courses at The London School of Economics
