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BIA Future Makers Challenge 2027: Terms and Conditions

Terms and Conditions for the University of Birmingham BIA Future Makers Challenge 2027 

To celebrate 60 years of working together, Kaplan International Pathways (Kaplan, we, us, our), in partnership with the University of Birmingham, are making partial scholarships (the Scholarships) available for up to 5 students. The Scholarships award successful applicants a £5,000 discount on their Kaplan Pathway Programme tuition fees. These terms and conditions detail the eligibility criteria, what eligible students should do to apply for a Scholarship and other important details about the Scholarships.  

  1. Eligible student criteria 

In order to be eligible to apply for one of the Scholarships, you must:  

  1. hold an offer for a Kaplan Pathway Programme at the Birmingham International Academy (the College) for the January 2027 intake; and  
  1. have not yet commenced the studies to which the Scholarship fees would relate; and 
  1. submit a valid Scholarship application by 12 noon (UK time) on 15 December 2026.  

(Eligible Students) 

  1. Submission of applications  

If you are an Eligible Student and wish to apply for one of the Scholarships, you must:  

  1. complete an Application Form; and  
  2. create one 60-second video (in MP4 format up to a maximum of 300MB) or a short, written proposal (maximum 500 words) showcasing your creativity, ambitions, and ideas for the future which answers the following question: If you could solve one problem in the world, what would you change, and how? 
  3. submit the Application Form and video or written proposal to the official Kaplan submission platform by 12 noon (UK time) on 15 December 2026.  

IMPORTANT: Applications submitted after the deadline will not be considered. We encourage you to submit your application as early as possible because entries will be reviewed on a rolling basis (we don’t wait until 15 December 2026 to begin reviewing applications) and Scholarships are subject to availability.  

  1. Your application  

By submitting an application, you warrant that the information in your application form and your video (and the video content) or written proposal:  

  1. is your own work, is not plagiarized and does not infringe on the intellectual property rights of any third party;  
  2. is accurate, complete and up-to-date;  
  3. has not been created using Artificial Intelligence tools.  

IMPORTANT: If are awarded a Scholarship and it is later discovered that you submitted, as part of your application, plagiarized or infringing work, work that has been created or drafted using Artificial Intelligence tools, or false or incomplete information, your Scholarship will be withdrawn.   

  1. Review of applications and notification of outcome 
  1. Applications open on 13 November 2026 and Kaplan will begin to review applications as soon as they are received.  
  2. Entries will be judged by a panel appointed by Kaplan whose decision will be final. Successful applicants will be selected at the panel’s sole discretion, based on the originality, clarity of expression and impact potential shown in their application;  
  3. Kaplan will use all reasonable efforts to notify all Scholarship applicants of the outcome of their application by email within two weeks of the submission of their application. The email address used to inform applicants of the outcome of their application will be the email address provided in the application.  
  4. If you are informed that your application has been successful, you must:  
  1. accept your offer to study a Kaplan Pathways Programme at the College;  
  2. accept the Scholarship by the deadline stated in your application outcome email; and 
  3. pay any deposit or confirmation fee by the deadline stated in your application outcome email.  

Failure to meet these conditions will result in your Scholarship being withdrawn. 

  1. If you are informed that your application has been successful, but you did not make an application to the College, you will no longer be eligible to receive the Scholarship.  
  2. If you accept the Scholarship in line with this section 4, you will be contacted by us to:  
  1. request a testimonial in connection with your Scholarship; and  
  2. ask if you would be interested in becoming a “Student Content Creator”, which may involve you being featured in Kaplan’s promotional materials and/or that of our university partners. 

You do not have to provide a testimonial or become a “Student Content Creator” if you do not wish to.  

  1. IMPORTANT – General terms 
  1. Successful applicants will be awarded a £5,000 discount on their tuition fees for a Kaplan Pathways Programme at the College.  
  2. If you are awarded a Scholarship, it is not transferable to another person or to another course, or educational institution (alternative Kaplan college or otherwise).
  3. If you are awarded a Scholarship and later decide to defer your place at the College, your Scholarship will be withdrawn. Scholarships cannot be deferred.  
  4. Unless otherwise specified in your application outcome email, if you are awarded a Scholarship, the full Scholarship amount will be applied as a one-off discount to your final term tuition fee for your Kaplan Pathways Programme at the College.  
  5. No cash alternative will be provided. 
  6. Kaplan is not responsible for any Scholarship application that cannot be successfully or properly submitted due to a technical fault, technical malfunction, computer hardware or software failure, or satellite, network or server failure of any kind.  
  7. Kaplan reserves the right to withdraw, amend or reduce the number of Scholarships at any time.
  8. Kaplan reserves the right to amend these terms and conditions at any time without notice. The latest version will always be available on the Kaplan International Pathways website.  
  9. By submitting an application for a Scholarship, you are agreeing to be bound by these terms and conditions. We reserve the right to refuse or withdraw a Scholarship to anyone in breach of these terms and conditions.  
  10. To the fullest extent permitted by law, except where caused by our negligence, we shall not be liable for any loss, damage, personal injury or death arising as a result of the award of the Scholarships, or otherwise in connection with the Scholarships or these terms. Your statutory rights are not affected.  
  11. Personal data submitted in connection with a Scholarship application will be processed in accordance with Kaplan’s Privacy Notice.