Scholarships at Cardiff University

Our Undergraduate International Excellence scholarships for 2025 offer several half-fee scholarships to undergraduate international students who can demonstrate their academic potential.

Key dates

• scholarship application deadline: 23:59 on 4 April 2025.

• scholarship acceptance deadline: 2 weeks after award allocation.

• meeting of offer conditions: 20 August 2025.

Eligibility

To be eligible for the scholarship you must:

• be classed as an international student for fee-paying purposes.

• be self-financed and not in receipt of non-repayable funding from alternative sources.

• be holding an offer for an eligible undergraduate degree commencing in autumn 2025 at the point of submitting your scholarship application.

• achieve a minimum of AAB at A-level or equivalent qualification.

• submit your scholarship application by 23:59 Friday, 4 April 2025 (UK time).

• be able to evidence that you meet all entry requirements of your chosen course, including English language requirements by the required UCAS deadline.

Conditional offer holders

• you must confirm Cardiff University as your firm choice by the UCAS deadline, and meet all offer conditions, including any English language conditions, by 20 August 2025.

• applicants who do not meet the requirements of their formal UCAS offer will not be eligible for the Undergraduate Excellence Scholarship, even if they are accepted to the university.