Cardiff India scholarships
In recognition of the outstanding talent of our Indian students, we offer a range of highly prestigious scholarships designed to attract and reward the best students.
The 2025 Cardiff University £5,000 India Scholarships are open to all eligible India-domiciled students enrolling on a select number of postgraduate programmes commencing in both January and September 2025.
Cardiff University India Scholarship
The following programmes are part of the 2025 Cardiff University £5,000 India Scholarship scheme:
Cardiff Business School
- MBA (Master of Business Administration)
- MBA with Artificial Intelligence
- MSc Business Management
- MSc Business Management with a Professional Placement Year
- MSc Business Strategy and Entrepreneurship
- MSc Finance
- MSc Marketing
- MSc Strategic and Digital Marketing
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
- MSc Environmental Hazards and Disaster Risk Management
- MSc Water, Sustainability and Climate Change
School of Engineering
- MSc Advanced Mechanical Engineering
- MSc Civil Engineering
- MSc Civil and Geoenvironmental Engineering
- MSc Civil and Water Engineering
- MSc Electrical Energy Systems
- MSc Engineering Management
- MSc Engineering Net Zero
- MSc Robotics & Autonomous Systems
- MSc Structural Engineering
- MSc Sustainable Energy and Environment
School of English, Communications and Philosophy
- MA English Literature
- MA Forensic Linguistics
School of Geography and Planning
- MSc Environment and Development
- MSc International Planning and Development
- MSc International Planning and Urban Design
- MSc Spatial Planning and Development
- MSc Sustainability Planning & Environmental Policy
- MSc Transport and Planning
School of Law, Politics and International Relations
- LLM Governance and Devolution
- LLM Human Rights Law
- LLM Intellectual Property Law
- LLM International Commercial Law
- LLM Law
School of Physics and Astronomy
- MSc Astrophysics
- MSc Compound Semiconductor Physics
- MSc Data Intensive Astrophysics
- MSc Data Intensive Physics
- MSc Gravitational Wave Physics
- MSc Physics
Welsh School of Architecture
- MA Architectural Design
- MSc Computational Methods in Architecture
- MSc Environmental Design of Buildings
- MSc Sustainable Building Conservation
- MSc Sustainable Mega Buildings
No separate scholarship application is required. You will automatically be awarded the scholarship upon enrolment if you are holding an offer for an eligible programme and meet the criteria as set out in the India Scholarship terms and conditions,
Eligibility criteria - January 2025 intake
Conditional offer holders
- You must submit your application to the University by 7 January 2025
- You must accept your offer and pay your deposit by 7 January 2025 unless your deposit deadline is after this date, in which case, your deposit must be paid by your initial deposit deadline and your offer accepted within 14 days of it being made.
- You must meet all the offer conditions, including any English Language conditions as stated in your offer by 7 January 2025.
- Applicants who do not meet the conditions of their offer will not be eligible for the Vice-Chancellor’s International Scholarship, even if they are accepted into the University.
Unconditional Offer Holders
- You must submit your application to the University by 7 January 2025
- You must accept your offer and pay your deposit by 7 January 2025 (unless your deposit deadline is after this date, in which case, your deposit must be paid by your initial deposit deadline and your offer accepted within 14 days of it being made.
- You must meet the original admissions criteria for your programme. Applicants who do not meet the original admissions criteria will not be eligible for the Vice-Chancellor’s International Scholarship, even if they are accepted into the University.
Any queries regarding scholarship eligibility need to be raised before 31 March 2025 by emailing InternationalScholarships@cardiff.ac.uk. Requests after this date will not be considered
Eligibility criteria - September 2025 intake
Eligibility criteria and deadlines for the September 2025 intake are currently being finalised and will be published shortly. Details of the September 2024 criteria are included below for reference.
Conditional offer holders
- You must submit your eligible course application to the University by 31 July 2024
- You must accept your offer and pay your deposit by 31 July 2024 unless your deposit deadline is after this date, in which case, your deposit must be paid by your initial deposit deadline and your offer accepted within 14 days of it being made. Deposit deadline extensions past 31 July 2024 will not be accepted for scholarship purposes
- You must meet all the offer conditions, including any English Language conditions as stated in your offer by 20 August 2024
- Applicants who do not meet the conditions of their offer will not be eligible for the Cardiff University £5,000 India Scholarship, even if they are accepted into the University
Unconditional Offer Holders
- You must submit your eligible course application to the University by 31 July 2024
- You must accept your offer and pay your deposit by 31 July 2024 unless your deposit deadline is after this date, in which case, your deposit must be paid by your initial deposit deadline and your offer accepted within 14 days of it being made. Deposit deadline extensions past 31 July 2024 will not be accepted for scholarship purposes.
All students
- The Cardiff University £5,000 India Scholarships are for India-domiciled students studying on the programmes outlined above
- The Scholarship of £5,000 will be awarded to students defined as being domiciled in India on your course application
- No separate application for the scholarship is required. If you are holding an offer for an eligible programme and meet the criteria as set out in these terms & conditions, you will automatically be awarded the Cardiff University £5,000 India Scholarship upon enrolment
- Any queries regarding scholarship eligibility need to be raised before November 2024 by emailing InternationalScholarships@cardiff.ac.uk. Requests after this date will not be considered
Further terms and conditions apply. Please read the terms and conditions document for full details.
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