Undergraduate International Excellence Scholarships

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

How to apply

The scholarships are open to new undergraduate international students starting an eligible programme in autumn 2025.

Students who hold an offer to study at Cardiff University on an eligible programme will be invited by email to complete an application form.

The application form will include the following questions, which must each be answered within a 200-word limit:

What are your reasons for wanting to study at Cardiff University, on your chosen programme of study?
Describe a significant achievement in your student life or in your working career to date, and explain the impact it had on other people or the organisation.
How would you help spread the word about Cardiff University as a study destination?
Cardiff University is committed to leadership in sustainability and improving our environmental performance. Our vision is towards building an inclusive, sustainable, and resilient future for our community and bring about environmental benefits to Cardiff and the wider world

Describe how your future career in your chosen subject area will have a positive impact or contribution to addressing one or more of the United Nations 17 Sustainability Goals.

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

*scholarships which are not accepted within this timeframe may be reallocated to other students.

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

Unconditional offer holders

you must confirm Cardiff University as your firm choice by your UCAS deadline

Recipients of the scholarship will receive the award in the form of a tuition fee waiver/discount. No cash alternative is available and the award cannot be used in place of any required deposit.

The scholarship is for full-time students who will be based on the Cardiff campus and will start their studies in autumn 2025. The award cannot be used for any other year of entry.

Only self-funding international students are eligible, and you must be confirmed as an overseas student for fee-paying purposes. The scholarship is not open to students who are in receipt of funding from external bodies such as local government, charities or private organisations.

Further terms and conditions apply, please see our terms and conditions document for full details.