Scholarships at Cardiff University

Commonwealth Master's Scholarships are a joint initiative between the UK government-funded Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC) and UK universities.

Commonwealth Master's Scholarships are available for students from low and middle-income countries who would not otherwise be able to study in the UK, enabling them to benefit from full-time Master's study at a UK university.

The scholarships are offered under six key themes:

1. Science and technology for development

2. Strengthening health systems and capacity

3. Promoting global prosperity

4. Strengthening global peace, security and governance

5. Strengthening resilience and response to crises

6. Access, inclusion and opportunity.

Eligibility

To apply for these scholarships, candidates must:

• Be a citizen of or have been granted refugee status by an eligible Commonwealth country, or be a British Protected Person

• Be permanently resident in an eligible Commonwealth country

• Be available to start academic studies in the UK by the start of the UK academic year in September 2023

• By September 2023, hold a first degree of at least upper second class (2:1) honours standard, or a second class degree (2:2) and a relevant postgraduate qualification (usually a Master’s degree)*. The CSC would not normally fund a second UK Master’s degree. If you are applying for a second UK Master’s degree, you will need to provide justification as to why you wish to undertake this study

• Be unable to afford to study in the UK without this scholarship

This prestigious new scholarship programme, in collaboration with Study in Wales, is open to students from Vietnam, India, Canada, the USA and the European Union.

The Global Wales Postgraduate Scholarship Programme offers 24 scholarships, each worth £10,000, to study a full-time masters programme in Wales.

This prestigious scheme is the first scholarship of its kind in Wales and is funded by the Global Wales Programme – a partnership between the Welsh Government, Universities Wales, The British Council and the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW).

Each University in Wales will be offering a minimum of three £10,000 scholarships under the scheme. Global Wales scholars will be joining a network of like-minded elite international students, supported by events running throughout the year to complement their studies in Wales.

Award

Scholarships will be given in the form of a tuition fee discount and are non-transferable. No cash alternative will be offered.

If the amount of scholarship awarded is more than the cost of the tuition fees, the tuition fees will be covered in full and any remainder will not be issued.

Universities Wales reserves the right to update or amend scholarship awards without notice, based on the availability and quality of applications that are received.

Eligibility criteria

To be eligible for this scheme, candidates must meet the following criteria:

• be a citizen of Canada, India, the USA, Vietnam, or a country within the European Union

• have submitted an application to study an eligible postgraduate programme at Cardiff University

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

Applicants must pay their course deposit by the deadline stated in their offer letter in order to be eligible for this scholarship.

We are a popular destination for Chevening Scholars, and we are pleased to support this scholarship programme.

Chevening Scholarships are the UK Government's global scholarship programme, funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and partner organisations.

The scholarships are awarded to outstanding scholars with leadership potential. Awards are typically for a one-year Master’s degree at universities across the UK.

Our students have been awarded Chevening Scholarships over the years, and they have shared their experiences of how it helped with their studies in the UK.

Eligibility criteria

To apply for this scholarship you must:

• be a citizen of a Chevening-eligible country

• return to your country of citizenship for a minimum of two years after your award has ended

• hold an undergraduate degree that will enable you to gain entry onto a postgraduate programme at a UK university - this is typically equivalent to an upper second-class 2:1 honours degree in the UK

• have at least two years’ work experience (this may be up to five years for fellowship programmes, so please refer to your country page for further details)

• apply to three different eligible UK university courses and have received an unconditional offer from one of these choices by the deadline.