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 2026 at the point of submitting your scholarship application

Submit your scholarship application by 23:59 Friday, 2 April 2027 (UK time)

Meet the original, published 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.

The Vice-Chancellor’s International Scholarship is available to eligible students studying on most undergraduate degree programmes.

All undergraduate programmes in the schools of Dentistry, Medicine and Healthcare are not included in the Undergraduate International Excellence Scholarship scheme.

The application form will include the following question, which must be answered within a 300-word limit:

What specific achievements, actions, or evidence demonstrate that you should receive this scholarship?

Any text above the 300-word limit will not be considered as part of the application.

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 31 August 2027.

Applicants who do not meet the original, published admissions criteria for their programme will not be eligible for the Undergraduate Excellence Scholarship, even if they are accepted to the university.

BENEFIT:

£10,000 awards to undergraduate international students