October 2025 Enrollment: Deadline for Applications: 15 July 2025.
LOCATION: United Kingdom
The Swansea University International Postgraduate Research Excellence Scholarship (SUIPRES) is a competitively awarded scholarship scheme open to overseas PhD and Professional Doctorate applicants, who are eligible for the international rate of tuition fees and can demonstrate excellence in academic achievement.
ELIGIBILITY:
To apply for this scholarship, applicants must:
Be applying for an eligible PhD or Professional Doctorate programme at Swansea University. Click here for the full list of eligible courses
Have achieved, or be expecting to achieve, a 1st class or 2:1 UK undergraduate degree (or equivalent international qualification, and/or a Distinction in a UK master’s degree (or international equivalent)
Be classed as an international student, and eligible to pay the international rate of Swansea University tuition fees
Please note that these are minimum entry requirements; excellence must be demonstrated beyond academic qualifications as part of your application for your chosen course.
The scheme is not available to current PhD/Professional Doctorate students (including returning or transfer students)
The scheme is not open for master’s level courses
Candidates who are fully sponsored by a third party are not entitled to receive a SUIPRES scholarship
BENEFIT:
The SUIPRES Scholarship covers the difference between the International and the Home tuition fee rate for the duration of the PhD/Professional Doctorate programme.
The scholarship is offset against your tuition fees, and the scholarship value will be deducted from your tuition fees.
Applicants must confirm that they have sufficient funds to cover the remaining fees for the whole period of registration, as well as to cover their living costs.
