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Cardiff India Scholarships Terms and Conditions

Eligible programmes

The Cardiff University £5,000 India Scholarships are available to eligible Indian students studying on the following programmes only:

Cardiff Business School

  • MSc Accounting and Finance
  • MSc Business Management
  • MSc Business Management with a PP Year
  • MSc Business Strategy and Entrepreneurship
  • MSc Economics
  • MSc Finance
  • MSc Financial Economics
  • MSc Human Resource Management
  • MSc International Economics, Banking and Finance
  • MSc International Human Resource Management
  • MSc International Management
  • MSc Logistics and Operations Management
  • MSc Maritime Policy and Shipping Management
  • MSc Marketing
  • MSc Strategic Marketing
  • MSc Sustainable Supply Chain Management

School of Earth and Environmental Sciences

  • MSc Applied Environmental Geology
  • MSc Environmental Hazards
  • MSc Water in a Changing World

School of Engineering

  • MSc Advanced Mechanical Engineering
  • MSc Civil Engineering
  • MSc Civil and Geo-environmental Engineering
  • MSc Civil and Water Engineering
  • MSc Electrical Energy 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 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 Building

No separate scholarship application is required. You will automatically be awarded the Cardiff University £5,000 India Scholarship upon enrolment if you are holding an offer for an eligible programme and meet the criteria as set out in these terms and conditions,

Eligibility criteria

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 30 June 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 30 June 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 30 June 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 30 June 2024 will not be accepted for scholarship purposes

All students

  • The Cardiff University £5,000 India Scholarships are for Indian-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. You will automatically be awarded the Cardiff University £5,000 India Scholarship upon enrolment if you are holding an offer for an eligible programme and meet the criteria as set out in these terms and conditions
  • Any queries regarding scholarship eligibility need to be raised before 30 November 2024 by emailing InternationalScholarships@cardiff.ac.uk. Requests after this date will not be considered

Terms and Conditions

  1. The Cardiff University £5,000 India Scholarship is a £5,000 award applied to your first year of study only.

    1.1 This will be awarded in the form of a tuition fee discount only and cannot be used in place of any required deposit. No cash alternative is available.

    1.2 Scholarships of £5,000 will be awarded to students from India when defined as being domiciled in India in your course application.

    1.3 Domicile is defined as where you have been ordinarily resident for three years or longer before the start of the course. This does not include where you are living for study purposes should you be studying outside of the place where you are otherwise ordinarily resident. See UKCISA for more information.

  2. The Cardiff University £5,000 India Scholarship is for entry into Cardiff University in the autumn semester of the academic year 2024/2025 only and cannot be used for 2025/2026 entry or any other year of entry.

    2.1 If you are awarded a scholarship and wish to defer your entry to the University your scholarship will not be transferred. However, you will be eligible to apply for scholarships applicable for 2025/26 entry.

    2.2 If you are a deferred offer holder, you must have met the standard entry criteria for your programme for 2024/25 entry to be considered for the scholarship.
  1. Please note that if you are a student studying a Pre-Sessional English Programme at Cardiff University, your Pre-Sessional English results will not be released until after the 20 August 2024 deadline.
  2. Future requests for further funding will not be considered under this scheme.
  3. Applicants who receive any other scholarship, bursary, funding or discount will not be eligible for this Scholarship.
  4. The Cardiff University £5,000 India Scholarship is available for full-time taught and Cardiff campus-based programmes only.
  5. You must be confirmed as an Overseas Student for fee-paying purposes (this information is contained in your offer letter).*
  1. The Cardiff University £5,000 India Scholarship is only available to self-funded students.
    8.1 If you are in receipt of funding (consisting of either tuition fees or tuition fees and living costs) from an external body which will be invoiced by the University for fees (such as Government, charity or a private organisation) you are not eligible for the Vice-Chancellor’s International Scholarship. Students in receipt of educational loans are eligible for the award.
  1. The Cardiff University £5,000 India Scholarship is not available for students who are coming to study at Cardiff University for a semester or full year as part of a degree at another institution.
  2. The Cardiff University £5,000 India Scholarship is not available to students who are initially awarded the scholarship but, following enrolment at the University, subsequently transfer to an academic programme which is not eligible for the award of the scholarship.
  3. Cardiff University's £5,000 India Scholarship is not available for students coming to study at Cardiff University via a partnership or progression agreement with their home institution.
  4. You must be able to satisfy all financial requirements as part of your visa application for study in the UK. You should not be solely relying on receiving Cardiff University's £5,000 India Scholarship to meet the UKVI financial requirements. Further information on UKVI financial requirements for visa applications can be found on this web link.
  5. Ensure that you have left sufficient time for your application and supporting documents to be reviewed and processed before the acceptance deadline noted above.  This can take up to 10 working days.  Contact the Admissions Office should you have any problems submitting your application or documents.  Tel: +44 (0) 2920 879999 – office hours are 09.00 – 17.00 GMT, Monday – Friday.

If you are not sure about your eligibility for these scholarships or have any queries, contact the International Office for advice at International@cardiff.ac.uk.

*If you are assessed as eligible to pay Home fees due to a fee query, your fee status will be amended to Home and you will not be eligible for the Cardiff University £5,000 India Scholarship.

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