Cardiff University Year of the Dragon Scholarship Terms and Conditions 2024

Eligible programmes

The £5,000 Cardiff University Year of the Dragon Scholarships are available to eligible Chinese students studying on the following programmes only:

• MSc Finance
• MSc International Economics, Banking and Finance
• MSc Accounting and Finance
• MSc Financial Economics

No separate scholarship application is required. If you are holding an offer for an eligible programme and meet the criteria as set out in these terms and conditions, you will automatically be awarded the Year of the Dragon Scholarship upon enrolment.

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 the 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 £5000 Year of the Dragon 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 the 30 June 2024 will not be accepted for scholarship purposes.

All students

• The Cardiff University Year of the Dragon Scholarships are for students studying on the programmes outlined under 'eligible programmes'.
• Students must be defined as being domiciled in China on their course application.

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

Terms and Conditions

The Cardiff University Year of the Dragon 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 China when defined as being domiciled in China in your course application.

1.3 Domicile is defined as where you have been ordinarily resident for a three-year period 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.

1.4 Cardiff University  Year of the Dragon Scholarship is for entry into Cardiff University in the autumn semester of 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.

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.

2.3 Future requests for further funding will not be considered under this scheme.

2.4 Applicants who are in receipt of any other scholarship, bursary, funding or discount will not be eligible for this Scholarship.

2.5 Cardiff University  Year of the Dragon Scholarship is available for full-time taught and Cardiff campus-based programmes only.

2.6 You must be confirmed as an Overseas Student for fee paying purposes (this information is contained in your offer letter).*

2.7 Cardiff University Year of the Dragon Scholarship is only available to self-funded students.

3.1 Cardiff University Year of the Dragon 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.

3.2 Cardiff University Year of the Dragon 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.

3.3 Cardiff University Year of the Dragon 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 The Cardiff University  Year of the Dragon Scholarship to meet the UKVI financial requirements.

Please 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.  Please 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, please contact the International Office for advice at International@cardiff.ac.uk

*If you are assessed as eligible to pay Home fees as the result of a fee query, your fee status will be amended to Home and you will not be eligible for Cardiff University £5000 Year of the Dragon Scholarship.