Cardiff Business School 125th Anniversary Scholarship Terms and Conditions 2026

Eligibility criteria

Postgraduate Taught

A limited number of awards are available. The University reserves the right to close the Cardiff Business School 125^th Anniversary Scholarship scheme once this number has been awarded.

Conditional Offer Holders

You must submit your application to the University by 31 July 2026. Subsequent or duplicate applications to the same programme will not be eligible for the Cardiff Business School 125^th Anniversary Scholarship.

You must accept your offer and pay your deposit within 4 weeks of receiving your academic offer. Extensions to the 4-week deposit payment period will not be accepted for scholarship purposes.

If you do not pay your deposit within this period, you will no longer be eligible for the Cardiff Business School 125^th Anniversary Scholarship. You may still be eligible for other scholarship schemes.

You must meet all the offer conditions, including any English Language conditions as stated in your offer, by 20 August 2026.

Applicants who do not meet the conditions of their offer will not be eligible for the Cardiff Business School 125^th Anniversary Scholarship, even if they are accepted into the University.

You must meet the original, published admissions criteria for your programme. Applicants who do not meet the original, published admissions criteria will not be eligible for the Cardiff Business School 125^th Anniversary Scholarship, even if they are accepted into the University.

Unconditional Offer Holders

You must submit your application to the University by 31 July 2026. Subsequent or duplicate applications to the same programme will not be eligible for the Cardiff Business School 125^th Anniversary Scholarship.

You must accept your offer and pay your deposit within 4 weeks of receiving your academic offer. Extensions to the 4-week deposit payment period will not be accepted for scholarship purposes.

If you do not pay your deposit within this period, you will no longer be eligible for the Cardiff Business School 125^th Anniversary Scholarship. You may still be eligible for other scholarship schemes.

You must meet the original, published admissions criteria for your programme. Applicants who do not meet the original, published admissions criteria will not be eligible for the Cardiff Business School 125^th Anniversary Scholarship, even if they are accepted into the University.

All students

The Cardiff Business School 125^th Anniversary Scholarship is available to eligible students studying on selected Postgraduate Taught degree programmes at Cardiff Business School.

A full list of eligible postgraduate programmes is available online. Programmes not shown in this list are not included in the Cardiff Business School 125^th Anniversary Scholarship scheme.

Postgraduate Certificate/Diploma awards are not included in the scheme.

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 and conditions, you will automatically be awarded the Cardiff Business School 125^th Anniversary Scholarship upon enrolment.

Scholarship eligibility is separate from admission eligibility. To qualify for the Cardiff Business School 125^th Anniversary Scholarship, you must achieve the published minimum academic entry requirements for your chosen programme exactly as stated on the course pages of our website, at the time of your application.

If you are offered a place at Cardiff University with lower grades or alternative qualifications than those published (for example, if the published minimum requirement is a CGPA of 60% but you are accepted with a CGPA of 58%), you will hold an offer to study but you will not be eligible for the Cardiff Business School 125^th Anniversary Scholarship.

Cardiff University reserves the right to determine whether the entry conditions of your offer meet the published minimum entry requirements for scholarship purposes.

Any queries regarding scholarship eligibility need to be raised within 4 weeks of receiving your academic offer by emailing InternationalScholarships@cardiff.ac.uk. Requests after this date may not be considered.

Terms and Conditions

1. The Cardiff Business School 125^th Anniversary Scholarship is a £10,000 award applied to students entering into year 1 of a programme. It is 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 Students domiciled in Bangladesh, Mainland China or Nigeria are not eligible for the Cardiff Business School 125^th Anniversary Scholarship. They may be eligible for other scholarships with the same value. Please see this link for other scholarship schemes and terms and conditions.

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.

2. The Cardiff Business School 125^th Anniversary Scholarship is for entry into Cardiff University in the autumn semester of academic year 2026/27 only and cannot be used 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 2027/28 entry.

2.2 If you are a deferred offer holder, you must have met the standard entry criteria for your programme for 2026/27 entry to be considered for the scholarship.

3. 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 2026 deadline and, therefore, you will not be eligible for an award.

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

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

6. The Cardiff Business School 125^th Anniversary Scholarship is available for full-time and Cardiff campus-based taught programmes only.

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

8. The Cardiff Business School 125^th Anniversary 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 Cardiff Business School 125^th Anniversary Scholarship. Students in receipt of educational loans are eligible for the award.

9. The Cardiff Business School 125^th Anniversary 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.

10. The Cardiff Business School 125^th Anniversary 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.

11. 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 Vice-Chancellor’s International Scholarship to meet the UKVI financial requirements. Further information on UKVI financial requirements for visa applications can be found online.

12. Please ensure that you leave sufficient time for your application and supporting documents to be reviewed and processed before the deadlines 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 InternationalScholarships@cardiff.ac.uk

Eligible Programmes

• MSc Accounting and Finance
• MSc Business Analytics
• MSc Business Management
• MSc Business Management with a Professional Placement Year
• MSc Business Strategy and Entrepreneurship
• MSc Digital Operations and Logistics Management
• MSc Economics
• MSc Economics, Banking and Finance
• MSc Finance
• MSc Finance with Financial Technology
• MSc Financial Economics
• MSc Financial Technology
• MSc Human Resource Management
• MSc International Economics, Banking and Finance
• MSc International Management
• MSc Logistics and Operations Management
• MSc Marketing
• MSc Project Management and Entrepreneurship
• MSc Strategic and Digital Marketing
• MSc Strategic Entrepreneurship and Innovation
• MSc Sustainable Supply Chain Management

As an AACSB International and AMBA-accredited business school, we continuously review our programmes to ensure that they meet the demands of an ever-changing global environment. This means that course titles and module content may change from time to time. If there are any changes to your course, these will be clearly explained. Alternative programmes may be offered where applicable.