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International scholarships

Students in a row at graduation

In recognition of the outstanding talent of many international students, we offer a range of highly prestigious international scholarships designed to attract and reward the best students.

We offer our own student scholarships as well as some run in conjunction with other organisations.

"My scholarship gave me the opportunity to study at one of the best Universities in the UK and the world. I would like to say a huge thank you for giving me this life changing opportunity. Cardiff University will always be in my heart!"

Shu-Ngwa Asa'a, Cameroon, Integrated Engineering 2014 - 2018

Undergraduate International Excellence Scholarships

Our Undergraduate International Excellence scholarships are new for 2023 and offer 5 full-fee and 5 half-fee scholarships to undergraduate international students who can demonstrate their academic potential.

The Red Dragon Scholarship

In recognition of the outstanding talent of our Chinese students, we are pleased to introduce the highly prestigious Cardiff University Red Dragon Scholarship for selective students joining us in 2023.

Meezan Scholarships

To help support future disaster management and prevention in Pakistan, we are launching 5 new full-fee Meezan Scholarships for Pakistani students joining us in September 2023 on a select number of postgraduate programmes.

Vice-Chancellor's International Scholarship

We offer over £2M in funding to undergraduate and postgraduate international students through our range of scholarship schemes.

Vice-Chancellor's EU Scholarship

We offer awards of £5,000 to EU, EEA and Swiss students through our new scholarship scheme.

Cardiff India scholarships

In recognition of the outstanding talent of our Indian students, a range of highly prestigious postgraduate scholarships are available.

Cardiff University Marshall Scholarship

Marshall Scholarships finance US nationals of high ability to study postgraduate programmes at UK universities.

Chevening and Global Wales Scholarships

We are a popular destination for Chevening Scholars and we are pleased to support this scholarship programme.

Commonwealth Master's Scholarship Programme

Scholarships are available for students from developing Commonwealth countries who would not otherwise be able to study in the UK.

CONACYT Scholarship

CONACYT offers scholarships to Mexican students enrolling on postgraduate courses.

Fulbright-Cardiff University scholarship

If you are an US citizen then you can apply for this annual scholarship.

Global Wales Postgraduate Scholarship

This prestigious new scholarship programme, offered in collaboration with Study in Wales, is open to postgraduate students from the USA, India, Vietnam and the European Union.

GREAT Scholarships 2023

Are you considering a postgraduate degree in the UK? A GREAT scholarship could be for you! GREAT Scholarships are jointly funded by Cardiff University with the UK government’s GREAT Britain campaign and the British Council.

Law Transfer Scholarship

The Cardiff University Law Transfer Scholarship is available to eligible students transferring into either year two or year three of our LLB programmes

PhD research scholarships

If you are looking to study on a Doctoral programme, funding is available from both the University and external organisations.

The Beacon Scholarship

This lucrative scheme is open to applicants to all undergraduate courses (excluding medicine) from Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.

Visiting scholars funding schemes

Cardiff University offers two visiting scholar funding schemes - Fulbright and the China Scholarships Council.

For details of awards on offer from other organisations please check the university's Search for Funding database.