Cardiff India scholarships
In recognition of the outstanding talent of our Indian students, we offer a range of highly prestigious scholarships designed to attract and reward the best students.
The 2026 Cardiff University £6,000 India Scholarships are open to all eligible India-domiciled students enrolling on a select number of postgraduate programmes commencing in September 2026.
Cardiff University India Scholarship
The following programmes are part of the 2026/27 Cardiff University £6,000 India Scholarship scheme:
Cardiff Business School
- MSc Accounting and Finance
- MSc AI + Management
- MSc AI + Economics
- MSc Business Analytics
- MSc Business Management
- MSc Business Management with a Professional Placement Year
- MSc Digital Operations and Logistics Management
- MSc Economics
- MSc Economics, Banking and Finance
- MSc Engineering Management
- MSc Finance
- MSc Financial Economics
- MSc Financial Technology
- MSc Human Resource Management
- MSc Maritime Business and International Trade
- MSc Marketing
- MSc Project Management and Entrepreneurship
- MSc Strategic and Digital Marketing
- MSc Strategic Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- MSc Sustainable Supply Chain Management
School of Biosciences
- MSc Biomedical and Biomolecular Technology
- MSc Global Ecology and Conservation
School of Chemistry
- MSc Chemistry
- MSc Chemistry for Sustainability
- MSc Medicinal Chemistry
School of Computer Science and Informatics
- MSc Advanced Computer Science
- MSc Advanced Computer Science with a Professional Placement Year
- MSc AI + Cyber Security
- MSc AI + Data Science
- MSc AI + Economics
- MSc AI + Management
- MSc Artificial Intelligence
- MSc Artificial Intelligence with a Professional Placement Year
- MSc Computing
- MSc Computing and IT Management
- MSc Computing and IT Management with Placement
- MSc Computing with Placement
- MSc Cyber Security
- MSc Cyber Security and Technology
- MSc Natural Language Processing
- MSc Software Engineering
- MSc Software Engineering with a Professional Placement Year
School of Dentistry
- MSc Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
- MSc Data Science for Environmental Sustainability
- MSc Environmental Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction
- MSc Water, Climate Change, and Sustainability
School of Engineering
- MSc Advanced Mechanical Engineering
- MSc Building and Infrastructure Information Modelling for Smart Engineering
- MSc Civil and Geoenvironmental Engineering
- MSc Civil Engineering
- MSc Compound Semiconductor Electronics
- MSc Electrical Energy Systems
- MSc Engineering Management
- MSc Engineering Net Zero
- MSc Structural Engineering
- MSc Sustainable Energy and Environment
- MSc Wireless & Microwave Communication Engineering
- MSc Wireless and Microwave Communication Engineering with a Research Year
- MSc Wireless and Microwave Communication Engineering with a Year in Industry
School of English, Communication and Philosophy
- MA Creative Writing
- MA English Literature
- MA Forensic Linguistics
- MA Language and Linguistics
- MA Literature and the Environment
- MA Philosophy
School of Geography and Planning
- MA Urban Design
- MSc Environment and Development
- MSc International Planning and Development
- MSc International Planning and Urban Design
- MSc Spatial Planning and Development
- MSc Sustainability Planning and Environmental Policy
- MSc Transport and Planning
- MSc Urban and Regional Economic Development
School of Healthcare Sciences
- MSc Advanced Healthcare Practice
School of History, Archaeology and Religion
- MA History
- MSc Archaeological Science
- MSc Conservation Practice
School of Journalism, Media and Culture
- MA AI and Digital Media Production
- MA Creative and Cultural Industries
- MA Digital Media and Society
- MA International Journalism
- MA International Public Relations and Communication
- MA Journalism, Media and Communications
- MA Political Communication
- MSc Computational and Data Journalism
School of Law and Politics
- LLM (Generic)
- LLM Bar Training Course
- LLM Governance and Devolution
- LLM Human Rights Law
- LLM Intellectual Property Law
- LLM International Commercial Law
- LLM Solicitors Practice Course
- MA International Relations
- MA Politics and Public Policy
- MA Welsh Government and Politics
School of Mathematics
- MSc AI + Statistical Analytics
- MSc Business Analytics
- MSc Data Science and Analytics
- MSc Mathematics
- MSc Operational Research and Applied Statistics
School of Medicine
- Master Public Health
- MSc Applied and Experimental Clinical Immunology
- MSc Applied Bioinformatics
- MSc Neuroscience
School of Modern Languages
- MA Global Heritage
- MA Translation Studies
School of Music
- MA Music
School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
- MSc Cancer Biology and Therapeutics
School of Physics and Astronomy
- MSc Astrophysics
- MSc Compound Semiconductor Physics
- MSc Data Intensive Astrophysics
- MSc Data Intensive Physics
- MSc Physics
School of Psychology
- MSc Children’s Psychological Conditions
- MSc Psychology
- MSc Psychology of Mental Health
School of Social Sciences
- MSc Education
- MSc International Criminology and Criminal Justice
- MSc Social and Public Policy
- MSc Sociology
- MSc Social Work
School of Welsh
- MA Astud Cymreig a Cheltaidd /MA Welsh & Celtic Studies
Welsh School of Architecture
- MArch Architecture (Two years)
- March Architecture and the Built Environment
- MSc Computational Methods in Architecture
- MSc Environmental Design of Buildings
- MSc Sustainable Building Conservation
No separate scholarship application is required. You will automatically be awarded the scholarship upon enrolment if you are holding an offer for an eligible programme and meet the criteria as set out in the India Scholarship terms and conditions.
Eligibility criteria
Scholarship eligibility is separate from admission eligibility. To qualify for the Cardiff University India 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 Vice-Chancellor’s International Scholarship.
Cardiff University reserves the right to determine whether the entry conditions of your offer meet the published minimum entry requirements for scholarship purposes.
September 2026 intake
Conditional offer holders
- You must submit your eligible course application to the University by 31 July 2026.
- Applicants who receive their academic offer by 1st July 2026 must accept their offer and pay any deposit by 31 July 2026. Applicants who receive their academic offer after this date must pay their deposit by their initial deposit deadline and accept their offer within 14 days of it being made. Deposit deadline extensions past 31 July 2026 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 2026.
- You must meet the original, published admissions criteria for your programme. Applicants who do not meet the original admissions criteria will not be eligible for the Cardiff University 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 2026.
- Applicants who receive their academic offer by 1st July 2026 must accept their offer and pay any deposit by 31 July 2026. Applicants who receive their academic offer after this date must pay their deposit by their initial deposit deadline and accept their offer within 14 days of it being made. Deposit deadline extensions past 31 July 2026 will not be accepted for scholarship purposes.
- You must meet the original, published admissions criteria for your programme. Applicants who do not meet the original admissions criteria will not be eligible for the Cardiff University India Scholarship, even if they are accepted into the University.
All students
- The Cardiff University £6,000 India Scholarships are for India-domiciled students studying on the programmes outlined below.
- The Scholarship of £6,000 will be awarded to students defined as being domiciled in India 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 and conditions, you will automatically be awarded the Cardiff University £6,000 India Scholarship upon enrolment.
- Scholarship eligibility is separate from admission eligibility. To qualify for the Cardiff University India 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 University India 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 before 30 November 2026 by emailing InternationalScholarships@cardiff.ac.uk. Requests after this date will not be considered.
Further terms and conditions apply. Please read the terms and conditions document for full details.
Contact
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