Cardiff University Vice-Chancellor's International Scholarship (January 2026)

The Vice-Chancellor's International Scholarships offer funding awards to international students across a variety of postgraduate taught programmes for the January 2026 academic session.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirments
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineDecember 10, 2025
• Value£3,500 - £10,000
• Study LevelMasters
• SponsorCardiff University
• City to studyCardiff
• School to studyCardiff University
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Benefits

Applicants domiciled in the countries listed below are eligible for awards of £3,500:

Applicants domiciled in the following countries are eligible for awards of £6,000:

Applicants domiciled in the following countries are eligible for awards of £10,000:

Requirements

You will automatically be awarded the appropriate funding as long as you meet our eligibility criteria as set out in the terms and conditions for your intake:

• Scholarship Terms and Conditions for January 2026 entry

This includes, but is not limited to:

• submitting your application to the University 10 December 2025 (or 3 December 2025 for MSc Data Science and Analytics)
• accepting your offer and paying any applicable deposit by 17 December 2025 (or 10 December 2025 for MSc Data Science and Analytics), 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
• holding an offer for an eligible postgraduate taught course
• meeting the conditions of your offer (if applicable) by the date specified for your intake in the terms and conditions

Check also:
Free Ongoing Fully Funded Scholarships Guide 2026 (Download Now)

Application Deadline

How To Apply

International applicants from eligible countries who accept an offer for selected postgraduate programmes and pay any required deposit by the date specified on their offer letter will automatically be considered for the Vice-Chancellor's International Scholarship.

• Eligible programmes for January 2026

For more details, visit the Scholarship webpage