Cardiff University Undergraduate International Excellence scholarships for 2026 offer £10,000 awards to undergraduate international students who can demonstrate their academic potential.
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Summary
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Benefits
£10,000
Requirements
To be eligible for the scholarship you must:
- be classed as an international student for fee-paying purposes
- be self-financed and not in receipt of non-repayable funding from alternative sources
- be holding an offer for an eligible undergraduate degree commencing in autumn 2026 at the point of submitting your scholarship application
- submit your scholarship application by 23:59 Friday, 3 April 2026 (UK time)
- meet the original, published admissions criteria for your programme. Applicants who do not meet the original, admissions criteria will not be eligible for the Vice-Chancellor’s International Scholarship, even if they are accepted into the University.
The Vice-Chancellor’s International Scholarship is available to eligible students studying on most undergraduate degree programmes.
All undergraduate programmes in the schools of Dentistry, Medicine and Healthcare are not included in the Undergraduate International Excellence Scholarship scheme. These include:
- Dental Hygiene (DipHE)
- Dental Surgery (BDS)
- Dental Therapy and Dental Hygiene (BSc)
- Medicine (MBBCh)
- Medicine: Graduate Entry (MBBCh)
- Bachelor of Nursing (Adult) (BN)
- Bachelor of Nursing (Child) (BN)
- Bachelor of Nursing (Mental Health) (BN)
- Diagnostic Radiography and Imaging (BSc)
- Midwifery (BMid)
- Occupational Therapy (BSc)
- Physiotherapy (BSc)
- Radiotherapy and Oncology (BSc)
Conditional offer holders
- you must confirm Cardiff University as your firm choice by the UCAS deadline, and meet all offer conditions, including any English language conditions, by 31 August 2026
- applicants who do not meet the original, published admissions criteria for their programme will not be eligible for the Undergraduate Excellence Scholarship, even if they are accepted to the university.
Unconditional offer holders
- you must confirm Cardiff University as your firm choice by your UCAS deadline
- you must have met the original, published admissions criteria for your programme. Applicants who do not meet the original, published admissions criteria for their programme will not be eligible for the Undergraduate Excellence Scholarship, even if they are accepted to the university.
Check also:
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Application Deadline
April 3, 2026How To Apply
The scholarships are open to new undergraduate international students starting an eligible programme in autumn 2026.
- Apply for an Undergraduate degree at Cardiff University
- Students who hold an offer to study at Cardiff University on an eligible programme will be invited by email to complete an application form.
- The application form will include the following question, which must be answered within a 300-word limit:
- What specific achievements, actions, or evidence demonstrate that you should receive this scholarship?
- Any text above the 300-word limit will not be considered as part of the application.
For more details, visit Cardiff University Scholarship webpage
