Apply Now: 2026/27 Cardiff University Master’s Scholarships for International Students (Deadline: 28 August 2026)

Cardiff Uinversity is committed to investing up to a total of £500,000 in this high-value competitive scholarship scheme to support UK students who are planning to start an eligible Master’s programme in 2026/27.

Masters Scholarship

Aim and Benefits of Masters Scholarship

• The Scholarships are each worth £3,000 and will be awarded in the form of a tuition fee discount.

Requirements for Masters Scholarship Qualification

• UK students are eligible to apply for the Scholarship.
• You normally need to have achieved at least a 2.1 or equivalent in your first degree to be eligible.
• You need to submit an application to study at Cardiff University and be made an offer to study, before your fee status can be confirmed.
• Your fee status is determined in accordance with the Fees Regulations. Please consult the UKCISA website regarding fee status in Wales.

Eligible programmes

Only complete full-time and part-time postgraduate taught courses that lead to a Master’s degree are included within the scholarship scheme:

• Full-time course leading to a taught Master’s degree
• Part-time course leading to a taught Master’s degree
• MRes Biosciences

If you are studying your course part-time, you will receive 50% of the scholarship in the first year and 50% of the scholarship in the second year.

If you are studying a full-time course which lasts longer than one year, you will not receive funding for additional years from this Scholarship scheme or its successor.

Application Deadline

August 28, 2026

How to Apply

• Applications are made through the Online Applicant Portal. Once your application to a course has been accepted, a link to the application form for the Master’s Scholarships will be available on the SIMS Online Applicant Portal.
• New applicants will get login details for the Online Applicant Portal emailed to them. Current and previous students will be able to log in using their existing login details and can find the scholarship application link in the ‘My Application’ screen of SIMS.
• The Application form will remain accessible until the second scholarship application deadline. If the application form is not available, please email studentconnect@cardiff.ac.uk so that we may advise.

Please contact the Admissions Office should you experience any problems with submission.

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