Cardiff University Vice-Chancellor’s Undergraduate Scholarship 2027

The Cardiff University Vice-Chancellor's Undergraduate International Scholarship 2027 is a financial support opportunity for eligible international students beginning selected bachelor's degree programmes in September 2027.

Offered by Cardiff University in Wales, United Kingdom, the scholarship helps reduce first-year tuition fees for overseas students who satisfy the university's academic and admission requirements.

Cardiff University is a public research university offering undergraduate programmes across a wide range of academic disciplines.

The scholarship is available across most undergraduate programmes, although specific exclusions apply.

Scholarship Structure

The award is provided as a tuition fee reduction rather than a direct cash payment.

The standard scholarship amount is £3,500.

A higher award of £5,000 is available to eligible students domiciled in India, Kenya, Pakistan, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates or the United States.

The amount is applied only to the first year of an eligible degree programme.

Automatic Scholarship Consideration

Students do not need to submit a separate scholarship application.

Instead, eligible international applicants are automatically considered when they apply for an appropriate undergraduate programme, receive an offer, satisfy the scholarship conditions and enrol at Cardiff University.

The university requires applicants to make Cardiff University their firm UCAS choice and satisfy the original published entry requirements.

Applicants must meet the following requirements:

• Apply for entry to an eligible undergraduate degree programme beginning in September 2027.
• Be assessed as an overseas fee-paying student.
• Study full-time on an eligible Cardiff campus-based programme.
• Meet the original published academic entry requirements for the chosen course.
• Submit the undergraduate course application by 30 June 2027.
• Receive an offer from Cardiff University.
• Accept the offer within their UCAS reply deadline.
• Make Cardiff University their firm UCAS choice rather than their insurance choice.
• Meet all applicable conditions of the offer, including English-language requirements, by 31 August 2027.
• Be self-funded or using an eligible educational loan rather than receiving disqualifying external sponsorship.
• Not receive another incompatible scholarship, bursary, funding award or tuition fee discount.

Eligible students receive:

• £3,500 Tuition Fee Discount: Standard award for eligible overseas fee-paying students.
• £5,000 Tuition Fee Discount: Available to eligible applicants domiciled in India, Kenya, Pakistan, Turkey, the UAE or the USA.
• Automatic Consideration: No separate scholarship application form or independent selection process is required.
• Reduced First-Year Costs: The scholarship lowers the tuition fees payable for the first year of an eligible undergraduate degree.

Applicants must complete the normal undergraduate admission process, which may require:

• UCAS Application: Completed undergraduate application for September 2027 entry.
• Academic Qualifications: Details of previous and current qualifications.
• Academic Reference: A reference submitted through UCAS.
• Personal Statement: Responses to the current UCAS personal statement questions.
• English-Language Evidence: An accepted English qualification where required by the chosen degree.
• Academic Certificates or Transcripts: Supporting qualification documents if requested by Cardiff University.
• Identification Documents: Passport or other identification where required for admission or immigration processing.
• Additional Programme Materials: Any subject-specific documents, assessments or portfolio requirements.

Cardiff University checks:

• Whether the applicant holds an offer for an eligible undergraduate programme.
• Whether the applicant meets the original published academic admission requirements.
• Whether all relevant offer conditions have been satisfied.
• Whether Cardiff University has been selected as the applicant's firm UCAS choice.
• Whether the applicant qualifies for overseas tuition fee status.
• Whether the applicant satisfies the self-funding and other scholarship conditions.
• Whether the applicant submitted the course application within the relevant deadline.

• Reduced tuition costs: Receive a first-year tuition fee discount without a separate scholarship application.
• International education: Study at a recognised UK research university.
• Academic choice: Choose from a wide range of eligible undergraduate programmes.
• Research environment: Learn in a university with established academic and research activities.
• Career development: Access university learning resources and course-related professional opportunities.
• International experience: Develop academic and personal skills while studying in Wales.