UK: Vice-Chancellor’s Honorary International Scholarships | Cardiff University

Overview

The Vice-Chancellor’s Honorary International Scholarship is Cardiff University’s most prestigious undergraduate scholarship. Applications are welcomed from international students of exceptional academic quality.

There are three scholarships available each academic year.

Scholarship-holders will receive a fee waiver to the value of full international tuition fees (to a maximum of £15,000 each year) for the entire duration of their undergraduate degree at Cardiff University. They will also receive a maintenance stipend of £8,000 per year (to be received upon arrival at Cardiff University).

One of the three available scholarships will be awarded specifically to a student studying on Cardiff University’s one-year International Foundation Programme, and will include a fee waiver for the cost of the International Foundation Programme, as well as the entire undergraduate degree (up to a maximum of £15,000 each year). This scholarship will also include the maintenance stipend of of £8,000 per year (to be received upon arrival at Cardiff University).

Eligibility Criteria

You must be confirmed as an Overseas Student for fee paying purposes (this information is contained in your offer letter).
Applicants for an International Foundation Programme, Postgraduate Taught or Postgraduate Research scholarship: You must have accepted an unconditional offer of a place to study at Cardiff University for the 2012/13 academic year by Midnight BST Sunday, 15th July 2012.
Applicants for an Undergraduate scholarship: You must have either a conditional or unconditional offer and must have accepted Cardiff University as your Firm choice on the UCAS system, for study during the 2012/13 academic year, by Midnight BST Sunday, 15th July 2012.
Students with offers to study a Distance Learning course are not eligible to apply.
You must complete the application form and personal statement as directed. Incomplete forms will not be considered.
You must return the application form by the deadline: Midnight BST Sunday, 15th July 2012. Applications received after this date will not be accepted.
Scholarships are to be used for academic year 2012/3 only and cannot be used for 2013/14 entry. If you are awarded a scholarship and wish to defer your entry to the University, you will lose your scholarship and will need to re-apply again in the following year.
These scholarships are only available to self-funded students. Students who are in receipt of full funding from a sponsorship body (such as their home country’s government or a private organisation) are not eligible to apply.