Scholarship Awarding University:
Type of degree:
Bachelor’s and Master’s
Scholarship Deadline:
Applications for this scholarship will end on the 1st of July, 2024.
Scholarship Summary:
Swansea University has a number of International Excellence Scholarships available for international undergraduate or postgraduate students from South Asia, who have already demonstrated academic excellence or show potential to do so during their time at Swansea University.
Scholarship Applicant Criteria:
The following are criteria for eligibility:
i. Applicants must be non-UK nationals and classed as overseas fee payers. If the fee status of the applicant changes after the scholarship application is made, then the University will need to remove the scholarship.
ii. Applicants must have applied for and received an UNCONDITIONAL offer to study at Swansea University at Undergraduate or Master’s level.
iii. Students studying for a PhD, MPhil, Masters by Research, Graduate Diploma in Law, Postgraduate Diploma, Postgraduate Certificate or Erasmus Mundus programme are not eligible to apply for this scholarship.
iv. Students on BSc, BA, BEng, LLB, MEng, MSci, MSc, MPharm, MBBCh, MA, LLM, MRes (not the same as Masters by Research) are eligible.
v. Students progressing from ‘The College Swansea University’ and students currently studying at the University are not eligible to apply for this scholarship.
vi. Swansea alumni are eligible to apply. Other terms and conditions apply with regards to other awards open to alumni, which may result in an award not being made in the full amount, or at all.
vii. Applicants must have demonstrated excellence in their academic performance to date and be able to show what they will achieve at Swansea University in their application.
viii. Applicants must be self-funded i.e. not in receipt of funding from their home country / sponsor body, or external third party organisation. If funding is confirmed after the scholarship is awarded, then the University reserves the right to remove it according to this condition.
Value of Scholarship:
The International Excellence Scholarship is valued as follows;
i. For Undergraduate students: Scholarship amount is valued as up to £6,000 (£4,000 awarded in Year 1 and £2,000 awarded in Year 2, subject to achieving a 70% average)
ii. For Postgraduate students: Scholarship amount is valued as £4,000
Scholarship Application Guide:
To apply,
i. You must apply for an undergraduate or postgraduate degree at Swansea University and be offered a place for September entry.
ii. You will need to complete an South Asia Excellence Scholarship Application Form before the deadline.
Scholarship Website:
Find further information on this scholarship opportunity at the Swansea University International Undergraduate Scholarship Page or the International Postgraduate Scholarship Page.