Institution Details

Cardiff University is recognised in independent government assessments as one of Britain's leading teaching and research universities. The University combines impressive modern facilities and an exciting approach to teaching with its proud history of recent achievements, and nearly 30,000 students, including nearly 10,000 international students, are currently enrolled at the Welsh institution.

Cardiff University's research and research-led teaching expertise involves social sciences, engineering, technology and a wide range of business professions. The University is currently ranked 5th in the UK for its quality of research, while the QS World Rankings place it in the top 160. The School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies has been described as the ‘Oxbridge of Journalism.’

95% of Cardiff University graduates enter employment or further study after graduating, while 78% obtain graduate-level employment. Cardiff University is also a member of the prestigious Russell Group, one of 24 elite research universities in the UK.

The Cardiff University campus is located about 2km from the central train and bus station, with Cardiff airport just 17km away and London a little over 2 hours by train. Cardiff is among the fastest growing capitals in Europe, and extremely popular with students who are drawn to its inexpensive cost of living, nightlife, sporting facilities and culture.   Find on Map 

The International Development department organises an induction programme for international students, which includes a coach collection service from Cardiff and Heathrow airports straight to your accommodation.

The induction programme includes five days of events designed to introduce students to life in Cardiff, the University, the city and the surrounding countryside. Trips such as the tour of South Wales are a fantastic way for students to meet new people in a relaxed atmosphere.

A number of international societies also exist at Cardiff University, with organisations for Asian, Bangladeshi, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Malaysian, Nigerian, Pakistani, and Thai students.

A place in one of the university’s 5,100 student rooms is guaranteed to all first-year international undergraduates students entering through the normal admissions cycle. The vast majority of student residences are single en-suite study bedrooms in self catered flats and students.

For those interested in sport, the main accommodation site at Talybont features a state of the art sports training village and fitness complex which played host to competitors at the London 2012 Olympics.

Business, Computer Science, Physiotherapy

Professor Sir Martin Evans FRS – Nobel Prize winner in 2007 and president of Cardiff University
Neil Kinnock – Former leader of the Labour Party and former president of Cardiff University
Nathan Cleverly – Light Heavyweight world champion boxer
Martin Lewis – TV and radio presenter appearing on Radio 1 and This Morning
Huw Edwards – BBC News presenter and BAFTA award winning journalist
Dame Mary Perkins – Founder of Specsavers

(1) Cardiff India Scholarships
Scholarship amount £5,000
Nationality International
The following programmes are part of the 2024 Cardiff University £5,000 India Scholarship scheme:

Cardiff Business School
MSc Business Management

MSc Business Management with a PP Year

MSc Strategic Marketing

MSc Finance

MSc Marketing

MSc Business Strategy and Entrepreneurship

Master of Business Administration

MBA with Artificial Intelligence

School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
MSc Applied Environmental Geology

MSc Environmental Hazards

MSc Water in a Changing World

School of Engineering
MSc Advanced Mechanical Engineering

MSc Civil Engineering

MSc Civil and Geo-environmental Engineering

MSc Civil and Water Engineering

MSc Electrical Energy Systems

MSc Structural Engineering

MSc Sustainable Energy and Environment

School of English, Communications and Philosophy
MA English Literature

MA Forensic Linguistics

School of Geography and Planning
MSc Environment and Development

MSc International Planning and Development

MSc International Planning and Urban Design

MSc Spatial Planning and Development

MSc Sustainability Planning & Environmental Policy

MSc Transport and Planning

School of Physics and Astronomy
MSc Astrophysics

MSc Compound Semiconductor Physics

MSc Data Intensive Astrophysics

MSc Data Intensive Physics

MSc Gravitational Wave Physics

MSc Physics

Welsh School of Architecture
MA Architectural Design

MSc Computational Methods in Architecture

MSc Environmental Design of Buildings

MSc Sustainable Building Conservation

MSc Sustainable Mega Building

Eligibility criteria
Conditional offer holders

You must submit your eligible course application to the University by 31 July 2024.

You must accept your offer and pay your deposit by 30 June 2024 unless your deposit deadline is after this date, in which case, your deposit much be paid by your initial deposit deadline and your offer accepted within 14 days of it being made. Deposit deadline extensions past the 30 June 2024 will not be accepted for scholarship purposes.

You must meet all the offer conditions, including any English Language conditions as stated in your offer by 20 August 2024.

Applicants who do not meet the conditions of their offer will not be eligible for the Cardiff University £5,000 India Scholarship, even if they are accepted into the University.

Unconditional offer holders

You must submit your eligible course application to the University by 31 July 2024.

You must accept your offer and pay your deposit by 30 June 2024 unless your deposit deadline is after this date, in which case, your deposit must be paid by your initial deposit deadline and your offer accepted within 14 days of it being made. Deposit deadline extensions past the 30 June 2024 will not be accepted for scholarship purposes.

All students

The Cardiff University £5,000 India Scholarships are for India domiciled students studying on the programmes outlined above.

The Scholarship of £5,000 will be awarded to students defined as being domiciled in India on your course application.

No separate application for the scholarship is required. If you are holding an offer for an eligible programme and meet the criteria as set out in these terms & conditions, you will automatically be awarded the Cardiff University £5,000 India Scholarship upon enrolment.


(2) Cardiff University Imisa Mategwa – Nina Sauti Scholarship
Scholarship amount £10,000
We are delighted to be offering this new scholarship programme thanks to a generous donation by an alumna.
We are offering one scholarship, worth £10,000, to study a full-time master's programme at Cardiff University starting in September 2024.

Award
This scholarship will be given in the form of a tuition fee discount and is non-transferable. No cash alternative will be offered.

Please note that this scholarship cannot be combined with any other scholarship and is only available for Cardiff University postgraduate programmes beginning in September 2024.

Eligibility criteria
To be eligible for this scheme, candidates must:

be female

be domiciled in Sub-Saharan Africa

have applied to study an eligible postgraduate programme at Cardiff University

be classed as an overseas student for fee-paying purposes

Eligible programmes
The programmes eligible for this scholarship are:

Computational and Data Journalism MSc

Digital Documentaries MA

International Journalism MA

International Public Relations and Global Communications Management MA


(3) Commonwealth Master's Scholarship Programme
Nationality International
Commonwealth Master's Scholarships are a joint initiative between the UK government-funded Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC) and UK universities.

Commonwealth Master's Scholarships are available for students from low and middle-income countries who would not otherwise be able to study in the UK, enabling them to benefit from full-time Master's study at a UK university.

The scholarships are offered under six key themes:

Science and technology for development

Strengthening health systems and capacity

Promoting global prosperity

Strengthening global peace, security and governance

Strengthening resilience and response to crises

Access, inclusion and opportunity.

Eligibility
To apply for these scholarships, students must be postgraduate applicants from low and middle-income Commonwealth countries only, who wish to study programmes which fall under the six key themes.

Further eligibility criteria, including a list of eligible Commonwealth countries, can be found on the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission website.

Please note that Cardiff University does not administer this scholarship and that all eligibility enquiries and applications should be directed to the Commonwealth Association or the British Council within your home country.


(4) Global Wales Postgraduate Scholarship
Scholarship amount Up to £10,000
Nationality International
This prestigious new scholarship programme, in collaboration with Study in Wales, is open to students from Vietnam, India, USA, Canada and countries of the European Union.

The Global Wales Postgraduate Scholarship Programme offers scholarships worth up to £10,000 - to study a full-time masters programme in Wales.

This prestigious scheme is the first scholarship of its kind in Wales and is offered by the Global Wales Programme – a partnership between the Welsh Government, Universities Wales, The British Council and the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW), and is funded by Taith.

Global Wales scholars will be joining a network of like-minded elite international students, supported by events running throughout the year to complement their studies in Wales.

Award
Scholarships will be given in the form of a tuition fee discount and are non-transferable. No cash alternative will be offered.

If the amount of scholarship awarded is more than the cost of the tuition fees, the tuition fees will be covered in full and any remainder will not be issued.

Universities Wales reserves the right to update or amend scholarship awards without notice, based on the availability and quality of applications that are received.

Please note that this scholarship cannot be combined with any other scholarship and is only available for Cardiff University postgraduate programmes beginning in September 2024. Cardiff University reserves the right to interview shortlisted candidates.

Eligibility criteria
To be eligible for this scheme, candidates must meet the following criteria:

be a citizen of Canada, India, the USA, Vietnam, or a country within the European Union

have submitted an application to study an eligible postgraduate programme at Cardiff University

be classed as an overseas student for fee-paying purposes

Applicants must pay their course deposit by the deadline stated in their offer letter in order to be eligible for this scholarship.


(5) Law Transfer Scholarship
Scholarship amount Up to £3,000
Nationality International
The Cardiff University Law Transfer Scholarship is available to eligible students transferring into either year two or year three of our LLB programmes.

Eligible students will be transferring from UK transfer programmes at the following partners:

Brickfields Asia College (BAC)

Cardiff University ISC International Year One in Law

HELP University

Taylors University

or will be studying at the University of London External LLB.

Award amounts
The Cardiff University Law Transfer Scholarship has varying awards based on year of entry.

students entering in Year 2 will be eligible for a £2,000 scholarship per year of study at Cardiff University.

students entering in Year 3 will be eligible for a £3,000 scholarship.

Conditional offer holders

You must meet or exceed the requirements as stated exactly in your formal UCAS offer.

You must also confirm Cardiff University as your firm choice by the UCAS deadline, and meet all offer conditions, including any English language conditions, by 13 September 2024.

Applicants who do not meet the requirements of their formal UCAS offer will not be eligible for the Cardiff University Law Transfer scholarship, even if they are accepted into the University.

Unconditional offer holders

If you are holding an unconditional offer, you must confirm Cardiff University as your firm choice by your UCAS deadline.

Terms and conditions
The Cardiff University of Law Transfer Scholarship is only applicable for students transferring from one of our following institutions:

Brickfields Asia College (BAC)

Cardiff University ISC International Year One in Law

HELP University

Taylors University

University of London External LLB

The Cardiff University Law Transfer scholarship has varying awards based on your year of entry.

Students entering in Year 2 will be eligible for a £2,000 scholarship.

Students entering in Year 3 will be eligible for a £3,000 scholarship.

The scholarship will be awarded in the form of a tuition fee discount only and cannot be used in place of any required deposit. No cash alternative is available.

The Cardiff University Law Transfer scholarship is for entry into Cardiff University in the autumn semester of academic year 2024/25 only and cannot be used for any subsequent years of entry.

If you are awarded a scholarship and wish to defer your entry to the University, your scholarship will not be transferred. However, you may be eligible to apply for scholarships applicable for 2025/26 entry.

Applicants entering year two of study on the LLB programme will be entitled to a continuing scholarship of £2,000 if they successfully progress to year three of the LLB programme in 2025/26. They will not be eligible for the scholarship if they progress to year 3 in any other year of entry.

Applicants who are in receipt of any other scholarship, bursary, funding or discount will not be eligible for this Scholarship.

You must be confirmed as an overseas student for fee-paying purposes (this information is contained in your offer letter). If you are assessed as eligible to pay Home fees as the result of a fee query, your fee status will be amended to Home and you will not be eligible for The Cardiff University Law Transfer Scholarship.

The Cardiff University Law Transfer Scholarship is only available to self-funded students.

If you are in receipt of funding (consisting of either tuition fees or tuition fees and living costs) from an external body which will be invoiced by the University for fees (such as Government, charity or a private organisation) you are not eligible for the Cardiff University Law Transfer Scholarship.

This excludes students in receipt of educational loans.

The Cardiff University Law Transfer Scholarship is not available to students who are initially awarded the scholarship but, following enrolment at the University, subsequently transfer to an academic programme which is not eligible for the award of the scholarship.