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British Scholarship
Eligibility Criteria
• You must pay your deposit by the deadline stated in your original/first offer. If you are granted a
deposit extension you must pay by your new deadline. This applies until 31 July - scholarships
will not be awarded to applicants who make their deposit payment after 31 July 2023.
• You must accept your offer and meet all the offer conditions, including any English Language
conditions as stated in your offer by 16 September 2023.
• If you are holding an Unconditional Offer, you must confirm this offer as a Firm choice.
• You must pay your deposit by the deadline stated in your original/first offer. If you are granted a
deposit extension you must pay by your new deadline. This applies until 31 July - scholarships
will not be awarded to applicants who make their deposit payment after 31 July 2023.
• You must also accept your offer by 16 September 2023.
All Students
• The Cardiff University – GREAT Scholarship 2023 is available to eligible students studying on
selected Postgraduate Taught degree programmes.
• The scholarships are for all Postgraduate Taught degree programmes.
• Postgraduate Certificate/ Diploma awards are not included in the scheme.
• Applications to the scholarship scheme must be submitted by 23:59 (UK time) on 31 May 2023.
• In order to apply, you must have already submitted an application to study at Cardiff University.
1. The Cardiff University – GREAT Scholarship 2023 is a £10,000 award applied to students entering
into year 1 of a programme. It is applied to your first year of study only.
1.1. This 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.
1.2. Six scholarships of £10,000 will be awarded to students who are nationals of
Bangladesh, Brunei, Indonesia, Pakistan, Thailand, or Turkey, with one scholarship awarded
per country.
2. The Cardiff University – GREAT Scholarship 2023 is for entry into Cardiff University in the autumn
semester of academic year 2023/24 only and cannot be used any other year of entry.
2.1. If you are awarded a scholarship and wish to defer your entry to the University your
scholarship will not be transferred. However, you will be eligible to apply for scholarships
applicable for 2024/25 entry.
3. Future requests for further funding will not be considered under this scheme.
4. Applicants who are in receipt of any other scholarship, bursary, funding or discount will not be
eligible for this Scholarship.
5. The Cardiff University – GREAT Scholarship 2023 is available for full-time and Cardiff campus-
based programmes only.
6. You must be confirmed as an Overseas Student for fee paying purposes (this information is
contained in your offer letter*).
7. The Cardiff University – GREAT Scholarship 2023 is only available to self-funded students.
7.1. 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
– GREAT Scholarship 2023. Students in receipt of educational loans are eligible for the
award.
8. The Cardiff University – GREAT Scholarship 2023 is not available for students who are coming to
study at Cardiff University for a semester or full year as part of a degree at another institution.
9. The Cardiff University – GREAT Scholarship 2023 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.
10. Applicants who are in receipt of any other scholarship, bursary, funding or discount from Cardiff
University will only be able to choose one of the awarded scholarships, bursaries, funding or
discounts.
11. You must be able to satisfy all financial requirements as part of your visa application for study in
the UK. You should not be solely relying on receiving the Cardiff University – GREAT Scholarship 2023
to meet the UKVI financial requirements.
12. Please ensure that you leave sufficient time for your application and supporting documents to be
reviewed and processed before the acceptance deadline noted above. This can take up to 10
working days. Please contact the Admissions Office should you have any problems submitting your
application or documents. Tel: +44 (0) 2920 879999 – office hours are 09.00 – 17.00 GMT, Monday –
Friday.
If you are not sure about your eligibility for these scholarships or have any queries, please contact
the International Office for advice at [email protected]
*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 – GREAT Scholarship 2023.