International Scholarships

International Scholarships

We believe all students deserve the opportunity to enhance their career prospects, irrespective of their financial situation. That’s why we offer a range of undergraduate and postgraduate scholarships  for our international students.

All International applicants will be automatically considered for our scholarships and will not be expected to complete a separate application. Scholarships are confirmed to applicants at point of offer and full details of scholarship eligibility and exceptions can be found in the Terms & Conditions below.

For students commencing their studies in academic year 2025/2026 our scholarships are:


Undergraduate Scholarship

Award: £2,000​

MBA Scholarship

Award: Up to £4,000

MBA Scholarship is based on academic and/or professional, evidenced work experience

Vice Chancellor Scholarship

Award: Up to £3,500
The Vice Chancellor Scholarship, awarded to a number of our MA and MSc programmes, is based on academic and/or professional, evidenced work experience

Full Fee Discount 

Award: Up to £1,000
The full fee discount is awarded to students studying a full-time undergraduate, postgraduate taught or MBA who pay their fees in fell by the set deposit deadline date. 

Alumni Scholarship

Award: 20% reduction in course fees

The Alumni scholarship is awarded to all students who have completed a Cardiff Metropolitan undergraduate degree enrolling on taught postgraduate programmes in Cardiff


Cardiff Met Sanctuary Award

Access to education scholarship opportunities for people with irregular migration status, seeking sanctuary in the UK. Scholarships are available for undergraduate and postgraduate level study. 

For further details please click here

Please note, for Sanctuary Award , there is a separate application process. You will only be considered for this scholarship if you submit an application after you have received an offer and you meet the eligibility criteria.



Eligibility for Scholarships

To be eligible for a scholarship, applicants must accept their offer by the deposit deadline  

Undergraduate, Alumni, MBA and Vice Chancellor Scholarships, please note:

  • Students are entitled to one scholarship only and not eligible to receive multiple scholarships from Cardiff Metropolitan.

  • The Vice Chancellor Scholarship applies to only PG taught courses with £17,600 fee. Other specialist courses do not qualify

  • The Alumni Scholarship is available to Cardiff Metropolitan undergraduate degree holders including students from our TNE partnership institutions who study a master’s on our Cardiff campus. For full details and eligibility please visit the following page: www.cardiffmet.ac.uk/study/finance/bursaries/Pages/Alumni-Discount.aspx


Scholarship Exceptions

Our international student scholarships do not apply to:

  • Fully sponsored students.
  • If you are sponsored by your company, government or similar, you will not be entitled to the international scholarship.
  • Where an applicant has had credit exemption reducing the amount of credits studied and fees payable 
  • Courses studied for less than 1 year 

Scholarship Terms and Conditions

  • Subject to availability
  • Subject to change - please check the information regularly to ensure you are aware of the current procedures and deadlines
  • Our Scholarships are awarded to FULL fee-paying International Students ONLY. Should your fee status change from International to Home (UK), you will not be eligible for the scholarship awarded by the University.
  • Students must be studying full-time, on campus to qualify for the scholarship. Distance Learning students are not eligible
  • No cash alternatives will not be offered, and the scholarship cannot be transferred to any other course at Cardiff Met or to any other nominated recipient
  • We cannot guarantee the scholarship for deferred entry and deferred applicant will be subject to the scholarship levels and fees in place for the next intake period. 
  • If an applicant is allocated a scholarship but then withdraws their application or does not enrol onto the course for any reason, the scholarship is forfeited
  • The university reserves the right to withdraw or not award scholarships at any point before they are allocated.
  • You must have applied by the relevant deadline for the intake to be considered for the scholarship (unless there is a different deadline specified on the application form) – applications after this date may not be considered

Full Fee discount Terms & Conditions

  • ​Only applicable to FULL fee-paying International Students ONLY. Should your fee status change from International to Home (UK), you will not be eligible for the discount awarded by the University.
  • Only applicable to full fee paying UG, PGT and MBA courses. Not applicable to PGCE or any courses that have an agreed reduced rate due to credit exemptions. 
  • Only applicable if full fees, as stated on the offer letter as Total Course fees, are received by the deposit deadline for that given intake. 
  • The full fee payable, should be the Total course fee, minus any scholarship award and then minus a further £1,000.00  For example 

Course fee
​£17,600
​Scholarship Award
​£3,000
​Total Course fees 
​£14,600
​Full fee discount (if paying by deposit deadline)
​£1,000
​Total Course fee payable  
​£13,600


  • The CAS statement will reflect the fees received after all deductions. ​​