Featured byCardiff University
Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
£3,000 tuition fee discount.
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
The Master's Excellence Scholarship is a competitive scholarship available to UK students starting an eligible full-time or part-time taught master's programme, including the MRes Biosciences, in the academic year.
Cardiff University has committed up to £500,000 to this scholarship scheme. The award is applied as a tuition fee discount, and part-time students receive half of the award in each year of study.
Benefits
£3,000 tuition fee discount.
Eligibility
- Must be classified as a UK (Home) student.
- Must hold an offer for an eligible full-time or part-time taught master's programme.
Eligible programmes include:
- Full-time taught Master's degrees.
- Part-time taught Master's degrees.
- MRes Biosciences.
The following are not eligible:
- Distance learning programmes.
- MArch Architectural Studies.
- Graduate Diploma (GDip), Postgraduate Certificate (PgCert), and Postgraduate Diploma (PgDip) programmes.
- MPhil and most other research degrees.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
United Kingdom
Nationality
British
Study experience required
Bachelor
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
28 Aug 2026
Applicants must:
Apply for an eligible master's programme at Cardiff University.
Complete the online Master's Excellence Scholarship application form.
Submit the application by the published deadline.
28 August 2026 for applicants starting in September 2026.
12 December 2026 for applicants starting in January 2027.