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Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
£5,000
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
They are pleased to offer our Southampton Electronics and Computer Science (ECS) Commonwealth Scholarships to new international students from Commonwealth countries to demonstrate our commitment to building greater inclusivity in our ECS community and widening access to enable well qualified international students to study in the UK.
Benefits
There are 12 scholarships for £5,000 each. These are available to international students applying to study for an Electronics and Computer Science (ECS) undergraduate or postgraduate master's degree.
Eligibility
To get this scholarship you must:
- apply for an eligible course before you apply for the scholarship
- receive a course offer before the closing date of the scholarship
- be a resident of a country listed in the additional eligibility criteria
- not be in receipt of any external scholarship that covers your full fees
- be an international student paying the overseas fee
- for undergraduate applications, you must have selected the University of Southampton as your firm choice
This computer science scholarship is not available to students studying:
- on PGCert, PGDip, Foundation or PGR courses
- on Distance Learning courses
- with a partner institution
- at our campus in Malaysia
- on Study Abroad courses
- as an exchange or partner student
- on Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses
- only pre-sessional English – pre-sessional English students with an offer to study at undergraduate or postgraduate level can still apply
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Multiple disciplines
Locations
United Kingdom
Nationality
141 nationalities
Study experience required
High school
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
24 Apr 2026
To apply for this scholarship:
apply for an eligible Electronics and Computer Science (ECS) course;
fill out the scholarship expression of interest form.
Deadline to apply: 24 April 2026, 5pm (UK time)
You'll need to:
explain your future goals and how your chosen course at Southampton will help you achieve that (200 words maximum word count).
show how you might act as an ambassador for the University as a Southampton ECS Global Scholarship awardee? (200 words maximum word count).