Scholarships at University of South Wales

International Development Scholarships of £2,500 are available for students from the following regions, for undergraduate and postgraduate courses:

• Africa

• Latin America

• South Asia

• South East Asia

• Central Asia and Turkey

• Caribbean

• Lebanon

• Norway

This scholarship replaces the standard undergraduate and postgraduate scholarships. Higher National Diploma students and Foundation Degree students are not eligible for the Chancellor’s International Development Scholarship.

The Commonwealth Scholarships is an international programme under which member Commonwealth governments offer scholarships to citizens of developing Commonwealth countries. Nearly 30,000 individuals have benefited from Commonwealth Scholarships since the programme began in 1959. Around 900 scholarships are awarded in the UK each year.

Alumni of Commonwealth Scholarships form a community with wide interests and high achievements. The vast majority of award holders have returned to make a significant contribution to their home countries, in many cases at the highest level, making the award scheme one of the largest and most prestigious in the world.

What do the scholarships cover?

A Commonwealth scholarship includes airfare from your home country to the UK, full tuition fees and living costs, thesis grant and warm clothing allowance for your course at USW.

Which courses areas are eligible?

All subject areas are eligible, although the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission’s selection criteria give priority to applications that demonstrate the strongest relevance to development.

We are committed to making tuition fees as affordable as possible. The University is proud of our links to Europe and the friendly and multicultural atmosphere at USW is enhanced by our diverse student and staff community from Europe and around the world.

Eligible EU students starting a course with USW in September 2025 will be automatically awarded a scholarship, which will bring the tuition fee amount in line with the fee paid by UK students. This will apply for the duration of your course.

You will receive confirmation of the scholarship with your offer letter and it applies to all years of study. EU students studying undergraduate and postgraduate courses must pay a deposit of at least £3,000 before enrolment.

Students from the EU who graduate from USW in 2023 or 2024 with an undergraduate degree, wishing to progress to a postgraduate course, and who are no longer eligible to pay the same tuition fee as a UK student could still be eligible for a Master’s Progression Fee Discount of £6,000. 

Undergraduate Degrees

Postgraduate Degrees*

Countries applicable: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland*, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romana, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden

International Office Scholarships worth up to £2,000 are available for students who are self-funding their studies.

You will be automatically be considered for one of these awards when we receive your application. 

Undergraduate (including top-ups): up to £1,500

Postgraduate: up to £2,000