Scholarships at University of South Wales (USW)

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

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.

We also offer a £2,800 undergraduate scholarship for Nigeria and Ghana

Africa

Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland (renamed to Eswatini), Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Latin America

Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela

South Asia

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka

South East Asia

Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar (Burma), Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, East Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, East Timor

Central Asia and Turkey

Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Uzbekistan

Caribbean

Cuba, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Bahamas, Barbados, Saint Lucia, Curaçao, Aruba, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, United States Virgin Islands (US), Grenada, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Cayman Islands, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Sint Maarten, Turks and Caicos Islands, Saint Martin, British Virgin Islands, Caribbean Netherlands, Anguilla, Saint Barthélemy, Montserrat

Other

Norway and Lebanon

Chevening Scholars come from more than 150 countries and territories worldwide (excluding US and EU) and there are over 44,000 Chevening alumni around the world who together comprise an influential and highly regarded global network. 

Awards are typically for a one year Master’s degree at universities across the UK.

Chevening Scholarships are the UK government’s global scholarship programme, funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and partner organisations. The programme awards scholarships to outstanding scholars with leadership potential from around the world to study one year postgraduate courses at universities in the UK.

What Chevening scholarships are available?

We are pleased to accept applications for the following Chevening Awards:

• Chevening Award – There is no cap on the number of awards available

• Chevening/USW Partnership Award – 3 awards available

What do the scholarships cover?

All Chevening Awards cover tuition fees and living costs for a one year postgraduate course.

Who can apply for a Chevening Scholarship?

Chevening Scholarships are for talented professionals who have been identified as potential future leaders across a wide range of fields, including politics, business, the media, civil society, religion, and academia. 

Applicants should be high calibre graduates with the personal, intellectual, and interpersonal qualities necessary for leadership. Chevening Scholarships are available to students from more than 150 countries and territories worldwide (excluding the USA and the EU).