Aberystwyth Regional Scholarships

September 2025: Up to £8,000 for Bachelor’s students and £3,000 for Master’s students.

Bachelors students:

  • Students must live in one of the countries eligible for the Aberystwyth Regional Scholarships (check list of eligible countries below and details in our Your Country/Region pages).
  • £2,000 tuition-fee reduction for each year of your studies.
  • Can be combined with the International Accommodation Award (IAA).
  • Students must be international-fee payers.
  • Students must be self-funding, not in receipt of any other Scholarships apart from the IAA.
  • Cannot be combined with any other Aberystwyth University Scholarships.
  • Students should meet the University’s usual entry requirements. 

 

Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship: 

  • All students who are granted this prestigious Scholarship will be awarded a Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship of £3,000 reduced from their tuition-fees as well as a certificate to mark their achievement. 
  • Students must be on a postgraduate Master’s programme. 
  • Students must have the equivalent of a UK First Class Honours degree to be eligible for this Scholarship. Check the equivalence of your degree.
  • The Scholarship can be combined with the International Accommodation Award, which can offer additional savings of £5,000 per year.
  • Students must be international-fee payers.
  • Students must live in one of the countries eligible for the Aberystwyth Regional Scholarships (check details in our Your Country/Region pages).
  • Students must be self-financing, not in receipt of any other Scholarships.
  • Cannot be combined with any other Aberystwyth University Scholarships. 

 

How to Apply

If you meet all the eligibility criteria, you will automatically be granted the appropriate Scholarship. The University will assess your eligibility based on your country of domicile, fee status, and the grades from your undergraduate degree (if applicable), which you submit on your application for study at Aberystwyth University. 

Terms and Conditions

Eligibility  

  • These scholarships are restricted to students who are overseas fee payers and are entirely self-funded (students in receipt of a repayable loan to fund their studies are considered as self-funded).
  • Students must be ordinarily resident (see below for the definition of ordinary residence) in one of the countries listed below. 
  • The award cannot be held in conjunction with any other Aberystwyth University awards, bursaries or scholarships, apart from the International Accommodation Award.  

Students who are not eligible  

The following students are NOT eligible for this scholarship regardless of meeting the above criteria:  

  • Students undertaking a programme of study normally delivered fully online.
  • BVSc Veterinary Science or BSc Nursing students.
  • Students who are not ordinarily resident in one of the listed countries.
  • Deferring students. Where a scholarship has been awarded to a student who subsequently defers entry to the following academic year, the award will be withdrawn and the applicant will be considered again in-line with the terms and conditions that apply in the new proposed year of entry. 
  • Applicants entering the second or third year as their first year of study with Aberystwyth. 
  • Students who are resitting a year and therefore may not be paying full fees.
  • Students who are fully or partly sponsored.
  • Students who are assessed as Home-fee payers. 
  • Current students whose first year of undergraduate study at Aberystwyth University, was prior to academic year 2025-26 

What is “Ordinary Residence”?  

For the purposes of assessing eligibility for the scholarship, you must have been ordinarily resident in one of the countries listed below, for the three-year period prior to the start date of your course. Ordinarily resident means that you must have been habitually, normally and lawfully residing in one of the countries listed, from choice, for the specified period. The three-year period for courses starting in September 2025 is calculated as 1 September 2022 to 1 September 2025. Temporary absences during this three-year period may be permitted at the discretion of the relevant University officer. Students may be asked to provide evidence to determine ordinary residence and an assessment of whether a student meets the ordinary residence criteria will normally be made by the Head of Admissions or their nominee, and their decision will be final. 

Payment Arrangements 

These scholarships will be granted as a reduction on the total cost of tuition fee that is payable on registration at the University. Payment cannot be offset against a tuition fee deposit if one is required.  

Eligible Countries: 

Afghanistan; Algeria; Angola; Antigua & Barbuda; Argentina; Armenia; Azerbaijan; Bahamas; Bangladesh; Barbados; Belize; Benin; Bhutan; Bolivia; Botswana; Brazil; Brunei; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cabo Verde; Cambodia; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Chad; Chile; Colombia; Comoros; Congo; Costa Rica; Côte d'Ivoire; Cuba; Cyprus; Djibouti; Dominica; Dominican Republic; DR Congo; Ecuador; Egypt; El Salvador; Equatorial Guinea; Eritrea; Eswatini; Ethiopia; Fiji; Gabon; Gambia; Georgia; Ghana; Grenada; Guatemala; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Guyana; Haiti; Honduras; India; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; Israel; Jamaica; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Kiribati; Kyrgyzstan; Laos; Lebanon; Lesotho; Liberia; Libya; Madagascar; Malawi; Malaysia; Maldives; Mali; Marshall Islands; Mauritania; Mauritius; Mexico; Micronesia; Mongolia; Morocco; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Nauru; Nepal; Nicaragua; Niger; Nigeria; Pakistan; Palau; Panama; Papua New Guinea; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; Rwanda; Saint Kitts & Nevis; Saint Lucia; Samoa; Sao Tome & Principe; Senegal; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Solomon Islands; Somalia; South Africa; South Sudan; Sri Lanka; St. Vincent & Grenadines; State of Palestine; Sudan; Suriname; Syria; Tajikistan; Tanzania; Thailand; Timor-Leste; Togo; Tonga; Trinidad & Tobago; Tunisia; Turkey; Turkmenistan; Tuvalu; Uganda; Ukraine; Uruguay; Uzbekistan; Vanuatu; Venezuela; Vietnam; Yemen; Zambia; Zimbabwe. 

 

Aberystwyth University reserves the right to update these terms and conditions as necessary.