Scholarship eligibility criteria

You can apply for a scholarship at University of Southampton if you meet the eligibility criteria.  

You must:

  • be an international student
  • have a conditional or unconditional offer to study at Southampton
  • be paying your own fees   

You must not be getting any external sponsorship.

The full eligibility criteria for each scholarship are outlined on its summary page, which you can find in the scholarships section.

For the following scholarships, you must also have specific qualifications and/or meet certain residence criteria before you can apply:

Scholarships for both undergraduate and postgraduate study

Arts and Humanities Deans Global Talent Scholarship

Qualifications needed   

Undergraduate applicants must have an AAA at A Level or equivalent.
Postgraduate masters applicants must have a 1st or equivalent, or equivalent in undergraduate studies.

Electronics and Computer Science Commonwealth Scholarship

Residency requirement

Applicants must be from a Commonwealth country.

Presidential International Scholarship

Residency requirement     

Residents of these countries can apply.

 

Undergraduate scholarships

Biological Sciences Undergraduate International Scholarship

Qualifications needed

Applicants must have either:   
    •    an A-Level A or A* grade, or
    •    an International Baccalaureate grade 6 or 7 at Higher level or equivalent qualification

Business School Undergraduate International Scholarship

Qualifications needed

Applicants must have either:   
    •    an A-Level A or A* grade, or
    •    an International Baccalaureate grade 6 or 7 at Higher level or equivalent qualification

Chemistry Undergraduate International Scholarship

Qualifications needed

Applicants must have either:   
    •    an A-Level A or A* grade, or
    •    an International Baccalaureate grade 6 or 7 at Higher level or equivalent qualification

Economic, Social and Political Sciences Undergraduate Scholarship

Qualifications needed

Applicants must have either:   
    •    an A-Level A or A* grade, or
    •    an International Baccalaureate grade 6 or 7 at Higher level or equivalent qualification

Education Undergraduate International Scholarship

Qualifications needed

Applicants must have either:   
    •    an A-Level A or A* grade, or
    •    an International Baccalaureate grade 6 or 7 at Higher level or equivalent qualification

Geography and Environmental Science Undergraduate International Scholarship

Qualifications needed

Applicants must have either:   
    •    an A-Level A or A* grade, or
    •    an International Baccalaureate grade 6 or 7 at Higher level or equivalent qualification

Humanities Undergraduate Global Talent Scholarship

Qualifications needed

You must achieve A-Level grades of AAA or equivalent qualifications.

Law Undergraduate International Scholarship

Qualifications needed

Applicants must have either:   
    •    an A-Level A or A* grade, or
    •    an International Baccalaureate grade 6 or 7 at Higher level or equivalent qualification

Mathematics Undergraduate International Scholarship

Qualifications needed

Applicants must have either:   
    •    an A-Level A or A* grade, or
    •    an International Baccalaureate grade 6 or 7 at Higher level or equivalent qualification

Ocean and Earth Science Undergraduate International Scholarship

Qualifications needed

Applicants must have either:   
    •    an A-Level A or A* grade, or
    •    an International Baccalaureate grade 6 or 7 at Higher level or equivalent qualification

Physics and Astronomy Undergraduate International Scholarship

Qualifications needed

Applicants must have either:   
    •    an A-Level A or A* grade, or
    •    an International Baccalaureate grade 6 or 7 at Higher level or equivalent qualification

Winchester School of Art Undergraduate Global Talent Scholarship

Qualifications needed

You must achieve A-Level grades of AAA or equivalent qualifications.


Postgraduate scholarships

Biological Sciences Postgraduate International Scholarship

Qualifications needed

Applicants must have either:   
    •    an A-Level A or A* grade, or
    •    an International Baccalaureate grade 6 or 7 at Higher level or equivalent qualification

Business School Deans International Scholarship

Qualifications needed

Applicants must have a first or equivalent in undergraduate studies.

Residency requirement

Residents of these countries can apply.

Business School Excellence in English Scholarship

Qualifications needed

Students on the following MSc courses need an IELTS score of IELTS 7.5 overall, with minimum 7.0 in all components:   
    •    Business Analytics and Management Science
    •    Business Analytics and Finance
    •    Data and Decision Analytics
    •    Logistics and Supply Chain Analytics Operational Research
    •    Operational Research and Finance Operational Research and Statistics


Students on all other postgraduate master’s programmes in the Business School (except the MBA) need an IELTS score of IELTS 7.0 overall with minimum 6.5 in all components.

Residency requirement

Applicants must be from Mainland China, Hong Kong, or Macau.

Business School Emerging Market Future Leader MBA International Scholarship

Residency requirement

Applicants must be from South East Asia, the Middle East, North America, or Central or Latin America.

Business School Postgraduate International Scholarship

Qualifications needed

Applicants must have a 2:1 or equivalent in their undergraduate studies.

Residency requirement

Residents of these countries can apply.

Chemistry Postgraduate International Scholarship

Qualifications needed

Applicants must have either:   
    •    an A-Level A or A* grade, or
    •    an International Baccalaureate grade 6 or 7 at Higher level or equivalent qualification

Economic, Social and Political Sciences Postgraduate International Scholarship

Qualifications needed

Applicants must have either:   
    •    an A-Level A or A* grade, or
    •    an International Baccalaureate grade 6 or 7 at Higher level or equivalent qualification

Education Postgraduate International Scholarship

Qualifications needed

Applicants must have either:   
    •    an A-Level A or A* grade, or
    •    an International Baccalaureate grade 6 or 7 at Higher level or equivalent qualification

Engineering Deans International Scholarship

Qualifications needed

Applicants must have either:   
    •    an A-Level A or A* grade, or
    •    an International Baccalaureate grade 6 or 7 at Higher level or equivalent qualification

Environmental and Life Sciences Deans International Scholarship

Qualifications needed

Applicants must have either:   
    •    an A-Level A or A* grade, or
    •    an International Baccalaureate grade 6 or 7 at Higher level or equivalent qualification

Geography and Environmental Science Postgraduate Scholarship

Qualifications needed

Applicants must have either:   
    •    an A-Level A or A* grade, or
    •    an International Baccalaureate grade 6 or 7 at Higher level or equivalent qualification

Health Sciences Postgraduate International Scholarship

Qualifications needed

Applicants must have either:   
    •    an A-Level A or A* grade, or
    •    an International Baccalaureate grade 6 or 7 at Higher level or equivalent qualification

Humanities Postgraduate Global Talent Scholarship

Qualifications needed

You must have a first in your undergraduate studies or an equivalent qualification.

Law Postgraduate International Scholarship

Qualifications needed

You must have a first in your undergraduate studies or an equivalent qualification.

Mathematics Postgraduate International Scholarship

Qualifications needed

You must have a first in your undergraduate studies or an equivalent qualification.

Medicine Postgraduate International Scholarship

Qualifications needed

You must have a first in your undergraduate studies or an equivalent qualification.

Ocean and Earth Science Postgraduate International Scholarship

Qualifications needed

You must have a first in your undergraduate studies or an equivalent qualification.

Psychology Postgraduate International Scholarship

Qualifications needed

You must have a first in your undergraduate studies or an equivalent qualification.

Winchester School of Art Postgraduate Global Talent Scholarship

Qualifications needed

You must have a first in your undergraduate studies or an equivalent qualification.

Scholarship-specific residency requirements

Residency requirements are the same for the:
    •    Presidential International Scholarship
    •    Business School Postgraduate International Scholarship
    •    Business School Deans International Scholarship


These three scholarships are open to anyone who meets the eligibility criteria and is a resident of one of the following countries:
    •    Afghanistan 
    •    Albania 
    •    Algeria 
    •    Angola 
    •    Argentina 
    •    Armenia 
    •    Azerbaijan 
    •    Bangladesh 
    •    Belarus 
    •    Belize 
    •    Benin 
    •    Bhutan 
    •    Bolivia 
    •    Bosnia and Herzegovina 
    •    Botswana  
    •    Cambodia 
    •    Brazil 
    •    Burkina Faso 
    •    Burundi 
    •    Cabo Verde 
    •    Cameroon 
    •    Central African Republic 
    •    Chad 
    •    Colombia 
    •    Comoros 
    •    Congo 
    •    Costa Rica 
    •    Côte d'Ivoire 
    •    Cuba 
    •    Democratic People's Republic of Korea 
    •    Democratic Republic of the Congo 
    •    Djibouti 
    •    Dominica 
    •    Dominican Republic 
    •    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  
    •    Madagascar 
    •    Jamaica 
    •    Jordan 
    •    Kazakhstan 
    •    Kenya 
    •    Kiribati 
    •    Kosovo 
    •    Kyrgyzstan 
    •    Lao People's Democratic Republic 
    •    Lebanon 
    •    Lesotho 
    •    Liberia 
    •    Libya 
    •    Malawi 
    •    Malaysia 
    •    Maldives 
    •    Mali 
    •    Marshall Islands 
    •    Mauritania 
    •    Mauritius 
    •    Mexico 
    •    Micronesia 
    •    Moldova 
    •    Mongolia 
    •    Montenegro 
    •    Montserrat 
    •    Morocco 
    •    Mozambique 
    •    Myanmar 
    •    Namibia  
    •    Sudan 
    •    Nauru 
    •    Nepal 
    •    Nicaragua 
    •    Niger 
    •    Nigeria 
    •    Niue 
    •    North Macedonia 
    •    Pakistan 
    •    Panama 
    •    Papua New Guinea 
    •    Paraguay 
    •    Peru 
    •    Philippines 
    •    Rwanda 
    •    Saint Helena 
    •    Saint Lucia 
    •    Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 
    •    Samoa 
    •    Sao Tome and Principe 
    •    Senegal 
    •    Serbia 
    •    Sierra Leone 
    •    Solomon Islands 
    •    Somalia 
    •    South Africa 
    •    South Sudan 
    •    Sri Lanka 
    •    Suriname 
    •    Syrian Arab Republic 
    •    Tajikistan 
    •    Tanzania 
    •    Thailand 
    •    Timor-Leste 
    •    Togo 
    •    Tokelau 
    •    Tonga 
    •    Tunisia 
    •    Turkey 
    •    Turkmenistan 
    •    Tuvalu 
    •    Uganda 
    •    Ukraine 
    •    Uzbekistan 
    •    Vanuatu 
    •    Venezuela 
    •    Vietnam 
    •    Wallis and Futuna 
    •    West Bank and Gaza Strip 
    •    Yemen 
    •    Zambia 
    •    Zimbabwe