Merit scholarships for international undergraduates

The following merit scholarships are available to international students and offer up to £3,000 off the first year of tuition fees:

Eligibility

To be eligible for a scholarship you must:

You must not be getting any external sponsorship.

For scholarships offered by Southampton Business School, School of Physics and Astronomy, and Southampton Law School, you must achieve either:

For all other schools, you must achieve either:

These scholarships are 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 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

We award discounts of £1,000 for each grade you achieve above the standard offer for courses run by:

For example, if you need A, B, B in your A levels and you get A, A, A, you will get £2,000 towards your first year tuition fees.

For all other courses, you must get A* to A grades for us to award you discounts of £1,000 for each grade. This applies to:

For example, if you get A, A, A in your A levels, you will get £3,000 towards your first year tuition fees.

The most you can get is £3,000. The scholarships apply only to the first year of your tuition fees.

You do not need to apply for merit scholarships. If you meet the eligibility criteria, we will award you this scholarship and let you know by email.