Southampton Presidential International Scholarship

We will only consider applicants who have an offer to study at the University of Southampton.  

You must: 

• be paying your own tuition fees 
• need to pay the overseas tuition fee 

You must not be in receipt of any external scholarship 

The Southampton Presidential International Scholarship is 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
• undergraduate courses in the Faculty of Medicine and the School of Health Sciences 
• only pre-sessional English – pre-sessional English students with an offer to study at undergraduate or postgraduate level can still apply 

Residency requirement

To apply for the Presidential International Scholarship you must be resident in 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

We determine your residency as where you have been living for a 3 year period or longer before the start of the course. This does not include where you are living for study purposes, if it is somewhere different to where you normally live. 

The deadline for applications is different for undergraduate and postgraduate applications.  

We cannot accept late applications. If your application is successful, you will receive confirmation in an email with an attached letter.   

Undergraduate applications 

Undergraduates can apply from w/c 24 October 2022 until 5pm (UK time) on 21 February 2023.

The deadline for undergraduate applicants residing in Turkey and the Syrian Arab Republic is 5pm (UK time) on 14 April 2023.

We will contact you:

• by 12 May 2023 at the latest if your application is successful 
• after 13 May 2023 if your application is not successful  

Postgraduate applications 

Postgraduates can apply 2 times in the year.

We will accept applications between:  

• 24 October 2022 until 5pm (UK time) on 21 February 2023
• 8 March 2023 until 5pm (UK time) 14 April 2023 

If you apply during October to February, we will contact you by:  

• 19 May 2023 at the latest if your application is successful
• after 20 May 2023 if your application is not successful  

If you apply during March to April, we will contact you by: 

• 30 May 2023 at the latest if your application is successful 
• after 1 June 2023 if your application is not successful 

If we award you a scholarship in the first round, you will not be eligible for the second round of applications. 

This is a competitive process and not all applications will be successful.   

There are 5 stages to the shortlisting process.   

1. We check that you meet the eligibility criteria. 
2. We score and rank the answers you give on your application form.  
3. We shortlist applicants across all departments to recognise academic excellence in all areas.  
4. We score your academic qualifications stated on your UCAS or PGT application form. 
5. A scholarship panel, chaired by the Vice President International, will assess your total score. 

We may also shortlist applicants from Least Developed Countries, Low Income or Lower Middle Income countries.  

The 10 applicants with the highest score will get 100% tuition fee waivers. 

The next 15 applicants with the highest score will get £10,000 off their tuition fees.  

The decision of the scholarship panel is final.  

Find out the terms and conditions of getting a scholarship.

To apply for the scholarship you must complete and submit the online application form.

As part of your application, you will need to answer 4 questions on how your studies at Southampton can make a contribution to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. 

1. Which UN Sustainable Development Goals are relevant to your expected programme of study and why? (100 words maximum, per goal).    
2. How will your intended course make a contribution to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals? (250 words maximum).    
3. We are looking for scholars who will use their time at Southampton to achieve the remarkable and build an inclusive world.  How will your future goals and how your chosen course at Southampton help you achieve that? (200 words maximum).    
4. As a Southampton Presidential International scholar how might you act as an ambassador for the University? (200 words maximum). 

For more information or for help, email international-scholarships@soton.ac.uk.