Global Wales Postgraduate Scholarship — Master's Scholarship

The Global Wales Postgraduate Scholarship supports eligible international students undertaking a full-time master’s programme in Wales. It is offered by the Global Wales Programme, a partnership involving the Welsh Government, Universities Wales, the British Council and HEFCW, with funding from Taith.

Applicants first apply to an eligible postgraduate course at a Welsh university, then submit a separate scholarship application. The latest official pages still show the 2024 round as closed and do not give a date for a later cycle.

Benefits & funding

A scholarship worth up to £10,000.
The official pages reviewed do not state that the award covers all tuition or living costs.
Scholarships are offered across the eight Welsh universities listed on the programme page.

Eligibility

Applicants must be from Vietnam, India, the United States, Canada or a European Union member country.
Applicants from outside those countries are not considered.
Applicants must first apply for an eligible full-time postgraduate programme at a university in Wales.
As this is a master’s scholarship, applicants are expected to hold the prior qualification required for admission to their chosen course.

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Here's who can apply

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Eligible nationalities
Austria · Belgium · Bulgaria · Canada · Croatia · Cyprus · Czechia · Denmark · Estonia · Finland · France · Germany
+ 19 more
Greece · Hungary · India · Ireland · Italy · Latvia · Lithuania · Luxembourg · Malta · Netherlands · Poland · Portugal · Romania · Slovakia · Slovenia · Spain · Sweden · USA · Vietnam
Education required
Bachelor

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Application process

1
Select an eligible full-time master’s programme at a participating university in Wales.
2
Apply to the university for a place on that programme.
3
Prepare responses of no more than 250 words each on study motivation, relevant experience and skills, and how the applicant would promote Wales as a study destination.
4
Submit the separate scholarship form; applicants may submit up to three scholarship applications if they have applied to each corresponding course and university.
5
Review everything before submission because the form cannot be saved partway through or edited after submission.

Program timeline

Most recently published application deadline.
Apr 30, 2024 at 23:45 GMT
Entry named for the most recently published cycle.
September 2024
Later cycle
No opening or deadline date is currently published on the official pages.