University is pleased to offer Southampton Electronics and Computer Science (ECS) Commonwealth Scholarships to new international students from Commonwealth countries to demonstrate our commitment to building greater inclusivity in our ECS community and widening access to enable well qualified international students to study in the UK
Applicable course, university and country
This scholarship is applicable for Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree
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Tuition & Fees
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Living Expense
×Not covered in scholarship
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×Not covered in scholarship
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Spouse/Child Care
×Not covered in scholarship
Health Cover
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Application
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Others
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Scholarships of £3,000 are available
Student Awards
Number of students to be awarded: 20
There are 20 scholarships available:
10 for undergraduates
10 for postgraduates
Scholarship Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirement mentioned on the Scholarship site, student profile will be evaluated on a case by case basis.
Special Restrictions
No Special Restriction applicable
Eligibility
To be eligible for a scholarship applicants must:
have an offer to study?
need to pay the overseas tuition fee
Applicants must not be in receipt of any external scholarship
For India-
Undergraduate entry requirements
To be considered for a place on one of our undergraduate (bachelors) degrees, you will need:
Higher Secondary Certificate/Standard 12, achieving at least 75% from Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), the Council for Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE) and Metro State Boards (Delhi, Maharashtra, Chennai, Kolkata and Karnataka)
Postgraduate entry requirements
Bachelors degree awarded by a recognised University or an equivalent professional qualification approved by the University with an overall qualification of at least 60%
UK 1st degree equivalent: 55 - 70% depending on awarding institution
UK 2:1 degree equivalent: 55 - 65% depending on awarding institution
Eligible student nationality
This scholarship is applicable for students from India +239 more
Students will be auto-considered for this scholarship when they apply for the courses on which this scholarship is applicable. No separate application is needed.
Important Dates
Date
Additional Details
Application final end date
April 22, 2025
Undergraduates and Postgraduates can apply from w/c 23 October 2024 until 5pm (UK time) on 22 April 2025.
University will contact you:
by 30 May 2025 at the latest if your application is successful
after 3 June 2025 if your application is not successful
Please note that these dates could be in local country times and may not be IST (Indian standard time).
This is a competitive process and not all applications will be successful.
There are 5 stages to the shortlisting process.
We check that you meet the eligibility criteria.
We score and rank the answers you give on your application form.
We shortlist candidates, prioritising applicants from low income countries.
We score your academic qualifications stated on your UCAS or PGT application form.
A scholarship panel assess your total score.
To get your scholarship, you must:
meet all conditions attached to your offer
enrol as a full-time student by the start date
provide evidence of where you live and qualifications at enrolment
pay all outstanding tuition fees by University deadlines, where needed
not have more than one scholarship from the University of Southampton - if you are eligible for multiple scholarships, you will get the scholarship with the highest value
By accepting a scholarship, you agree to:
act as a good ambassador for the University of Southampton
