Swansea University Thrive Bursary

There will be a progression Bursary of £2,000 in subsequent years, which will be applied as a discount off tuition fees.

Eligibility

1. You must be classified as an overseas student for fee purposes. If your fee status changes at any point, the bursary will be withdrawn.

2. You must be fully self-funding your studies.

3. The Thrive Bursary can only be assigned once, at the start of a full time degree programme at Swansea University.

4. Your Ordinary Residence must be in one of the countries listed below. Your Ordinary Residence is the country where you have been domiciled for the last 5 years and excludes countries in which you reside purely for the purpose of studying: Bahrain, Bangladesh, Botswana, Egypt, Ghana, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Morocco, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Zimbabwe.

5. You must be enrolling on to a full-time taught course at Swansea University in academic year 2025/26.

6. The following types of programme are eligible for the Thrive Bursary: BA, BEng, BSc, LLB, MA, MEng, MBA, MSc, MRes, PGCE and LLM, MPharm, MBBCH.

7. The following types of programme are NOT eligible for the Thrive bursary: PhD, MPhil, Masters by Research (not the same as MRes) and professional courses. Students studying for a Postgraduate Certificate or Postgraduate Diploma will also not be eligible for this award.

8. If your course fees are lower than £16,000 per year, you are not eligible for the Thrive Bursary.

9. The Thrive Bursary of £4,000 will be applied as a discount off tuition fees for the first year of study.