To receive the award, the below criteria must be met. Applicants must be:
- Classed as International/Overseas fee-payer status. Home fee paying students are not eligible
- Achieve an AP score of 3, 3, 3 points or more
- Applying for the first year of an undergraduate course at level 4 (first year) starting in the 2026/27 academic year. Applicants applying for level 5 or 6 are not eligible as they would not be entering on the basis of their AP results, but would be eligible for the VC's Undergraduate Scholarship.
- Applicants for the International Foundation Year would not be eligible, but would receive the International Foundation Year Scholarship.
Students who are successful in being awarded this scholarship will not be eligible for any other scholarships or bursaries, but will be eligible for the £1000 prompt payment discount on tuition fees.