Excellence Scholarships

£3,000 will be awarded to all UK fee paying students who achieve AAA at A-Level (or equivalent: Excellence and Merit Scholarships). Achievement of an equivalent grade in the Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced qualification is recognised for the purposes of the award.

Each Scholarship will be worth £3,000 over three years (paid in three equal instalments - with £1,000 paid in the first year, £1,000 paid in the second year and £1,000 paid in the third year).

Scholarships will be available to all new full-time UK students applying for undergraduate courses at Swansea University.

Students will need to meet the 60% overall average with a minimum of 55% in every module progression requirement at the end of the first and second year in order to receive their second and third instalments If a student fails to achieve an overall average of 60%, with a minimum of 55% in each module in any given year, the scholarship will be terminated. Achievement of an equivalent grade in the Welsh Baccalaureate or Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales is recognised for the purposes of the award.

Scholarships will be available in all subject areas (single, joint and combined honours), with the exception of programmes that attract external funding for all or part of the course (e.g. Social Work, Graduate Entry Medicine, Nursing/Midwifery) from the respective professional bodies.