Southampton Physics and Astronomy Achievement Scholarship

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Hampshire, United Kingdom
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Award value

£5,000.00 (Rs5,44,781)

Fees

Funding type

Fee waiver/discount

Fees

Deadline

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Study level

Undergraduate

About this scholarship

Awarding Institution

University of Southampton

Number of awards

10 per year (avg)

What does this scholarship cover?

  • Stipend
  • Tuition fees

More details on the scholarship

The scholarships are renewable for subsequent years of study (subject to continuing academic performance) for up to £20,000 total. There are 10 stipend scholarships of £5,000.

Entry requirements

Nationality

All International

Gender

Applicable to all genders

Delivery mode

All types of delivery mode

Selection approach

Only selective applicants are considered

Study mode

Full time

Intake year

All intakes

Other criteria

Academic excellence

Course subject and study level you are applying for

Subject area(s)*

Applied and Pure Sciences

Study level

Undergraduate

Other eligibility requirements

Five scholarships will be awarded automatically based on merit, and the remaining 5 will be awarded to next high-ranking applicants who meet the contextual admissions criteria.

To be eligible for this scholarship you must:

have submitted your application to study on an undergraduate programme in Physics and Astronomy by the UCAS equal consideration date, 6pm on Wednesday 14 January 2026

have a conditional or unconditional offer from the University of Southampton

book an online or in-person interview with the School of Physics and Astronomy

be paying your fees yourself

not be in receipt of any external sponsorship if you are an international student.

Selection basis

Students are shortlisted based on their

  • Academic excellence

How to apply

Application process

You need to apply separately for this scholarship

Application details (from the awarding institution)

If you receive an offer from us, we’ll send you more details of what you need to submit to be considered for the scholarship, as well as details on our Offer Holder Visit Days and interviews.

You will need to submit an essay of up to 500 words on a physics topic of your choice and book an interview. Your essay must be submitted no later than 7 days before your interview.

Application requirements

    This is a competitive process and not all applications will be successful.

    We will score and rank all eligible applicants’ essays and their interview performances. We will ask you questions on your essay as part of your interview so that we can be sure you’ve written it yourself.

    The top scoring 5 applicants will be awarded a scholarship.

    The remaining 5 scholarships will be awarded to the next highest ranking applicants who meet the widening participation criteria.

    Applications will be assessed against this criteria individually and compared against all applications received for this scholarship. The decision of the Head of School is final.

    Successful applicants will have a stipend of £5,000 paid into their UK bank account in quarterly instalments. Continuation of the scholarship from year 2 onwards is subject to maintaining first-class performance (70%) each year. If first-class performance is maintained, the scholarship maybe received each year for the duration of the course, up to a maximum of 4 years.

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