Thrive Bursary (Undergraduate and Postgraduate Taught)

Swansea University, United Kingdom

Scholarship overview

The Thrive Bursary is a Swansea University tuition fee discount for new, self-funding international students from 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, the United Arab Emirates, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Zimbabwe starting a taught undergraduate or taught postgraduate course.

It is awarded automatically to eligible applicants and applied as a reduction in tuition fees. It is run by International Recruitment and Operations.

The award can only be received once, at the start of full-time degree study at Swansea (Singleton Park and Bay campuses).

Award Information

Ordinary residence in 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, the United Arab Emirates, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vietnam or Zimbabwe.
Ordinary residence is the country where the student has been domiciled for the last 5 years, excluding countries where they live only to study.
Overseas fee status for fee purposes; the bursary is withdrawn if fee status changes.
Fully self-funding the studies.
Enrolling on a full-time taught course at Swansea University in academic year 2026/27.
Course fees must be higher than £16,000 per year.
Not a PhD, MPhil, MRes, Master's by Research, Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma or professional course student.
Pre-Master's and Foundation students of The College, Swansea University are covered by separate awards and are not eligible for this bursary.
Students who previously received the Nepal or Sri Lanka Bursary are not eligible.

Undergraduate: £4,000 reduction in tuition fees for the first year, then a £2,000 progression bursary in subsequent years (fee discount).
Postgraduate taught: £4,000 reduction in tuition fees for the year of study.
The £2,000 undergraduate progression bursary is applied only on successful progression to the next year; students retaking a year do not receive the first-year discount, and the £2,000 is applied again on successful progression.
No progression bursary applies in a year abroad or year in industry; on a two-year master's with industry placement the bursary is paid for Year 1 only.
Students progressing from a College foundation course to a Swansea undergraduate degree receive a £2,000 progression bursary in the first year and each following year, applied as a fee discount.
It usually cannot be held with another International Recruitment and Operations award (for example the Partnership Bursary or International Excellence Scholarship), which replaces it.
Can be combined with other University awards subject to their terms; the combined maximum for all University awards is £7,000 in a single academic year.
Postgraduate students holding an Alumni Bursary may also receive this bursary if they have not previously had a Thrive, Nepal or Sri Lanka Bursary.

No separate application. Awards are made automatically to eligible applicants for the 2026/27 academic year. The bursary cannot be deferred to another academic year but may be deferred to a new entry month within the same academic year.

Apply for a Swansea University undergraduate or taught postgraduate course.
Meet the eligibility conditions; the bursary is awarded automatically, with no separate application.

Official links

Official scholarship page

How selection works

Automatic award to applicants who meet the country, fee status, self-funding and course criteria. Swansea withdraws any bursary that no longer meets the terms if circumstances change after the award.

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