Cardiff University

The Beacon Scholarship is a change-maker programme that offers access for financially disadvantaged students from Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda to undergraduate programmes of study at world-class schools and universities.

The scholarship is awarded to students from Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda looking to study a 3-4 year undergraduate course (excluding medicine).

Tuition and maintenance fees are split three ways, with a third coming from the university partner, a third from Beacon, and a third from the scholar's parents, sponsor or guardians.

The programme includes leadership training and development, an away and home country mentor network, and a goal-setting performance management system.

The deadline to apply for this scholarship is 12 January 2025.

Eligibility criteria

To be eligible for this scheme, candidates must be able to demonstrate:

• their normal residence is in Kenya, Tanzania or Uganda.

• leadership capabilities:

  • academic excellence.

  • achievement in sport, music or drama.

  • social influence and communication.

  • citizenship.

• a capacity to study independently overseas.

• financial need for study, ie annual gross household income not exceeding £80,000 (US$100,000).

• that they are aged 18-21.

• a commitment to return to their home country within one month of degree completion.

If a candidate is seeking to apply for The Beacon Scholarship for entry into Cardiff University, they will need to already have received an offer to study from the university.