The Academic Excellence Award is designed to support students pursuing at Aberystwyth University. It offers financial support of upto undefined for Tuition fees and is open to eligible undergraduate students.
Overview of the Academic Excellence Award scholarship
Who can apply for the Academic Excellence Award?
The Academic Excellence Award rewards academic excellence prior to beginning at the university.
Please note that these Awards are only available to UK domiciled applicants.
Please note that Veterinary Science and Nursing applicants follow a specific path for accessing bursaries and are not eligible for this award.
If you choose Aberystwyth and join us in September 2026 and you achieve the following results then you will automatically receive the award:
*Grade A in the Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Diploma, to include the Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate, may be accepted in lieu of one of the A-level grades.
Please note that the minimum grades as noted above must be achieved (ie we are unable to accept anything less than an A grade at A level or a Distinction grade at BTEC level 3). The best 3 qualifications are considered, which may be a mix of A level and BTEC grades.
Head over to the Aberystwyth University for more details on the scholarship and application guidelines
Head over to the Aberystwyth University for more details on the scholarship and application guidelines


Academic Excellence Award scholarship
What does the Academic Excellence Award include?
This scholarship provides the following support:
What is the selection process for the Academic Excellence Award?
Here's an outline of the selection criteria and process to help you understand how the recipients are chosen:
Applying for the Academic Excellence Award: What you need to know
Ready to apply? Here's what you need to know before submitting your application:
You don't need to apply.