The University of Southampton

Scholarships

Achievement Award 

UK/EU students

Are you in the top 5?

Take an optional pre-entrance exam and you could be eligible for £5,000 per year of your studies.

Physics and Astronomy offers a scholarship scheme accessible via a competitive scholarship exam taken at our pre-Christmas Visit Days. The top 5 candidates in this exam will be offered a scholarship consisting of £5,000 upon registration for the first year and £5,000 per year for subsequent years subject to continuing first-class performance up to a total value of £20,000.      

Successful applicants will also receive an unconditional offer for a place on their chosen Physics and Astronomy course. Invitations to sit the examination are sent to students who apply to us through UCAS by the beginning of November.

Here is a sample paper and solutions.

Conditions:

You must make the University of Southampton your firm acceptance to be eligible.

Contact us for more information

Scholarships for international students 

The University offers a wide range of scholarships and funding for talented international students: 

For full conditions click here.