STEMM: Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics or Medicine: Welsh Government STEMM Master's Bursaries

*The Welsh Government has confirmed funding for the bursary scheme for academic year 2023/24*

The Welsh Government has confirmed funding for the STEMM bursary scheme for another year to attract Welsh domiciled and eligible EU (non-UK) students to do their master’s degree in Wales. Each bursary is worth £2,000. The scheme aims to increase the number of Welsh graduates who remain in or return to Wales to undertake a master’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics or Medicine, also known as ‘STEMM’ subjects.

Key eligibility details include:

• Available to those studying full 180 credit eligible master's courses in STEMM subjects starting at Swansea University in academic year 2023/24. Please see the full list of eligible courses below.
• Available to eligible Welsh domiciled students
• Full-time and part-time courses are eligible
• Available to students of all ages

This STEMM funding is in addition to the government postgraduate funding scheme in place for Welsh students in academic year 2023/24. 

For more information about STEMM master's funding, please visit the Welsh Government website.

Key eligibility details include:

• Available to those studying full 180 credit eligible master's courses in STEMM subjects. 
• Available to eligible Welsh domiciled students. 
• Full-time and part-time courses are eligible
• Available to students of all ages

Note: Students funded by other government funding such as Social Care Wales, NHS/HEIW, DHSSPS or Research Councils (KESS II) will not be eligible.

Bursaries are available for eligible STEMM master's programmes starting at Swansea in academic year 2023/24. The following courses are expected to be eligible for this bursary (the full list of eligible courses will be confirmed shortly):

• Advanced Computer Science, MSc
• Advanced Clinical Practice (Primary Care), MSc
• Advanced Practice in Health Care, MSc
• Advanced Software Technology, MSc
• Advanced Sport Performance Science, MSc
• Aerospace Engineering, MSc
• Applied Data Science, MSc
• Biomedical Engineering, MSc
• Biomedical Science (Clinical Biochemistry), MSc
• Biomedical Science (Clinical Microbiology), MSc
• Chemical Engineering, MSc
• Childhood Studies, MA
• Civil Engineering, MSc
• Clinical Psychology and Mental Health, MSc
• Clinical Science (Medical Physics), MSc
• Cognitive Neuroscience, MSc
• Community and Primary Health Care Practice, MSc
• Computational Engineering, MSc
• Computational Mechanics, MSc
• Computer Science, MSc
• Computer Science: Informatique, MSc
• Cyber Security, MSc
• Data Science, MSc
• Diabetes Practice, MSc
• Education for the Health Professions, MA
• Electronic and Electrical Engineering, MSc
• Engineering Leadership and Management, MSc
• Enhanced Professional Midwifery Practice, MSc
• Enhanced Professional Practice, MSc
• Environmental Biology: Conservation and Resource Management, MSc
• Environmental Drone Remote Sensing, MSc
• Environmental Dynamics and Climate Change, MSc
• Forensic Psychology, MSc
• Genomic Medicine, MSc
• Geographic Information and Climate Change, MSc
• Health Care Management, MSc
• Health Data Science, MSc
• Health Informatics, MSc
• Human-Centred Big Data and Artificial Intelligence, MSc
• Materials Engineering, MSc
• Mathematics, MSc
• Mathematics and Computing for Finance, MSc
• Mechanical Engineering, MSc
• Medical Education, MSc
• Medical Neuroscience, MSc
• Medical Radiation Physics, MSc
• Nanomedicine, MSc
• Palliative and End of Life Care, MSc
• Power Engineering and Sustainable Energy, MSc
• Public Health and Health Promotion, MSc
• Research Methods in Psychology, MSc
• Social Work, MSc 
• Society, Environment and Global Change, MSc
• Sports Ethics and Integrity, MA
• Structural Engineering, MSc
• Virtual Reality, MSc

For more information on the course(s) above, please visit individual postgraduate taught course pages.

Each bursary is worth £2,000.

Bursaries will automatically be awarded on a 'first come, first served' basis to students who accept an offer to study an eligible STEMM master's course at Swansea University. You do not need to make a separate application for this funding.

To be considered for a bursary, you must complete the following steps:

1. Apply for an eligible master's course starting at Swansea University in academic year 2023/24:
2. Formally accept your offer of study.

For more information, please contact postgraduate.admissions@swansea.ac.uk.  

Please note, there is not a formal application process for this bursary scheme. The Admissions Office will contact potentially eligible candidates with further information.