Scholarships and funding
The University and the International Office offer a variety of financial support options and scholarships for all students. Click on the tabs below for further information.
The International Office also administers the Overseas Hardship Fund which the University has set up to provide certain amounts of emergency funding to overseas students.
Undergraduate
- International scholarships for undergraduate students
- Chancellor's Scholarship for Trinidad and Tobago
- University of Kent Hong Kong Alumni Scholarship for students from mainland China and Hong Kong
- Other funding and scholarship opportunities for undergraduates
- University of Kent Loyalty discount
- Kent Business School scholarships
- Computing Laboratory scholarships
- Electronics Lanigan scholarships
- US and Canadian loans
- Mountbatten Memorial Grants
Postgraduate
- International scholarships for taught masters students
- Chancellor's Scholarship for Trinidad and Tobago
- University of Kent Hong Kong Alumni Scholarship for students from mainland China and Hong Kong
- Other funding and scholarship opportunities for postgraduates
- University of Kent Loyalty discount
- Computing Laboratory scholarships
- Hobson's bursaries
- US and Canadian loans
- BUNAC Scholarships
- Kent Law School Taught Masters Scholarships
- Kent Law School PHD Scholarships
- Electronics Sobhy Scholarships for taught masters students from India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Mauritius
- Electronics Richard Collier PhD Scholarships
- Other sources of funding
- Mounbatten Memorial Grants
- Japan IDB Scholarships
- La Caixa Scholarships
Overseas hardship fund
The University of Kent has a small hardship fund to provide emergency support for students assessed as paying fees at the Overseas rate who are already registered on degree programs at the University and who experience unexpected financial hardship during their study.
Small awards may be made towards basic living costs, but it is not able to provide tuition fee support.
An application form to be completed for consideration for an Overseas Hardship award may be downloaded here:
Applicants are advised that their application will not be considered without supporting documentary evidence of regular financial support.
Applicants must provide a minimum of three months of bank statements and/or credit card statements.
For further information please contact:
Hazel Lander, Welfare and Exchanges Officer
International Office
Registry Building
University of Kent
CANTERBURY, Kent CT2 7NZ
Email: h.lander@kent.ac.uk
Tel: 01227 827994
Finance assistance
Research scholarships
• The University has established a scholarship fund of £1.5m to support research students. The scholarship competition is open to all postgraduate research applicants and covers tuition fees at the home rate and (depending on terms and conditions) a maintenance grant up to the full Research Council rate of £13,290 per annum
• All University schools offer scholarships for postgraduate study. These vary from a one off payment of a few hundred pounds to tuition fees at the home rate and/or maintenance payments at the same rate as the Research
Councils to a maximum of £13,290 per annum
• The Alumni Postgraduate Research Scholarship is available to Kent graduates who have made a notable contribution to the university in the past.