Vivian Wong Scholarship Fund (Postgraduate Taught)

For students from Mainland China and Hong Kong

The University of Kent is pleased to announce that through the generosity of Vivian Wong we are able to offer a scholarship to support students entering Kent Law School.

The scholarship is available to full-time postgraduate students enrolling on a postgraduate taught programme (1 year maximum). The value of the scholarship will be a sum of  £5,000.

AVAILABLE FOR 2012 ENTRY

The scholarship is open to full-time postgraduate students enrolling onto programmes at Kent Law School. Applicants should be either passport-holders of the People’s Republic of China or permanent residents of Hong Kong not currently registered on a postgraduate course at the University of Kent. Applicants should have received an offer of a place at the University of Kent for 2012 entry.

ELIGIBILITY

Candidates for the scholarships should normally fulfill the following requirements:

  • either hold a valid passport issued by the People’s Republic of China or be permanent residents of Hong Kong
  • have been assessed as overseas for fee purposes
  • been offered a place to study on a University of Kent postgraduate law degree programme
  • have accepted or will accept by 31 May an offer of a place to study at the University of Kent.
  • have already achieved or will achieve an agreed level of academic performance in their academic study prior to starting their programme at Kent. (Note: the scholarship will only be confirmed when the student has been offered an unconditional place at the University)
  • be able to provide evidence satisfactory to the University of an adequate knowledge of written and spoken English
  • be able to fund the remaining costs of their studies at Kent from other sources

HOW TO APPLY

At the point of application for the scholarship, candidates are asked to submit an original essay of between 750 to 1,000 words on the topic: "Why have you chosen your selected postgraduate degree programme; why have you applied to the University of Kent; and how do you see your postgraduate degree at Kent preparing you for your future career".

Please click here to make an application for this scholarship and submit written work

All applications, whether online or by mail, must include the candidate's application reference number, date of birth and the 750-1,000 word essay as specified above (which, in the case of an online application can be cut and pasted from a Word document). The application may be sent by mail to:

International Development (Vivian Wong Scholarship Fund - China and Hong Kong)
University of Kent,
Registry,
Canterbury,
Kent CT2 7NZ,
United Kingdom.

The closing date for applications is Thursday 31 May 2012.

The scholarship will be awarded based on the information provided in the candidate's application documentation together with the clear thinking and motivation shown in the submitted essay.

The University of Kent reserves the right not to allocate the awards if the selection panel identifies no suitable candidates. We expect to inform candidates whether or not they have been successful in July 2012.