Barbara Harris Scholarship for Kent Business School Students

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Scholarship value

£1,000 per year

Deadline

31 October 2021, 23:59 GMT

Criteria

Applicants must:

Be a UK resident classed as a 'Home' student.
Have studied at a UK state secondary school in Kent.
Permanently reside in the postcode areas of CT1 to CT21 or CT50.
Have achieved a minimum of two As and one B at 'A' level (or equivalent).
Have been made an offer to study on one of the following full-time undergraduate degree course at Kent starting in September 2021 (the start date cannot be deferred):
1. Accounting and Finance - Canterbury
2. Business and Management - Medway
3. Entrepreneurship and Innovation - Medway
4. Finance and Investment - Medway
5. International Business - Canterbury
6. Management - Canterbury
7. Marketing - Canterbury

This scholarship may be held in conjunction with a University bursary. It is not available to students already studying for an undergraduate degree.

Further details

A generous donation has been received by the University of Kent in memory of Barbara Harris, the first Bursar of Eliot College. The gift provides two scholarships worth £1,000 each for each year of study (renewable on an annual basis, subject to satisfactory academic progress). The £1,000 will be paid direct to students - £500 at the end of December each year and £500 at the end of March each year.

How to apply

Write an essay of 500 words, outlining why you would like to receive the Barbara Harris Scholarship to support your studies at the University of Kent.

Add the following information to your essay heading:
1. Your full name
2. Your University of Kent ID number
3. The name of the secondary school you attended.

Email your essay to S.A.Robinson@kent.ac.uk

The deadline for applications is 31 October 2021, 23:59 GMT.

All documents must be in either Microsoft Word or PDF format, documents that are not sent in this format, will not be reviewed. Please do NOT send documents via Google Docs or SharePoint.