£3,000 tuition fee discount for the first year of study with a further £1,000 awarded in year 2 and £1,000 in year 3, conditional upon maintaining a 60% or 2:1 average.
Available to overseas fee paying entrants to undergraduate programmes starting in September 2025 who meet the required criteria by 31 August 2025.
The award will be awarded to overseas fee paying applicants of the University of Kent who meet all the criteria below.
Applicants must be domiciled in one of the following countries:
Applicants must also:
Please also note the following:
Qualifications and Grades required
Please use the UCAS Tariff calculator if needed to determine whether you will be eligible: https://www.ucas.com/ucas/tariff-calculator
A levels
ABB or A Levels equivalent to 128 UCAS tariff points, across a maximum of 3 grades.
BTEC Diploma
Equivalent to 128 UCAS tariff points
International Baccalaureate
33 Points
European Baccalaureate
76%
NCUK Foundation
ABB
NCUK International Year One
60%
INTO Foundation
63%
International Year One
60%
Other qualifications – If you are domiciled in any of the above countries but your qualification is not listed here, please contact international@kent.ac.uk.
| Qualification | ||
| Canada | OSSD | 75% in five 4U or 4M courses |
| Canada | British Columbia Certificate of Graduation | 3.7-3.79 in five grade 12 courses or ABBBB |
| Canada | Diploma of College Studies | 75% overall |
| Canada | General High School Diploma | 74% in at five acceptable grade 12 courses |
| China | SQA HND (Point of Entry 2 or 3 only) | AB |
| China | SATC (Point of Entry 2 only) | 80% |
| China | Gaokao | 80% |
| China | Zhuanke (Point of Entry 2 or 3 only) | 80% |
| China | BTEC level 5 HND (Point of Entry 2 or 3 only) | DMM |
| Cyprus | Apolytirion | 17.5 with two A levels at BB or one at A |
| Cyprus | Lise Diploma | 8.0/10 with two A levels at BB or one at A |
| France | Baccalaureat General | 13/20 |
| France | French International Baccalaureat | 12.5/20 |
| Germany | Zeugnis der Allgeneinen Hochschulreife | 1.7 |
| Germany | Abitur | 2.0 |
| Greece | Apolytirion + Panhellenics | 17.5/16 |
| Greece | Apolytirion + 2 A levels | 17.5/BB |
| Hong Kong | HKDSE | 544 |
| Hong Kong | Associate Degree (Point of Entry 2 only) | 3 |
| India | Standard XII - CBSE, CISCE, Maharashtra Boards | 75% |
| India | Other Boards | 80% |
| Italy | Diploma di Esame di Sato | 83/100 |
| Malaysia | STPM | ABB |
| Malaysia | UEC | A2 A2 B3 B3 B3 |
| South Africa | IEB | 7, 6, 6, 6, 6 (75%) |
| Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka A Levels | ABB |
| Turkey | Turkish Diploma | 77% |
| USA | High school diploma with either SAT, ACT or AP’s | 3.2 GPA with 1290 SAT or 27 ACT or AP's at 4,4 |
The University has a long tradition of welcoming international students from around the world and is pleased to be able to offer guaranteed awards for entry at undergraduate level for students who meet certain academic requirements.
The £3,000 will be paid for the first year of study and will continue at £1,000 each year for any subsequent years of study, conditional upon maintaining a 60% or 2:1 average, up to a maximum of two further years.
There is no application form to complete.
If you have applied to the University of Kent and have attained the qualifications and grades required for the award, you will receive your award letter via your KentVision portal within a few weeks of receiving an unconditional offer.
To receive the award, you must accept the terms and conditions attached to the award letter by 15 September 2025.
If you have any questions, please contact the Scholarships Office by email at scholarships@kent.ac.uk.
