The Edmund Boyo Scholarship

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Scholarship value

Home fee waiver for the duration of the awardee's studies (£9,535 per annum although the exact value may differ to reflect changing tuition fees year on year). Continuation of the scholarship is subject to satisfactory academic progress.

Deadline

The deadline for 25/26 has now passed.

Criteria

All candidates eligible for the Edmund Boyo Scholarship must:

  • Have accepted an unconditional or firmly accepted a conditional offer from the University of Kent to study Bachelor of Law (with Honours).
  • Be a Home fee paying student.
  • Be from the Black ethnic group.
  • Applicants must have applied for a tuition fee loan from Student Finance England and be able to provide evidence as a part of their scholarship application. Applicants from a lower socio-economic background will be prioritised.
  • Applicants being the first in their family to attend university will also be prioritised.
     

Further details

A generous donation has been received by the University of Kent. The purpose of the gift is to help support one full-time undergraduate student to study Bachelor of Law (with Honours). 

The selected scholar will receive full Home-rate fee waiver for the duration of their studies, (normally 3 years) subject to satisfactory academic progress.

How to apply

Applicants must apply via KentVision, where they must provide a statement of no more than 500 words, describing their motivations for study at the University of Kent and how the scholarship will support their studies.

The successful applicant will be chosen on the basis of:

  • Demonstration of financial hardship (The student must have made an application for student support to Student Finance England. Student Finance England use the student’s household income to assess whether the student is eligible to receive a bursary. If the student is eligible to receive a bursary, then they will have demonstrated socio-economic need as required by the criteria of the scholarship).
  • A level results or equivalent.
  • Strength of 500 word statement,

If your application goes to panel you may be asked to attend an online interview via Microsoft Teams (details tbc).

For further information please email scholarships@kent.ac.uk