One scholarship worth £2,000 per annum (or pro-rata for part-time students) for the duration of the recipient's degree programme
29 September 2024, 23:59 BST
To be eligible to apply for the scholarship, applicants must:
Applicants not eligible to apply for the scholarship are those:
The scholarship will not be paid during a Year Abroad or a Year in Industry placement.
*Qualifications and Grades required
A levels
A*AA / A*A*A / A*A*A*
International Baccalaureate
35 points or more, including a minimum of 15 points for Higher Level subjects
Access to HE Diploma
Overall Pass - must include 45 Level 3 credits at 'Distinction'
Cambridge Pre-U
D3 D3 D3 / D2 D2 D2 or higher
Scottish Highers
AAAAA / AAAAB / AAABB
Irish Leaving Certificate
H1 H1 H1 H1
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (RQF)
Distinction*, Distinction*, Distinction* (D*D*D*)
Distinction*, Distinction*, Distinction (D*D*D)
Distinction*, Distinction, Distinction (D*DD)
OCR Cambridge Extended Technical Diploma
Distinction*, Distinction*, Distinction* (D*D*D*)
Distinction*, Distinction*, Distinction (D*D*D)
Distinction*, Distinction, Distinction (D*DD)
Two A levels + one BTEC Subsidiary Diploma (QCF)
A*, A*, Distinction* (A*A*D*)
A*, A*, Distinction (A*A*D)
A*, A, Distinction* (A*AD*)
A*, A, Distinction (A*AD)
A, A, Distinction* (AAD*)
One A level + two BTEC Subsidiary Diplomas (QCF)
A*, Distinction*, Distinction* (A*D*D*)
A*, Distinction*, Distinction (A*D*D)
A*, Distinction, Distinction (A*DD)
A, Distinction*, Distinction* (AD*D*)
A, Distinction*, Distinction (AD*D)
Two A levels + one BTEC National Extended Certificate (RQF)
A*, A*, Distinction* (A*A*D*)
A*, A*, Distinction (A*A*D)
A*, A, Distinction* (A*AD*)
A*, A, Distinction (A*AD)
A, A, Distinction* (AAD*)
One A level + Pearson BTEC National Diploma (RQF)
A*, Distinction*, Distinction* (A*D*D*)
A*, Distinction*, Distinction (A*D*D)
A*, Distinction, Distinction (A*DD)
A, Distinction*, Distinction* (AD*D*)
A, Distinction*, Distinction (AD*D)
One A level + two BTEC National Extended Certificates (RQF)
A*, Distinction*, Distinction* (A*D*D*)
A*, Distinction*, Distinction (A*D*D)
A*, Distinction, Distinction (A*DD)
A, Distinction*, Distinction* (AD*D*)
A, Distinction*, Distinction (AD*D)
One A level + two OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificates
A*, Distinction*, Distinction* (A*D*D*)
A*, Distinction*, Distinction (A*D*D)
A*, Distinction, Distinction (A*DD)
A, Distinction*, Distinction* (AD*D*)
A, Distinction*, Distinction (AD*D)
Two A levels + one OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate
A*, A*, Distinction* (A*A*D*)
A*, A*, Distinction (A*A*D)
A*, A, Distinction* (A*AD*)
A*, A, Distinction (A*AD)
A, A, Distinction* (AAD*)
One OCR Level 3 Cambridge Technical Diploma + One OCR Level 3 Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate
Distinction*, Distinction*, Distinction* (D*D*D*)
Distinction*, Distinction, Distinction* (D*DD*)
Distinction*, Distinction, Distinction (D*DD)
Distinction, Distinction, Distinction* (DDD*)
BTEC National Qualification: Two Pearson BTEC 90 Credit Diplomas (QCF)
Distinction*, Distinction*, Distinction*, Distinction* (D*D*D*D*)
Distinction*, Distinction*, Distinction*, Distinction (D*D*D*D)
Distinction*, Distinction*, Distinction, Distinction (D*D*DD)
Distinction*, Distinction, Distinction*, Distinction (D*DD*D)
BTEC National Qualification: One Pearson Level 3 National Diploma (RQF) + One Pearson BTEC Subsidiary Diploma (QCF)
Distinction*, Distinction*, Distinction* (D*D*D*)
Distinction*, Distinction, Distinction* (D*DD*)
Distinction*, Distinction, Distinction (D*DD)
Distinction, Distinction, Distinction* (DDD*)
BTEC National Qualification: One Pearson Level 3 National Diploma (RQF) + One Level 3 National Extended Certificate (RQF)
Distinction*, Distinction*, Distinction* (D*D*D*)
Distinction*, Distinction, Distinction* (D*DD*)
Distinction*, Distinction, Distinction (D*DD)
Distinction, Distinction, Distinction* (DDD*)
BTEC National Qualification: Three Pearson BTEC Subsidiary Diplomas (QCF)
Distinction*, Distinction*, Distinction* (D*D*D*)
Distinction*, Distinction*, Distinction (D*D*D)
Distinction*, Distinction, Distinction (D*DD)
BTEC National Qualification: Three National Extended Certificate Awards (RQF)
Distinction*, Distinction*, Distinction* (D*D*D*)
Distinction*, Distinction*, Distinction (D*D*D)
Distinction*, Distinction, Distinction (D*DD)
BTEC National Qualification: One Extended Diploma (QCF)
Distinction*, Distinction*, Distinction* (D*D*D*)
Distinction*, Distinction*, Distinction (D*D*D)
Distinction*, Distinction, Distinction (D*DD)
One A level + one BTEC National Extended Certificate (RQF) + one OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate
A*, Distinction*, Distinction* (A*D*D*)
A*, Distinction*, Distinction (A*D*D)
A*, Distinction, Distinction* (A*DD*)
A, Distinction*, Distinction* (AD*D*)
A*, Distinction, Distinction (A*DD)
A, Distinction*, Distinction (AD*D)
A, Distinction, Distinction* (ADD*)
University of the Arts London: Extended Diploma
Distinction (D)
A Levels and Cambridge Pre-U
Any combination equivalent to A*AA or higher
The University of Kent undergraduate Colleges were named after men who achieved great success in their chosen fields, but not all had a smooth passage to fame. Although Keynes went to Eton and obtained a First at Kings College Cambridge, Eliot suffered from medical problems and, in his first attempt, obtained only a pass degree. Rutherford was the second choice for the Exhibition Research Scholarship which set him on the path to become the father of nuclear physics, and Darwin failed to complete his studies to become a doctor and – later – a pastor, before becoming the world’s most famous botanist.
The lesson: even those we now know as the greatest in their field did not always have a smooth or obvious path to fulfil their capabilities. Indeed we, the undergraduates who helped found the University in 1965, were chosen against a wide range of criteria, often not including high A-Level results; what was identified in us was the capability to develop both ourselves and the new University.
This is why we, the undergraduates who helped found the University, have established the First 500 Scholarship to assist those whose full potential has yet to develop or whose talents are not recognised by current assessment methods. Should you choose to apply we, your predecessors of 1965, wish you every success in your application and future studies.
Applicants must: