Kent Law School PhD Global Welcome Scholarship (Canterbury)

If you receive an offer and accept your offer by 13 June 2025, you will be considered for a tuition fee discount scholarship of £5,000. This scholarship will be available for three years of full-time, registered PhD study. There are four scholarships available for students commencing PhD study at Kent Law School in September 2025. Decisions about scholarship allocation will be based on the quality of your PhD application and your potential to make a positive contribution to the research culture and environment of Kent Law School. 

The deadline for the academic year 2025/26 has now passed. 

You must meet all of the following conditions:

• Hold a valid passport demonstrating the nationality of a country receiving ODA funding from the OECD. A full list of countries can be found on the OECD website
• Be classified by the University of Kent as an overseas student for tuition fee purposes
• Be fully self-funded
• Have applied for the PhD in Law or PhD in Socio-Legal Studies at the Canterbury Campus of the University of Kent for entry in September 2025
• Have accepted an offer of a place on the PhD in Law or PhD in Socio-Legal Studies by the deadline indicated above
• Have paid your tuition fee deposit by the deadline indicated above

POINTS TO NOTE:

• You must meet the academic conditions of entry/be accepted for entry for the award to be given
• This award cannot be held in conjunction with other awards and scholarships. Please contact us for further information.
• Graduates of the University of Kent are eligible for the award if they meet the stated conditions
• Where students are required to continue their studies beyond their original period of registration, the award will only be provided for that original period of registration

The Law School has established funds to support overseas students who study for a PhD in Law or a PhD in Socio-Legal Studies at the Canterbury campus. Overseas students from any country that receives Official Development Assistance (ODA) from the OECD who undertake a full-time PhD in Law or PhD in Socio-Legal Studies at the Canterbury Campus of the University of Kent are eligible for this award. The list of countries is extensive, including Thailand, India, Nigeria, Kenya, Brazil, China, Turkey, and many more.

This award provides a tuition fee discount of £5,000 for three years of registered PhD study to entrants who meet the eligibility conditions stated above.

If you have received your offer to study on the PhD in Law or PhD in Socio-Legal Studies programme and have not yet accepted your place, please do so to be considered for the award. You will find out whether you have been awarded the scholarship before needing to pay the international deposit.