International Scholarship for Taught Masters Students, January start

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Scholarship value

£3,000

Deadline

Please note that the deadline for January 2023 has passed. Details for 2024 will be added when available.

Criteria

In order to be eligible for consideration for a scholarship, all of the conditions below must have been satisfied:

  • an application must have been made for a taught postgraduate degree course at the University of Kent (any location of study is permissible), beginning in January 2023.
  • the applicant must have been assessed as an overseas fee payer.
  • the applicant must have received an unconditional offer and accepted this by the scholarship deadline.

Please note this scholarship is available to overseas fee-paying students only. EU students who are eligible for the special EU fee rate for September 2023 are not eligible for this award.

Further details

The University has a long tradition of welcoming international students from around the world and is pleased to be able to offer a number of scholarships for entry at taught master's level.

There are 15 scholarships available.

The scholarships are worth £3,000 towards the cost of tuition fees for one year and are offered to nationals of any country paying overseas fees, who are beginning a programme in January 2023.

How to apply

Applications for the International Scholarship must be made via your applicant portal. Once logged in, click on the applications tab, and select your submitted application. Click on the funding button. You will then see a list of scholarships that you may be eligible to apply for. You will be able to apply for the International Scholarship once you have received an offer. Click on Apply and follow the steps to submit your application.

In order be considered for this scholarship, you will need to submit:

  • A personal statement of no more than 500 words outlining:

    “why you feel you should be awarded the scholarship and how you might support Kent in its efforts as a global institution.” 

This document should be uploaded in word or pdf format only, other formats will be rejected.

Scholarships will be shortlisted based on academic achievement to date. Final decisions will also take into consideration your full programme application and the statement provided.

The final recruitment and selection panel(s) will take place in the week commencing 12 December 2022. Applicants will be notified of the final decision shortly thereafter. If successful, scholarship offer must be accepted within 4 weeks of award.

The University of Kent reserves the right not to allocate the awards if the selection panel identifies no suitable candidates.

The International Scholarship is subject to full University of Kent Scholarship Terms and Conditions, which will be provided to successful candidates at the point of award.

If you have any questions regarding the International Scholarships, then please contact international@kent.ac.uk.