The First 500 Scholarships | University of Kent, UK

Scholarship Description:

Your decision to study in the Uk is a future investment. Getting a degree from a prestigious university in the UK is a transformative and valuable experience that will take your education and employability to the next level. The government of the United Kingdom and universities in the UK have funding options available for international students. Both partially and fully funded scholarships are awarded to students according to their eligibility.

The partial funding scholarship covers a part of tuition fees and sometimes full tuition fees. While fully funded scholarships cover tuition fees, admission fees, living expenses, and travel costs. In a few cases, health insurance is also covered by scholarships. You can search for scholarships and learn about universities in the United Kingdom here. However, IELTS is generally considered a condition for application, and a good IELTS score supports a student’s UK university application, it can be waived off making it possible for students to study in the UK without IELTS.

The University of Kent officially announced the upcoming class scholarships. It is considered to be one of the top institutions around the globe. The First 500 Scholarships are open at the University of Kent from 2022-2023. The First 500 Scholarships at the University of Kent are now available for students if they have attained AAB from three A Levels or equivalent.

The University of Kent was granted its Royal Charter on 4 January 1965 and the following year Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, was formally installed as the first Chancellor. It currently functions in Canterbury, England, United Kingdom.

The University of Kent offers such scholarships yearly to welcome students to the campus. The First 500 Scholarships will open the door to new and better opportunities for selected students and expose them to advanced learning in undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate programs.

Keep reading to learn about University of Kent's acceptance rate, GPA requirements, eligibility and selection criteria, and other helpful information.  

You will find the link to apply below.

Degree Level:

The First 500 Scholarships | University of Kent, UK is available to undertake Undergraduate level programs at University of Kent.

Available Subjects:

Following subject are available to study under this scholarship program.

• All Subjects

Scholarship Benefits:

One scholarship worth £2,000 per annum (or pro-rata for part-time students) for the duration of the recipient's degree programme

Eligible Nationalities:

All Nationalities

Eligibility Criteria:

• One scholarship is available each year.
• Both full-time and part-time students are eligible to apply.
• Home, EU, and Overseas students are eligible to apply.

To be eligible to apply for the scholarship, applicants must:

• Have attained AAB from three A Levels or equivalent (i.e. 136 points or higher).
• Be entering Stage 1 of their undergraduate degree in September 2022.
• Have made their application to the University of Kent via UCAS.
• Have made a firm acceptance to study at Kent by 31 August 2022.

Applicants not eligible to apply for the scholarship are those:

• Who have attained any qualification higher than A Level or equivalent.
• Who are in receipt of need-based financial aid.
• Who are current students at The University of Kent.
• Who are applying to Medway School of Pharmacy
• Who are applying to Kent and Medway Medical School (KMMS)

The scholarship will not be paid during a Year Abroad or a Year in Industry placement.

N.B. Those who have attained the required qualifications for the Kent Scholarship for Academic Excellence (https://www.kent.ac.uk/scholarships/search/FNADACEX2101) will still be eligible for this scholarship.

Application Procedure:

Applicants must:

1. Meet the criteria as shown above.
2. Write an essay of 750-1,000 words on the following:
   
   “When the first students arrived at the new University of Kent at Canterbury (as the University was then known) in 1965, there were no societies, no sports clubs, and no student representation. In 2018, 20,000 students enjoyed 67 sports clubs, and 189 societies, and there were over 400 student representatives. Kent’s first students had the opportunity – and the responsibility – to start all of these from scratch. If we were opening a new university in 2022 and you were in that first student intake, what would you start and why?”
3. Save the essay as a Word document. At the top of the document, please include:
   
   • The essay title
   • Your full name
   • Your University of Kent identification number
4. Submit this essay on an application via KentVision by the deadline of 23:59 GMT on Monday 31 October 2022.