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University of Kent

The Widening Participation Ambition Scholarship for University of Kent Graduates

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Any
Disciplines
5000 GBP
Grant
United Kingdom
Location
09 Aug 2027
Application deadline

About

The Widening Participation Ambition Scholarship supports eligible final-year University of Kent undergraduate students progressing directly to postgraduate taught study at Kent.

Overview

Scholarship type

Merit and need based

Number of scholarships to award

Multiple

Grant

£5,000 towards tuition fees.

Scholarship coverage

  • tuition fee reduction

Description

The scholarship is intended for current Kent students who received the Kent Financial Support Package during their final undergraduate year or can demonstrate that they meet its eligibility criteria. Twelve awards are available.

Benefits

Full-time UK students: £5,000 towards tuition fees.Part-time UK students: £2,500 per year.

Eligibility

Eligible candidates must:

  • Be progressing directly from undergraduate to postgraduate study at Kent, having completed the undergraduate programme.
  • Begin postgraduate study.
  • Have received the Kent Financial Support Package (KFSP) during their final year of undergraduate study or can evidence that they meet the criteria while still registered.
  • Have received an unconditional offer for a programme. If you have not received an unconditional offer (or a conditional offer where the only outstanding condition(s) is your fee deposit and/or your final results), the application will be rejected and the next eligible candidate will be selected.
  • Postgraduate Taught programmes only. Postgraduate Research Master’s students are not eligible due to its lower fee. 
  • MArch students who are direct entrants from an UG degree are eligible. Postgraduate Certificate or Diploma Students are not eligible.

Undergraduates applying to study at any of the following University of Kent campuses are eligible to apply:

  • Canterbury
  • Medway

Scholarship requirements

Disciplines

Any

Locations

United Kingdom

Nationality

Any

Study experience required

Bachelor

Age

Unknown

Application

Application deadline

09 Aug 2027

Applications for the Widening Participation Ambition Scholarship should be made before the deadline via your application portal, where you will be able to view any scholarships for which you may be eligible to apply.

You will need to have received a formal offer for your programme in order to submit a scholarship application.

In order to apply for this scholarship, you will need to submit the following documents:

CV

200 word statement on “Why I have chosen to continue my studies at the University of Kent".

Please upload your statement in Word or pdf format. Other formats will be rejected.

“You will be asked to confirm by way of a check-box that we may use the demographic information you supplied to us when you started at Kent to establish your eligibility for this award.

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