The First 500 Scholarship

Awarded by : University of Kent

Updated on Sep 24, 2024
Nidhi Yadav

University Research Analyst

The First 500 Scholarship

  • Applicable for

    University of Kent in UK

  • Max scholarship per student

    Rs 2,21,360/-

  • No. of students to be awarded

    1

  • Course Level

    Bachelors

  • Intake year

    Sep 2024

  • Final application deadline

    29 Sep 2024

  • Type of scholarships

    Merit

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Scholarship Overview

The First 500 Scholarship is offered by the University of Kent to international students. The First 500 Scholarship is available for students from all countries who want to study Bachelors Degree in the UK at the University of Kent. Every year, the university selects Single candidate from all the received applications and offers them scholarships based on their academic profiles. The maximum scholarship that a student can receive is GBP 2000 at University of Kent. The fee needs to be paid in full, the scholarship amount will be given to students once they start their study program. Students must have taken the 12th grade to be eligible for this scholarship.
Participating Programmes:
The First 500 Scholarship is available for the Bachelors Degree. We have listed below the Bachelors Degree Programmes of University of Kent that are eligible for the scholarship:
• BA (Hons) Business Administration,BA (Hons) Business & Management with a Year in Industry,BSc (Hons) International Business,BA(Hons) Accounting & Finance etc as given below.

Applicable course, university and country

This scholarship is applicable for Bachelors Degree

This scholarship is applicable for the following courses in University of Kent in UK

  • Undergraduate programmes

Scholarship amount details

Max scholarship per student: Pound 2,000 => Rs 2,21,360

Conversion rate used: 1 Pound = Rs. 106.18 (last updated 25th November 2024)

Scholarship amount will be given: Yearly

Scholarship amount can be used for

Type of Expense Indicates if scholarship can be used for this type of expense
Tuition & Fees Scholarship amount can be used for this
Living Expense ×Not covered in scholarship
Accommodation ×Not covered in scholarship
Air Fare/Travel Expenses ×Not covered in scholarship
Spouse/Child Care ×Not covered in scholarship
Health Cover ×Not covered in scholarship
Application ×Not covered in scholarship
Others ×Not covered in scholarship

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

Student Awards

Number of students to be awarded: 1

  • One scholarship is available each year

Scholarship Eligibility

Special Restrictions

  • No Special Restriction applicable

Exams Details

Exam name Indicates if exam is required and cutoff (if any)
12 Required

Eligibility

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
  • Have made their application to the University of Kent via UCAS
  • Have made a firm acceptance to study at Kent 

Eligible student nationality

This scholarship is applicable for students from India +239 more

Application Process for this scholarship

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, 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

Scholarship Application

This scholarship needs a separate external application.

Important Dates

Date Additional Details
Application final end date September 29, 2024 Not Available

Please note that these dates could be in local country times and may not be IST (Indian standard time).

Contact email scholarships@kent.ac.uk
Phone number +44 (0)1227 764000

Additional Information

  • 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

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