As Kent’s regional University, we recognise our responsibility to the Nepalese community that has settled in Kent and to the Gurkha regiments based in the county.
This scholarship, awarded annually, is open to serving and former members of Kent’s Gurkha Brigades and their dependents who wish to study at Undergraduate or Postgraduate Level at the University of Kent. It covers tuition fees for one year, renewable for the duration of the programme of study, subject to satisfactory academic progress.
The successful applicant will be willing to act as an ‘ambassador’ for the University, their subject and faculty and attend University events when requested if not in conflict with either course attendance or classes being in session.
Criteria:
- Open to serving and former members of Gurkha brigades located in Kent (The Royal Gurkha Rifles and The Queen’s Gurkha Engineers) and their dependents, with priority given to serving and former Gurkhas wounded in conflict and the dependents of Gurkhas wounded or killed in conflict;
- full-time home/EU or overseas applicants are eligible to apply – international applicants must present appropriate immigration documentation showing that they are able to legally attend the University of Kent for the course on which they are registering;
- applicants must hold an offer for Full-time Undergraduate or Postgraduate Study at Kent for 2014-15, and have accepted Kent as their first choice institution;
- applicants must demonstrate financial need.
How to Apply: Email the following to scholarships@kent.ac.uk:
- your full name
- your UCAS application number (undergraduate) or Kent application number (postgraduate)
- a covering letter stating your motivation for studying your chosen subject at Kent.
Deadline: Monday 31 March 2014