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UNIVERSITY OF KENT AFRICA BUSINESS & LAW CHALLENGE SCHOLARSHIP

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Application Deadline: 30 June 2025, 23:59 BST 

LOCATION: United Kingdom

This scholarship is designed to recognize and support global talent in business and law, which is in line with the University of Kent’s mission to inspire global ambition. By winning the challenge, students have demonstrated exceptional innovation, leadership, and critical thinking—qualities that we celebrate and reward.

ELIGIBILITY:

Eligible Programmes: Undergraduate courses at Kent Business School (KBS) or Kent Law School (KLS)

Have participated in and won the Africa Business & Law Challenge 2025.

Have applied and received an offer for an undergraduate course at Kent Business School (KBS) or Kent Law School (KLS).

Be classified by the University of Kent as an overseas student for tuition fee purposes.

Accept your offer by 30 June 2025 and pay your tuition fee deposit by 31 July 2025.

This scholarship is exclusive to undergraduate students and cannot be deferred to a later year.

Once the scholarship has been offered, you are required to pay your tuition fee deposit by 31 July 2025, 23.59 BST, in order to secure the scholarship. 

Please also ensure you meet any other international admissions deadlines relevant to you.

You must meet the academic conditions of entry/be accepted for entry for the award to be given

The award is capped at 4. The winning team of the Africa Business and Law Challenge will receive the award.

This award cannot be held in conjunction with other awards and scholarships except the Kent International Academic Excellence Award. Please contact us for further information.

No separate application is required—the winning team of the Africa Business & Law Challenge will be automatically awarded the scholarship once they have received and accepted an offer for an eligible course by 30 June 2025. If you are awarded the scholarship, you will then need to pay your tuition fee deposit by 31 July 2025, 23.59 BST, in order to secure the scholarship.

BENEFIT:

Each member of the winning team will receive a £3,000 tuition fee discount, applicable for their first year of undergraduate study at the University of Kent’s Business School (KBS) or Law School (KLS) commencing their studies in September 2025.

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UNESCO INTERNATIONAL LITERACY PRIZES

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Application Deadline: 27 June, 2025

LOCATION: France

Member States and International Non-Governmental Organizations which maintain official relations with UNESCO are invited to solicit and submit nominations for the UNESCO International Literacy Prizes.

The application process consists of two stages, an application and a nomination.

Applicants will be asked to make submissions related to the 2025 theme “Promoting literacy in a digital era” and take into consideration the specific focuses of the two prizes when applying.

ELIGIBILITY:

Currently there are two UNESCO International Literacy Prizes:

The UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize (3 awards): Established in 1989, with the support of the Government of the Republic of Korea, it gives special consideration to mother language-based literacy development.

The UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy (3 awards): Established in 2005, with the support of the Government of the People’s Republic of China, it gives special consideration functional literacy, leveraging technological environments, in support of adults in rural areas and out-of-school youth.

Institutions, organizations and individuals promoting literacy through effective and innovative programmes.

Programmes must be still in operation and have a proven record of innovative work in the field of literacy for at least 2 years.

Programmes that have not been awarded the UNESCO International Literacy Prizes in the past five years.

The first stage is for an applicant to fill in and submit an application form through either a National Commission for UNESCO or an International Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) maintaining official relations with UNESCO.

The second stage is for the concerned National Commission or international NGO to review and nominate the successful candidatures to the Secretariat of the UNESCO International Literacy Prizes. 

BENEFIT:

The UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize (3 awards): Each prizewinner receives a medal, a diploma and US$20.000.

The UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy (3 awards): Each prizewinner receives a medal, a diploma and US$30.000.

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