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bachelor's, Opportunities, Scholarships

KENT INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

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Application Deadline: 31 August 2025.

LOCATION: United Kingdom

The Kent International Undergraduate Award for Academic Excellence will be awarded to overseas fee-paying applicants of the University of Kent who meet all the criteria listed on the program website. To receive the award, you must accept the terms and conditions attached to the award letter by 15 September 2025.

ELIGIBILITY:

Applicants must be domiciled in one of the countries mentioned in the program website

be entering an undergraduate degree at any stage at the University of Kent’s Canterbury or Medway campus from September 2025;

achieve the equivalent of ABB A level to be eligible for consideration;

have achieved the required grades for at least one of the qualifications specified below; and

have satisfied conditions of entry to the University of Kent.

If you are awarded the Kent International Award for Academic Excellence, you must accept the terms and conditions on KentVision by 15 September.

This award is also open to international students who are normally domiciled in an eligible country but who are currently resident in the UK for purposes of study.

If you have any questions, please contact the Scholarships Office by email at scholarships@kent.ac.uk.

BENEFIT:

£3,000 tuition fee discount for the first year of study, with a further £1,000 awarded in year 2 and £1,000 in year 3, conditional upon maintaining a 60% or 2:1 average.

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master's, Opportunities, PhD/post doctoral, Scholarships

DEVELOPMENT-RELATED POSTGRADUATE COURSES (EPOS) SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (DAAD)

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Application Deadline: 31 August 2025

LOCATION: Germany

The scholarships offer foreign graduates from development and newly industrialised countries from all disciplines and with at least two years’ professional experience the chance to take a postgraduate or Master’s degree at a state or state-recognised German university, and in exceptional cases to take a doctoral degree, and to obtain a university qualification (Master’s/PhD) in Germany.

ELIGIBILITY:

Graduates with at least two years’ professional experience from the following countries: list of eligible countries

Postgraduate courses for young professionals from developing countries

Internationally recognised masterʼs and PhD degrees

Duration: 12-24 months for a masterʼs degree (depending on the institution) and 40 to 42 months for a PhD degree

Study courses at German universities and universities for applied sciences

Scholarships funded by the BMZ (German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development), but admission is also open to self-financing participants or students financed through government or other sources.

Academic year 2026/2027

The ideal scholarship holder:

Is currently working for a public authority, a state, or a private company in a developing country and is involved in planning and executing directives and projects with emphasis on development policies.

Holds a bachelorʼs degree (or a masterʼs degree if applying for a PhD programme) in a related subject.

Has completed their academic degree/-s with far above average results (upper third) and can prove at least two years of related professional experience after completing their first degree (bachelorʼs).

Their academic degrees are no more than six years old.

Is a national of a country listed on the OECD-DAC list (except Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia (including Kosovo), Turkey)

BENEFIT:

Depending on academic level, monthly payments of 992 euros for graduates or 1,300 euros for doctoral candidates

Payments towards health, accident and personal liability insurance cover

Travel allowance, unless these expenses are covered by the home country or another source of funding

Under certain circumstances, scholarship holders may receive the following additional benefits: Monthly rent subsidy

Monthly allowance for accompanying members of family

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