Category Archives: Scholarships and Prizes

Enhancement Week – Postgraduate Study at Kent

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Have you thought about your next steps in academia?

The Graduate School is holding a number workshops for Undergraduate and Master’s students who are thinking about their future in academia.

Wednesday 7 November

Talk to our Postgraduates

14.00 – 16.00, Graduate School
CE329, Cornwallis East 3rd Floor

(Final Year UG and Master’s Students)

Current Master’s and PhD students have volunteered their time to talk to you about their time as a postgraduate student. You can ask them about their experiences and what life is like as a postgraduate at Kent. Hear about postgraduate facilities, intensity of workload and how they manage their finances. Get to know what expectations are realistic and tips on establishing a work/life balance. Ask about support and what relationships/contacts they have developed during study and, find out what challenges there may be to overcome.

Register here.

Thursday 8 November

Designing a Research Proposal or Master’s Application

13.00-16.00, Graduate School
CE329, Cornwallis East 3rd Floor

(Final Year UG and Master’s Students)

Dr Jo Collins, Postgraduate Development Advisor – Graduate School.

This workshop is aimed at students who are putting together a Master’s application or research proposals for PhD projects. We will consider what a good application/proposal needs, examine some examples of successful applications/proposals, and consider some tips and tricks from successful applicants. Participants should bring along their draft applications (if you have already started), as there will be an opportunity to work on these in the session. The workshop will provide a supportive, interactive work space for participants who are designing their own projects.

Register here

 

Friday 9 November

Kent Scholarships – what’s on offer?

10.00 – 11.00, Graduate School Training Room, Cornwallis East 3rd Floor

(Final Year UG and Master’s Students)

Stephen McLaughlin, Postgraduate Funding Officer and Louise Mann, Scholarships and Research Councils Assistant.

This workshop is designed to give you an insight into applying for postgraduate scholarships at Kent. We will be covering what to look for when searching for a scholarship, both at Kent and from scholarship search engines and also what makes a good application. How are Scholarship decisions made? What can I expect out of a scholarship? The workshop will cover both Master’s and PhD scholarships. This will be a fully interactive session with a scholarship themed puzzles to solve.

Register here.

 

Friday 9 November

Postgraduate Funding: Considering the Alternatives

13.00 – 16.00, Graduate School Training Room, Cornwallis East 3rd Floor

(Final Year UG and Master’s Students)

Need extra funding? For fees, living expenses, research, travel, conferences.
If the answer is ‘Yes’ to any of these, then consider this workshop with Dr Luke Blaxill, Director of GradFunding. It explores the thousands of alternative grant-making bodies in Britain: principally charities, trusts, and foundations.
By the end of the workshop, participants will have gained the knowledge and skills needed to:

1. identify the appropriate and best alternative funding bodies for them
2. find these bodies via books and the internet
3. apply strongly and in the correct fashion.

Register here.

The Sean Morley Memorial Prize

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Sean Morley was a 20 year old History and Politics undergraduate, about to return for his final year at Aberystwyth University.  He was principled and intelligent, with a talent for rugby which saw him play for his university’s first XV, and for Nuneaton RFC. He was described by those who knew him as outstanding, with great wit, natural charm, and an exceptional future ahead of him.

Sean was killed on September 2nd 2012 when he was hit by a car as he made his way home on foot after a night out with friends.

The Sean Morley Memorial Prize is an initiative of the road safety charity AIRSO.  It is open to undergraduates of UK universities and rewards exceptional projects and dissertations which have a road safety theme.The Sean Morley Memorial Prize aims to promote research into road safety – and ultimately road safety itself – by attracting talented graduates to the field. In addition, it is hoped that the prize will provide a mechanism through which those just beginning their careers can bring their ideas to the wider road safety community. Most importantly, however, the Sean Morley Memorial Prize celebrates the life of a remarkable young man, whose needless loss reminds us why continued efforts to make our roads safer are so important.

 

Entry Criteria

Entry forms are available now, from L.rackliff@aston.ac.uk, or via the Airso secretary Gareth@airso.org.uk

Completed projects must be emailed to Gareth@airso.org.uk no later than midnight on Friday 15th June 2018. Short-listed authors will be notified on Monday 16th July 2018.

The prize is open to any undergraduate project or dissertation which was submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of an undergraduate degree at any UK university.

  • Entries should have been submitted as coursework to their universities no earlier than 2017, therefore eligibility is limited to 2016/17 and 2017/18 academic years.
  • The prize is open to all students regardless of degree subject, though it is anticipated that it may be of particular relevance to students on transport-related courses.
  • No definition of “road safety” is provided, as the organizers are keen to encourage a wide a range of entries. Students or tutors with queries about the suitability of projects should contact Lucy Rackliff using the contact details above.
  • Where the project is not in the form of a dissertation/thesis, (for example, is a proto­-type product or design scheme) supervisors or students should complete the application form now, & contact the organizers for guidance on what to submit when the project is completed
  • From submitted work, a short-list of at least three projects will be drawn up by a panel of judges.  Short-listed students will be invited to present their work to invited experts and VIP guests at a special event in October 2018. This event is normally at the Palace of Westminster.  Details will be confirmed in due course, but students are required to attend in order to be considered for the award, as presentations on the day form part of the judging process.
  • A certificate will be provided to the authors of all projects entered for the prize.
  • All entrants will receive one year’s free membership of Airso.
  • The winning entry will receive a £300 prize, with a further prize fund of at least £200 being distributed between the other short-listed entries.

An Entry Form for 2018 has been attached here:

Sean Morley Memorial Prize Entry Form 2018

Print Future Awards 2018

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Are you interested in working in printing, paper, packaging, publishing or graphic arts in the UK, or do you intend to study for a UK printing, paper, publishing or graphic arts qualification? Or are you an apprentice or studying for an NVQ in a UK print-related organisation?

If so, you could be eligible to apply for a Print Futures Award of up to £1,500.

Application deadline is 29th April 2018.

To apply and for more information: https://www.theprintingcharity.org.uk/print-futures-awards/

Cuba Scholarship for PG students!

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There is a fantastic opportunity for a group of postgraduate students to travel to Cuba next year between April and May 2018 (final dates to be determined) thanks to a philanthropically funded scholarship which covers the cost of flights and a maintenance grant towards accommodation and subsistence. The deadline to apply is Sunday 5 November 2017.

The visit will encompass a series of cultural activities and is a wonderful opportunity to experience the life and culture of this vibrant island.

More information is available here: https://www.kent.ac.uk/scholarships/search/FNADCUBAEX02

 

Royal Society of British Artists

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The Royal Society of British Artists is offering a scholarship in Rome for one month in July 2018.

This prestigious award is open to artists aged 35 years or under.

We are offering 20 semi-finalists the opportunity to exhibit some work in our ‘RBA RISING STARS’ show at the Framers Gallery in central London and the 3 finalists will also have work shown in the RBA Annual Exhibition at the Mall Galleries, where the winner will be announced.

Further information and an application form are available to download from our website:  https://www.royalsocietyofbritishartists.org.uk/rome-scholarship/

Arts Success in Employability Points Scheme

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Students from the School of Arts were winners at the University’s annual Employability Points Rewards night on Tuesday 6th June.  The scheme, pioneered at the University of Kent, allows students to claim points and rewards for their extra-curricular activities and is registering a higher number of students actively logging points and applying for rewards than ever before. These rewards include paid internships, project placements, work experience, training, vouchers and much more, offered by businesses and organisations, including many exciting opportunities in the arts.

One of the winning students was first-year Drama student Aleksander Angelov, who won the prize for the Highest Scoring Student Studying a Creative Degree. Aleksander has earned a remarkable 1,695 points in his first year.

He has immersed himself in University life, attending an impressive amount of Employability Festival Events with the Careers and Employability Service, as well as in-sessional English seminars with Kent’s Centre for English and World Languages, for which he became Course Rep. He has continued to improve his employability and skills through completing the Careers and Employability Award on Moodle and the Hub’s Enterprise Skills Award Module. He is the co-founder and President of the Bulgarian Society, as well as a member of the Homeless Outreach Society and T24 Drama Society. His award was presented by Dalia Halpern-Matthews, Chief Executive of Nucleus Arts.

Second-year student Jose Miguel Santos (Drama & English and American Literature) was the Highest Scoring Student from the Faculty of Humanities and received his award from Colin Carmichael, Chief Executive of Canterbury City Council. Miguel has managed to obtain an outstanding 2,310 points whilst at the University of Kent. He has worked as a School of Arts mentor, regularly attended Careers and Employability service skills workshops, completed a range of Study Plus courses, acted as a Kent Student Certificate of Volunteering Champion, a Kent Buddy and a Student Trainer, delivering training sessions to student volunteers. His commitment to volunteering has led to being nominated the Kent Union Volunteer of the Month multiple times, as a result of undertaking various projects, including the Community Clean Up, a Canterbury Food Bank collection, a Shoebox Appeal, Age UK Christmas Tree project, to name a few. Notably, he was also involved with successfully writing a funding bid for the construction of an all-weather sports pitch for adults with learning difficulties. Miguel has successfully claimed four three-week professional placements across the summer as a result of his participation in the scheme.

To find out more about the University of Kent’s Employability Points scheme click here.

‘We are European’ Photography Competition

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As part of the celebrations for the EU’s official Europe Day in May, the Dean for Internationalisation, Dr Anthony Manning, the Dean for Europe, Professor Roger Vickerman, and the Master of Keynes College, Chloé Gallien, are pleased to launch the ‘We are European’ photography competition.

As the UK’s European university, we are proud of the wide range of activities that the University community is engaged with and the strength of European feeling among colleagues and students from across the globe. The competition is open to University students and staff and participants are encouraged to submit photos that capture the essence of this.

A panel of judges will choose the best entries and these will be exhibited in Keynes College during May and June. There will also be a cash prize for the top three entries (1st – £100; 2nd – £50; 3rd – £25).

Full competition rules can be found here.

Photos should be submitted by the end of the day on Tuesday 18 April to the competition Flickr page. Click for instructions.

S4R Creative Student Awards

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The Solutions 4 Recruitment Creative Student Awards are designed to recognise and celebrate the plethora of creative talent across the UK.

The awards are open to anyone and work as follows:

Each month, the S4R team will shortlist the standard competition entries. The monthly shortlist will be publicised on our website and across our social media channels. Everyone shortlisted will be notified in advance. If shortlisted, you are encouraged to promote your entry online to capture votes. The monthly winner will be decided via a public online vote, the winner being the entry with the most votes at the end of the month.

How do I enter?

It is quick and easy. You can submit as many entries as you like each month, across these 8 categories:

  • Advertising
  • Audio / Video & Animation
  • Blog
  • Branding
  • Copy & PR
  • Photography
  • Social Media
  • Web & App

Simply email csawards@solutions4recruitment.com with your name and contact details, along with your entry (either attached or linked to) and confirmation of which category you are entering. You can also submit entries via our social media channels, with the hashtag #CSAwards17

Arts Scholarships for Students 2017

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Applications are invited from Young People aged 14 – 25 years resident  or studying in the Canterbury District

The awards are designed to assist with the cost of a special course, a workshop or a project  involving any of the arts :

Music | Dance | Drama | Visual Arts | Multimedia

Auditions will be held on 24th March 2017

Closing date for applications is 12th March 2017

Awards will be announced in April 2017

Application forms available from www.canterburyartscouncil.org.uk  or by

emailing The Scholarship Administrator  scholarships@canterburyartscouncil.org.uk

 

Win €150 with Study in Europe’s Film Competition

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‘I love studying in Europe because…’

Send a ‘60-second Film’ to the world and you could win 150 Euro!

Are you a student studying at a higher education institution in Europe? Want to show the world why you love studying here?

We are looking for fun, fresh short films that celebrate why it is great to study abroad in Europe.

Your mission is to create a ‘short film’ (60 seconds or less) to show other students around the world what you love about studying in Europe.  We want to know what inspired you to come to Europe and hear about any long-term ambitions you have achieved here or any personal challenges you have overcome while studying in Europe.

Please choose from one or more of the following categories:

  1. Making friends from different countries… introduce us to some of the international friends you have met and tell us why they are so important to you.
  2. Training for your perfect career… how is studying in Europe helping you achieve your aspirations?  What experiences have you had that will help you in the future?
  3. Discovering new cultures… show us how passionate you are about meeting new people and learning about the different cultures across Europe.
  4. Enjoying new hobbies and interests…. Tell us about your new interests you have developed and how they have added to your experience of living in Europe.
  5. Student life… explain to us what student life is like for you.  Do you have any top tips for students thinking about coming to study in Europe?

Be in with a chance to win!

We plan to select and publish between 10 and 30 films. Each film we publish will receive a prize of a voucher to the value of 150 Euro.

For filming tips and full details on how to enter go to: https://ec.europa.eu/education/study-in-europe/news-views/video-competition_en

The closing date for entries is 10 February 2017

Good luck!

We look forward to seeing your films!