{"id":5486,"date":"2021-03-25T08:41:50","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T08:41:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sspssr-news-events\/?p=5486"},"modified":"2021-03-26T12:17:08","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T12:17:08","slug":"undergraduate-students-apply-now-for-scholarships-to-progress-to-postgraduate-study-at-kent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sspssr-news-events\/2021\/03\/25\/undergraduate-students-apply-now-for-scholarships-to-progress-to-postgraduate-study-at-kent\/","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive Master&#8217;s scholarships for Kent finalists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">For final year undergraduate students thinking about postgraduate taught study at Kent, both the School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research (SSPSSR), and the University have designed an exclusive range of Master&#8217;s scholarships to support your progression.<\/p>\n<p>These awards are part of Kent\u2019s efforts to support excellence in academia and facilitate a better tomorrow. They are designed to help you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/campaigns\/stayon-standout\">sharpen your focus<\/a>, build meaningful connections and step up, stand out and specialise in your further education.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Study your Master\u2019s at SSPSSR<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We offer a wide selection of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/social-policy-sociology-social-research\/postgraduate\">innovative programmes<\/a>, offering you specialist knowledge in your chosen area of social science and an advanced level of skills. As a postgraduate taught student, you benefit from the world-leading research taking place within the School; SSPSSR is consistently highly ranked for its teaching and research.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SSPSSR scholarships<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Apply by 26 June 2021 for:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/scholarships\/search\/FN40SAM00002\">SSPSSR Alumni Scholarship<\/a>: A \u00a33,000 scholarship for graduates with a First Class Honours degree or a very good upper 2.1 (68%+) from SSPSSR. Eligible programmes: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/courses\/postgraduate\/173\/criminology\">MA Criminology<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/courses\/postgraduate\/118\/international-social-policy\">MA International Social Policy<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/courses\/postgraduate\/119\/methods-of-social-research\">MA Methods of Social Research<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/courses\/postgraduate\/769\/philanthropic-studies\">MA Philanthropic Studies<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/courses\/postgraduate\/141\/sociology\">MA Sociology<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Apply by 27 June 2021 for:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/scholarships\/search\/FN40BLACKN01\">Blackbaud Scholarship<\/a>: Two partial scholarships of \u00a32,500 (\u00a31,250 towards tuition fees each year of the degree programme) for students with an unconditional offer to study the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/courses\/postgraduate\/769\/philanthropic-studies\">MA Philanthropic Studies<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Apply by 30 June 2021 for:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/scholarships\/search\/FN40METHSR02\">Methods of Social Research Scholarship<\/a>: A \u00a33,000 scholarship for a student with a First Class Honours degree or a very good upper 2.1 (68%+) from SSPSSR applying to study SSPSSR\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/courses\/postgraduate\/119\/methods-of-social-research\">MA Methods of Social Research<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/scholarships\/search\/FN40JENKIN01\">Bill Jenkins Scholarship<\/a>: A \u00a33,000 scholarship for a student demonstrating financial hardship (with preference given to candidates on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/courses\/postgraduate\/118\/international-social-policy\">MA International Social Policy<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>No application required:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/scholarships\/search\/FN40SAMEDO02\">SSPSSR Alumni Excellence Scholarship<\/a>: A \u00a3500 scholarship for SSPSSR graduates with a First Class Honours degree or a very good upper 2.1 (68%+). There is no need to make a separate application, you need only to email <a href=\"lssjscholarships@kent.ac.uk\">lssjscholarships@kent.ac.uk<\/a> with your results before your registration in September 2021.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>University scholarships<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Apply by Wednesday 31 March 2021 and by Monday 31 May (Round 2) for:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/scholarships\/search\/FNADINMASA02\">International Scholarship for Taught Master\u2019s students<\/a>: A \u00a33,000 scholarship for overseas fee-paying students who hold or are due to receive a UK First Class Honours degree (or equivalent overseas qualification). Up to 20 awards available.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Apply by Sunday 2 May 2021 for:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/scholarships\/search\/FNADTWCIVM02\">&#8220;Tomorrow\u2019s World&#8221; Civic Mission Scholarship<\/a>: A \u00a33,000 scholarship for current final-year undergraduate students with a First Class Honours degree from Kent who can demonstrate how their Master\u2019s will enable them to contribute to communities in Kent and Medway during their further studies and in the future (Home, EU and overseas fee payers). A total of 18 awards are available for entry in September 2021<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/scholarships\/search\/FNADTWEXC002\">&#8220;Tomorrow\u2019s World&#8221; Excellence Scholarship<\/a>: A \u00a33,000 scholarship for current Kent undergraduate students with a First Class Honours degree continuing to Master\u2019s study at any of Kent\u2019s locations (Home, EU and overseas fee payers). A total of 24 awards are available for entry in September 2021.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Apply by Sunday 13 June for:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/scholarships\/search\/FNADALUMDI02\">Kent Alumni Tuition Fee Discount<\/a>: A \u00a31,500 discount for current full-time students (\u00a3750 for part-time students) progressing from undergraduate to postgraduate study at Kent. Open to students of any fee status who have achieved at least a 2.1 in their undergraduate programme (applications open Monday 31 May, 09.00 BST)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>For more information about funding your Master\u2019s study, including Postgraduate Loans, visit Kent\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/scholarships\/postgraduate\">Postgraduate funding page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For any queries, contact <a href=\"mailto:studylssj@kent.ac.uk\">studylssj@kent.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sspssr-news-events\/files\/2021\/03\/AD_130796_UG-to-PG-campaign_300x250_v3.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5499\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sspssr-news-events\/files\/2021\/03\/AD_130796_UG-to-PG-campaign_300x250_v3.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For final year undergraduate students thinking about postgraduate taught study at Kent, both the School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research (SSPSSR), and the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sspssr-news-events\/2021\/03\/25\/undergraduate-students-apply-now-for-scholarships-to-progress-to-postgraduate-study-at-kent\/\">Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38005,"featured_media":5487,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[124,10468],"tags":[170331,10468],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sspssr-news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5486"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sspssr-news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sspssr-news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sspssr-news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38005"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sspssr-news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5486"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sspssr-news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5486\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5502,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sspssr-news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5486\/revisions\/5502"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sspssr-news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5487"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sspssr-news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sspssr-news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sspssr-news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}