University of Kent Emergency Student Loans (KESL) 2024

Kent Emergency Student Loans (KESL) are available to all undergraduate and postgraduate, Home, EU or International, full time or part time students, who find themselves in temporary financial difficulties.  Applications can be made throughout the year but final year UG's will not receive payments past 16th April 2024.

The purpose of the loan is to aid students suffering financial difficulties who need help with their immediate essential living costs (i.e. not accommodation costs).

• Table of Content
• About University of Kent
• University of Kent Undergraduate Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of University of Kent Undergraduate Scholarship
• Requirements for University of Kent Undergraduate Scholarship Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About University of Kent

The University of Kent (formerly the University of Kent at Canterbury, abbreviated as UKC or Cantuar. for post-nominals) is a public research university based in Kent, United Kingdom. It was founded in 1965 and is recognised as a plate glass university. It is a member of the Santander Network of European universities encouraging social and economic development, Association of Commonwealth Universities and Universities UK. ... continue reading

University of Kent Undergraduate Scholarship

• Category Undergraduate
• SponsorUniversity of Kent
• City to study London
• School to study University of Kent
• Course to study Not specified
• Application Deadline July 31, 2024

Aim and Benefits of University of Kent Undergraduate Scholarship

Students can receive an emergency loan from the Financial Aid Office of up to a maximum of £240 after submitting a completed application.

Requirements for University of Kent Undergraduate Scholarship Qualification

• Be fully registered
• Have already used all the funds available to you
• Have already tried other sources of funding, e.g. parents or bank
• Be able to repay the loan within three months
• Have not already got any short term loans outstanding
• Supply all necessary evidence

Application Deadline

How to Apply

If you are eligible to apply you will need to log onto your KentVision Portal and select My Fees & Finance, Apply for funding, to apply for a KESL.

You will need to upload your bank statements to your application. The Financial Aid Office will assess your situation and decide if a loan is appropriate.

In order to be considered for a loan, you will need to provide the following:

• Up-to-date bank statements showing transactions from the last 30 days, including the current bank balance (to show spending and that no other funds are available e.g. overdraft)
• Completed application form via KentVision

For more details, visit University of Kent website.