University of Kent Richard Tagart Scholarship 2025

The Richard Tagart Scholarship is a financial support award offered by the University of Kent to assist undergraduate students from the UK who demonstrate financial need. Funded through the legacy of the late Richard Tagart, this scholarship provides up to six eligible students with £5,000 per year for the duration of their studies. It aims to support full-time students who have accepted a place at the university, applied for student finance, and are committed to acting as ambassadors for the university.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirments
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineMay 30, 2025
• Value£5,000
• Study LevelUndergraduate
• SponsorUniversity of Kent
• City to studyLondon
• School to studyUniversity of Kent
• Eligible CountryUnited Kingdom

Benefits

This scholarship provides up to six undergraduate students with £5,000 per annum, paid in three termly instalments. This award can renewed for the duration of the recipients' studies (usually 3 or 4 years) subject to satisfactory academic progress.

Requirements

• Open to all full-time applicants in any academic discipline who are UK residents paying Home tuition fees.
• Applicants must have accepted a place on an undergraduate course at the University of Kent starting in September 2025 by the scholarship deadline of 30th May 2025.
• Applicants must have applied for a tuition fee loan from Student Finance England and be able to provide evidence as a part of their scholarship application.
• Applicants must demonstrate financial need and satisfy a range of socio-economic criteria
• Applicants must be willing to act as an 'ambassador' for the University, their subject and faculty and attend University events when requested, if not in conflict with either course attendance or classes being in session.
• Current students at the University of Kent are not eligible to apply.

Application Deadline

How To Apply

Applicants must apply via KentVision, where they must provide a statement of no more than 500 words, describing their motivations for study at the University of Kent and how the scholarship will support their studies.

The successful applicant will be chosen on the basis of:

• Demonstration of financial hardship (The student must have made an application for student support to Student Finance England. Student Finance England use the student’s household income to assess whether the student is eligible to receive a bursary. If the student is eligible to receive a bursary, then they will have demonstrated socio-economic need as required by the criteria of the scholarship).
• A level results or equivalent.
• UCAS personal statement and reference.

If your application goes to panel you may be asked to attend an online interview via Microsoft Teams (details tbc).

For further information please email [email protected] or visit the scholarship page