University of Kent The Bestway Foundation Scholarship (for Pakistani students) 2025

The University of Kent, in partnership with The Bestway Foundation, is offering 6 scholarships worth £26,000 each to students from Pakistan applying for one-year postgraduate Master's programmes in Science, Technology, and Mathematics. This scholarship covers both tuition fees and maintenance for the 2025/26 academic year, supporting students in disciplines such as Biosciences, Chemistry and Forensic Science, Computing, Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science, and Physics and Astronomy.

Table of Content

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

Summary

• Application DeadlineMay 23, 2025
• Value£26,000
• Study LevelMasters
• SponsorUniversity of Kent
• City to studyLondon
• School to studyUniversity of Kent
• Course to studyBiological Sciences , Chemistry and Forensic Science , Computing , Mathematics and Statistics , Physics and Astronomy , Actuarial Science
• Eligible CountryPakistan

Benefits

6 scholarships worth £26,000 each

Requirements

• Open to students from, and domiciled in, Pakistan
• Applicants will be shortlisted based on their academic performance
• Shortlisted applicants will also be considered on the basis of financial need.
• Applicants must have received a conditional or unconditional offer for a full-time*, one year programme† in one of the following disciplines by the deadline in order to be considered for the award:
  • Biosciences
  • Chemistry and Forensic Science
  • Computing
  • Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science
  • Physics and Astronomy
• Candidates must be available for video interview, via Microsoft Teams, to be held in June 2025, exact date to be confirmed, and this is subject to be changed.

*Please note that the scholarship deadline cannot be extended under any circumstances. This includes applicants that have not received an offer before 23 May.

Please note this award is not available for students applying for PhD programmes, the International Incorporated Masters, or Masters programmes that include a year in industry.

It should also be noted that this scholarship cannot be held in conjunction with any other scholarship.

Application Deadline

How To Apply

In order to apply for this scholarship you must have made an application for a programme of study at: https://www.kent.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/how-to-apply/index.html.

• Providing you meet the above eligibility criteria, you will then be able to apply for this scholarship via your applicant portal.
• NOTE: If you have not received an offer for your programme of study, the option to apply for this scholarship will not appear in your applicant portal. The scholarship deadline will not be extended. 
• You will be asked to upload a CV, and a statement setting out why you think you should be awarded a Bestway Scholarship, including both academic achievements and financial need. Please also state how you will fund the remainder of your living costs during your time in the UK.
• Applications will be considered based on academic excellence. Where students are academically equivalent, the strength of the statement will be taken into account.

All documents must be in either Microsoft Word or PDF format, documents that are not sent in this format, will not be reviewed. Please do NOT send documents via Google Docs or SharePoint.

Please direct any queries regarding this award to [email protected]

Fore more details, visit the University of Kent scholarship webpage