Kent Access to HE Ambition Scholarship

You can apply for the Kent Access to HE Ambition Scholarship if you fulfil the following criteria:

You have completed* or are in the process of completing an Access to HE Diploma at:

• University of Kent
• Mid Kent College
• West Kent College
• EKC Group
• Canterbury College
• Ashford College

You are a UK student
You have applied to the University of Kent for a full-time or part-time undergraduate programme.
You must have made a firm acceptance of an offer made to you by the University before the 31 August 2025 application deadline in the year of entry.

Further details

The Kent Access to HE Ambition Scholarship extends our support to students who undertook an Access to HE Diploma at the University of Kent, or at one of the University's Partner Colleges. The scholarship is worth £2,000 for each year of study and will be renewed on an annual basis, subject to satisfactory progress. If you are required to repeat a year, the scholarship will be paused until you continue to the next stage of study. The Scholarship payment will not be paid whilst undertaking a year abroad/year in industry.

Your application will be given priority if you fulfil one or more of the following additional criteria:

You live in an area of socio-economic depravation – IMD Q1 or Q2
You live in a low-participation neighbourhood – TUNDRA Q1 or Q2
You are a Care Leaver under 25
You were estranged from your parents
You are from the Gypsy, Roma, Traveller, Showman or Boater community
Your parents or guardians did not attend university
You have caring responsibilities
You are currently resident in foyer or other supported accommodation