The University of Kent in association with Blackbaud Inc. provides fully funded international scholarship to students pursuing philanthropic postgraduate studies. The University of Kent is a semi-collegiate public research university based in Kent, United Kingdom. It is one of the oldest university in Canterbury which is situated within 300 acres (1.2 km2) of parkland, housing over 6,000 students, as well as campuses in Medway and Tonbridge in Kent and European postgraduate centers in Brussels, Athens, Rome, and Paris. The University is international, with students from 158 different nationalities and 41% of its academic and research staff being from outside the United Kingdom.

Among the several Scholarship Schemes offered by the University, the Blackbaud Scholarship for International Students enables postgraduate students to seek and excel in their career path unhindered by providing a fully funded financial aid.

Benefits

Blackbaud in association with the University of Kent offers three scholarships to candidates who are successful to meet the eligibility criteria as well as who shows promising aspects to their studies.

Among the three recipients of the University of Kent, one candidate will obtain a fully funded scholarship payable towards the tuition fee at the jury’s discretion. Further, two candidates will receive a partial scholarship each of £1,000 towards tuition fees.

Eligibility

To apply for the Fully Funded University of Kent Blackbaud scholarship, applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Have an unconditional offer to begin the MA Philanthropic Studies (not PG Diploma or PG Certificate) in September 2019
• Possess a 2:1 first degree
• Work for a small charity (having an annual turnover of less than £1 million)
• Proactively indicate that they wish to be considered for either or both of the full or partial Blackbaud Scholarship
• Be in need of financial support in order to join the degree programme

How To Apply

To apply for the fully funded Blackbaud Scholarship at the University of Kent, applicants must write a cover letter stating how s/he meets the criteria for the scholarship.

Applicants must then upload the cover letter through the application portal before the allocated deadline.

Deadline

Applicants wishing to apply for the international scholarship should do so before 7 June 2019. Applications arriving post deadline are null and void.