Applicants 2023
Applications are open to all offer holders who have firmly accepted unconditional or conditional offers from KMMS. Please note all these scholarships are for Kent and Medway Medical School applicants only.
All external awards for fees and maintenance are called scholarships. We do not recognize a difference between academic-based scholarships and needs-based bursaries.
To note: Medical students will not be eligible for a payment in years that they are repeating, resitting, interrupting or intercalating. If a student transfers to another course or withdraws, they will cease to be eligible for any outstanding payments.
The deadline for applications for all 2022 scholarships is 18th June 2023, 23:59 (BST).
Partial Fee Waiver (4 years)
The Christopher Marsh Family Memorial Scholarship (Hardship)
Scholarship amount: £18,500 partial fee waiver – Made up of £4,625 per annum for 4 years
Commander Marsh was a mature student at the University of Kent when he and Yvonne established this fund in memory of their late son, Christopher. Commander Marsh passed away in 2003, and Yvonne in 2021. This scholarship is to support KMMS students in hardship, over the age of 21, with tuition fees.
Please see the Kent website for more details about the criteria and how to apply
The Christopher Marsh Family Memorial Scholarship (Academic Excellence)
Scholarship amount: £18,500 partial fee waiver – Made up of £4,625 per annum for 4 years
Commander Marsh was a mature student at the University of Kent when he and Yvonne established this fund in memory of their late son, Christopher. Commander Marsh passed away in 2003, and Yvonne in 2021. This scholarship is to support KMMS students in hardship, over the age of 21, with tuition fees.
Please see the Kent website for more details about the criteria and how to apply.
Full Fee Waiver (5 years)
The Frittenden KMMS Scholarship (Tuition Fees) 2023
Scholarship amount: £46,250 fee waiver – Made up of £9,250 per annum for 5 years
This scholarship has been generously funded by Tim Bull and Rosalind Riley.
The scholarship will support a student with demonstrable financial need, based in the historic County of Kent.
Please see the Kent website for more details about the criteria and how to apply.
The Jenny Conway KMMS Scholarship 2023
Scholarship amount: £46,250 fee waiver – Made up of £9,250 per annum for 5 years
Honouring Jenny Conway’s daughters’ service to the NHS, this scholarship is open for applications from students who meet any of the following:
- From a Kent secondary school.
- First generation to go to University.
- NHS professionals redirecting into medicine with a preference for applicants from the County of Kent. With family responsibilities.
- Graduates who are unable to get a student loan to pay fees because they already have or have had a student loan.
Please see the Kent website for more details about the criteria and how to apply.
Maintenance (5 years)
Stuart Field KMMS Scholarship (Maintenance) 2023
Scholarship amount: £4,000 – Made up of £800 per annum for 5 years
This scholarship is open to Kent and Medway Medical School applicants only.
The scholarship has been generously funded by Dr Stuart Field and is intended to support a single student through each of their 5 years of study.
Please see the Kent website for more details about the criteria and how to apply.
The Frittenden KMMS Scholarship (Maintenance) 2023
Scholarship amount: £25,000 – Made up of £5,000 per annum for 5 years
This scholarship is open to Kent and Medway Medical School applicants only, and has been generously funded by Tim Bull and Rosalind Riley.
It will support a student with demonstrable financial need based in the historic County of Kent, though not to the exclusion of other students if there are not enough Kent students and there are others who need financial assistance.
This scholarship is intended to support one student with living expenses through each of their 5 years of study.
Please see the Kent website for more details about the criteria and how to apply.
Sir Graeme Odgers KMMS Scholarship (Maintenance) 2023
Scholarship amount: £25,000 – Made up of £5,000 per annum for 5 years
This scholarship is open to Kent and Medway Medical School applicants only, and has been generously funded by Tim Bull and Rosalind Riley.
The scholarship has been generously funded by Sir Graeme Odgers and is intended to support a single student through each of their 5 years of study.
Please see the Kent website for more details about the criteria and how to apply.
Procedure
Only firm KMMS offer holders (conditional or unconditional) are eligible for these awards.
All academic scholarships are administered by the Scholarships Unit at the University of Kent. Application will be by standard written form, with appropriate deadlines timed with the admissions and results cycle so as not to disadvantage any group of offer holders.
Award decisions are by scrutiny of written applications (and supporting documents). Interviews are not contemplated at this time, but may be used in exceptional circumstances.
Decisions on awards will be made by the Recruitment and Admissions Board.
Music and Sport Scholarships
The KMMS Music and Sport scholarships will be processed through the relevant department at the University of Kent. To find out more, please visit the pages for these scholarships.
KMMS Music Performance Scholarships
*Applications for the Sports Scholarships should be done via a new applicant form.