The Advanced Entry Scholarship

The award

The Advanced Entry Scholarship is awarded to enrolled undergraduate international students who exceed the published entry requirements on entry and who start their studies at Keele University part way through their undergraduate degree (after the first year).  

Awards of £3,000 will be awarded towards the tuition fee for the year of entry for students who exceed published entry requirements. 

If a weighted average module mark of 60-69% is achieved from the modules studied in any subsequent year of study, then a payment of £1,000 will be awarded towards the following year’s tuition fee. If a weighted average module mark of 70% or more is achieved from the modules studied in any subsequent year of study, then a payment of £2,000 will be awarded towards the following year’s tuition fee.

Eligibility

• Enrolled undergraduate international students who exceed the published entry requirements (as per the website for the year of entry) will automatically be awarded the scholarship as a tuition fee discount.
• Enrolled undergraduate international students accepted at or below the published entry criteria will be awarded a £1,000 scholarship and then they would follow the yearly assessment as outlined above. 
• Only students who are starting studies at Keele, having studied at a different institution, are eligible for this award.
• Only self-funding international students are eligible and you must be confirmed as an overseas student for fee paying purposes. The scholarship is not open to students who are in receipt of funding from external bodies such as local Government, charities or private organisations
• The Scholarship is for full-time undergraduate students who will be based at Keele University and start their studies in September 2025. The award cannot be used for any other year of entry.  

Exceptions

• Students transferring from one programme at Keele to another programme at Keele are not eligible for this award.
• This scholarship is not available for students studying fully online courses delivered by Keele. 

Further information how to apply

Your application will be assessed automatically when you apply so there is no need to provide a separate application for this scholarship. 

Qualifying recipients of the scholarship will receive the award in the form of a tuition fee discount. No cash alternative is available and the award cannot be used in place of any required deposit.

This scholarship cannot be combined with any other awards. 

Further terms and conditions apply, please see our Terms and Conditions for full details.