King’s Award Scholarship

Overview

Available for all taught postgraduate applicants classified as international for fee purposes joining the University campus in the UK in January 2025 for the first time from all markets.

This scholarship is a one-off payment for first-time applicants joining the University and not available for subsequent years of study. It is available for all applicants as a celebration of the University being granted the King’s Award in May 2024.

To qualify for the £2,000 King’s Award Scholarship, applicants must have paid their full tuition fee deposit of £5,000 and it needs to be received by the University by 30 November 2024. Available on all postgraduate taught courses apart from those in the School of Health & Social Work and nonstandard courses listed below.

Terms, conditions and eligibility criteria

• Not available for any PG School of Health & Social Work courses i.e:

  • MSc Physiotherapy

  • MSc Diagnostic Radiography and Imaging

• Only available for PG taught applicants, not available for Research, HIC or online courses.

• Not available for undergraduate (UG) applicants.

• Only available to applicants joining the University for the first time – not UH graduates or HIC graduates.

• These may be exceptionally awarded at the University’s discretion on any of the above courses.

• Only available for January 2025 intake – applicants who fail to register cannot transfer the discount to subsequent intakes unless agreed by the University.

• If applicants have deferred their offer from a previous intake but register for the first time in the January 2025 intake they can qualify for the Scholarship (provided they pay their deposit by 30 November 2024 and meet all other criteria).

• Only available on entry for the first time to the University – not in subsequent years.

• Applicants cannot qualify for any other scholarships or discounts including: Early Bird Discount, Chancellor’s International Scholarship, 20% UH Graduate Discount, International Partner Discount, Student Success Scholarship, King's Award Clearing Scholarship or UG Tri Annual Scholarship alongside the King’s Award Scholarship (unless exceptionally awarded at the University’s discretion).

• Applicants can qualify for the Full Payment Discount alongside the King’s Award Scholarship if they pay their fees in full by 3 February 2025 for Semester B entry.

• Applicants full deposit of £5,000 must be received by the University by 30 November 2024 to qualify for the £2000.

• The King’s Award Scholarship will be administered as a £2000 deduction from tuition fees once applicants register at the University - not from their deposit amount. If they have paid their tuition fees in full it can be used for university accommodation (but not for the £150 accommodation deposit, as this is a refundable deposit).

• Applicants must: have been offered and accepted a place on a full-time award-bearing University of Hertfordshire programme and be paying the full cost of the tuition fee from their own resources directly to the University of Hertfordshire, and not discounted or sponsored for any part of the fee by the University of Hertfordshire or an organisation such as an employer, charitable body or government department. (Any contribution by an external organisation to the student's living costs, or a contribution from the student's family to the fee or living costs, does not count as sponsorship under this scheme.)

• Candidates will be required to meet all conditions of registration before the Scholarship is awarded.

• For students that withdraw (both student & university initiated); all discounts and scholarships will be adjusted on a pro-rata basis in line with the fee related liability and all discounts or scholarships will be subject to the terms and conditions of the award.