King’s Excellence Scholarships
Please complete this entire application form, including a personal statement of no more than 1,000 words and 3
‘mini blogs’ with a limit of 250 words each.
At King’s College London, we firmly believe that the experience of studying abroad makes an invaluable contribution to
a student’s academic and personal growth. For this reason, the King’s Excellence Scholarships, in the form of a financial
reward, will be awarded to candidates of outstanding quality, who can best demonstrate how their time at King’s will
further both their academic ambitions and personal development.
In the personal statement therefore, please outline how and why you have decided to come to King’s to study abroad.
You will need to explain your reasoning behind your course choices, both in terms of your current course of study at your
home institution and your long term personal and academic goals. (Note: statements above 1,000 words will not be
considered by the committee).
Please submit this application form in one document to the Study Abroad Office by email to studyabroad@kcl.ac.uk.
Applications for scholarships must be received by the following deadline; by midnight, Monday 21 December 2015 for
January entry (Greenwich Mean Time). Please quote 'Excellence Scholarship Application - YOUR NAME' in the
subject box. Applications for scholarships must be received by the deadline and no late applications will be considered.
Please answer all the questions below
Surname (as shown on passport):
Forenames (as shown on passport):
Home institution (your current University/College):
Are you applying through a Study Abroad provider (e.g. Arcadia, IFSA Butler)? (Please delete as appropriate)
Yes
No
If your answer to the above question is ‘Yes’, please name your Study Abroad provider:
What are the first four courses that you listed on your Module Request Form to King’s?
Which courses have you taken at College/University so far that are relevant to your chosen subjects at King’s?
What grades did you achieve in them? (Please list up to 4 courses)
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GPA achieved thus far:
Date:
Electronic signature:
Terms and Conditions of the Scholarship:
Who can apply?
The King’s Excellence Scholarships are open to all Independent Study Abroad students (fee-paying students) who
study predominantly in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. To be eligible, students must choose courses
equivalent to at least three quarters of their total credit value in the Schools of Humanities and Social Science and Public
Policy. If it is not possible for the College to accommodate the students’ first choice of courses, the initial choice made
will still validate the eligibility of students to apply. Students must have been accepted to study at King’s College London
for at least one semester on the Study Abroad Programme - no other type of international or exchange students are
eligible.
How will I be notified of the outcome of my application?
Only successful applicants will be notified - via email. Unsuccessful applicants will not be contacted.
If I am awarded the scholarship, what will I need to do in return?
In accepting the scholarship, successful candidates will be expected to complete 4 blog entries of at least 500 words each
with a minimum of 4 high quality photographs and/or videos per blog to be featured on our website. Each blog post will
have a particular theme attached to it and all will discuss your experience studying abroad at King’s College London,
studying within your chosen Faculty and your experiences of living in London and the UK in general. Successful
candidates will be provided with each blog post’s theme and submission deadlines.
How will my blog entries be used?
Prospective study abroad students who visit our website will be able to read the blog posts and learn more about what it
is like to study within a certain Faculty and be immersed in King’s College London and UK culture. By accepting the
scholarship, you would be agreeing to permit King’s College London to use your written work and photographs for
marketing and promotional purposes.
Personal statement (1,000 word limit)
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3 mini blogs (250 word limit for each)
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Describe a favourite area in your home country and explain why you think international students should make a
trip there.
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Describe a cultural faux-pas you have made, how you overcame this mistake and what you learned from the
experience.
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Write an introductory blog post concerning your expectations of studying at King’s College London.
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