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UK Scholarships For International Students Available, Kenyans Highly Recommended

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

The University of Derby, an ambitious, modern university in the heart of the UK is offering scholarships for undergraduate and post-graduate programs to students from Africa, with those from Kenya being highly recommended.

The University welcomes more than 1,700 international students from 100 countries studying at both undergraduate and postgraduate level, with award-winning support services. 

There is a growing African student community at the University of Derby.

As a student from Africa, you could be eligible for the university’s scholarships and discounts, which can be used together to offer a reduction in fees during your first year of study.

You can apply for some scholarships once you have an offer from the university and others will be applied automatically if you are eligible.

You must be applying for a full-time degree. Applications for postgraduate research, online studies, foundation and pre-sessional language programmes are not eligible for a discount or scholarship. Terms and conditions apply.

General requirements

Click on your country below to find the entry requirements. If you have specific questions about your qualifications you can contact the international recruitment officer.  You can also check the course page for any specific requirements.

Requirements for Kenyans

International Foundation Year

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education

Students with minimum grades of C in five subjects would usually be eligible for the International Foundation Year.

UKVI IELTS 4.5 with a minimum of 4.0 in all components (CEFR B1) is also required.

Undergraduate

Students with a minimum score of 60% in the University Diploma / Ordinary Diploma / Ordinary Technician Diploma can typically be considered for direct entrance to bachelor programmes.

Students who have successfully completed one year of a Kenyan degree programme can typically be considered for direct entrance to bachelor programmes.

Students with a minimum score of 60% in the Higher Diploma / Higher Technician Diploma can typically be considered for entrance to the final year of a Bachelor programme.

Postgraduate

We require a Bachelor degree from a NARIC or government recognised institution, a typical offer would be:

A score of 60% is considered comparable to a UK 2:1
A score of 50% is considered comparable to a UK 2:2

Degrees issued by private institutions must have national recognition from CHE. You can download the list of approved private degrees here.

English 

The following awards offer English language exemptions:

Undergraduate

KCSE with a grade C – (Equivalent to IELTS 6.0)
KCSE with a grade C – (Equivalent to IELTS 6.5)
KCSE with a grade B – (Equivalent to IELTS 7.0)

Postgraduate

Accept KCSE with a C for an IELTS equivalent of 6.0 or 6.5 for plus 3/4 years study at University taught in English
For IELTS 7 or above an IELTS is required

N.B. Some programmes will require IELTS with no exemptions.

International students applying to start in September 2021 now need to apply through an educational agent representative. Below is a list of agents in Kenya.

SI UK Nairobi

SI UK Mombasa 

Uniabroad – IDP Kenya

  • Soin Arcade, Mezzanine Floor Suite 22, Westlands Road, Westlands, P.O. Box 41086-00100 Nairobi, Kenya
  • Tel: 0707092287
  • Contact: Nimo (Stella Githaiga)
  • Email: nimo.uniabroad@idp.com

Unihub Consultants

Uniserv Ltd

Uniserv – Eldoret

Uniserv – Mombasa

UniConnect Ltd

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