International Student Scholarships

Guidance & Application Form

Be paying overseas tuition fees

Be a self-financing student (all course fees are paid directly by the student, or a family member)

Be directly responsible for paying the fees). If the student meets the International Scholarship criteria they can receive an award of 10% or 20% for the normal duration of their course

Good English marks as identified by IELTS

Outstanding High School achievements based on academic achievement, community service or other extra-curricular achievements

Nomination is from sibling or a partnership college or education institution

There is a maximum 10 scholarships awarded per country in any one year.

There are a small number of courses for which scholarships are not offered. These are currently:

Pre-Sessional English/IELTS Preparation

General English

1. General International Scholarship (10% or 20%) To be considered for a General International Scholarship you must:

Blackburn College is offering three types of scholarship with upto 50% reduction off course fees.

Academic Merit High School examination result of greater

than 75%; you may be awarded this scholarship for your A-Level programme.

Subject to availability, two per year are awarded.

Art & Design Scholarships can also be awarded for portfolios considered to be of an excellent standard by an Art & Design specialist tutor.

English Language Proficiency

If your English language qualification is higher than IELTS 6.5+ or equivalent for A-level study you may be awarded a scholarship.

Subject to availability, two per year are awarded

2. Academic Excellence Scholarship (50%) To be considered for the Academic Excellence Scholarships you must meet one of the following components:

From International Foundation Programme to Foundation Degrees, HNDs or Degree courses at Blackburn College University Centre.

Summary table of scholarship options

Type of scholarship Criteria A Level (Grade 3) HND (Grade 4/5)

General (10-20%) Academic Above 65% Above 65%

IELTS Above 5.5 Above 6.0

Academic Academic Above 75% Above 75%

IELTS Above 6.0 Above 6.5

3. Loyalty scholarship (10%)Finally, we also offer a Loyalty scholarship of a 10% discount from the next years course fees for students progressing from the following courses:

ScholarshipApplication Form

Surname/Family name: Other names:

Gender: (please circle) Male Female Date of birth:

Email address:

Home address:

Postcode: Country of origin:

Are you normally resident in the U.K? (please circle) Yes No

Applying for a Full-Time course of 15 hours or more per week

Start Date:

Your chosen programme

Programme Subject Level

What career are you aiming for?

Do you have any learning difficulty or disability? Yes No

If yes, please give details:

1: About yourself

2: Your scholarship

English Language Level IELTS Score

Senior (or Junior) High School Results - For HNDs or degrees (and A Levels)

Please ensure you have applied at www.centurusone.co/apply/1066 before completeing this form.

Type of scholarship Senior High (or Junior High) School Percentage Marks

None 60% or below

General 65%

General 70%

General/ Academic 75% Excellence Portfolio (A&D only)Excellence

General/ Academic Above 75%Excellence

Please tick where applicable

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3: Applying for our Art & Design scholarship?

Type of scholarship

None - portfolio submitted IELTS below 5.5

General - A very good IELTS 5.5portfolio of work submitted (as assessed by Blackburn Art & Design staff)

Academic Excellence - An IELTS 6.5excellent and high qualityportfolio of work (as assessed by Blackburn Art & Design staff)

Please tick where applicableArt & Design qualifications including Foundation Diploma in Art & Design, HND Art & Design programmes.

How did you find out about our college?

Date submitted:

Please return this form to:

International Office | Blackburn College | Feilden Street | Blackburn | BB2 1LHContact: 00 44 (0) 1254 29 23 56Email: international@blackburn.ac.uk

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