International Student

Scholarships
Guidance &
Application Form

Blackburn College is offering three types of scholarship with

upto 50% reduction off course fees.
1. General International Scholarship (10% or 20%)
To be considered for a General International Scholarship you must:
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

2. Academic Excellence Scholarship (50%)

To be considered for the Academic Excellence Scholarships you must meet one of the following
components:

Academic Merit

English Language Proficiency

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.

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

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

Summary table of scholarship options

Type of scholarship
General (10-20%)
Academic

Criteria

A Level (Grade 3)

Academic

Above 65%

Above 65%

IELTS

Above 5.5

Above 6.0

Academic Above 75%

IELTS
Above 6.0

HND (Grade 4/5)

Above 75%
Above 6.5

Scholarship
Application Form
Please ensure you have applied at www.centurusone.co/apply/1066 before completeing this form.
1:

About yourself
Other names:

Surname/Family name:
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:

TO BE COMPLETED BY STAFF AT BLACKBURN COLLEGE
2: Your scholarship
English Language Level

IELTS Score

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

Senior High (or Junior High) School

Percentage Marks

None

60% or below

General

65%

General

70%

General/ Academic
Excellence

75% Excellence Portfolio (A&D only)

General/ Academic
Excellence

Above 75%

Please tick where applicable

TO BE COMPLETED BY STAFF AT BLACKBURN COLLEGE

3: Applying for our Art & Design scholarship?
Type of scholarship

Art & Design qualifications including

Foundation Diploma in Art & Design,
HND Art & Design programmes.

None - portfolio submitted

IELTS below 5.5

General - A very good

portfolio of work
submitted (as assessed
by Blackburn Art &
Design staff)

IELTS 5.5

Academic Excellence - An
excellent and high quality
portfolio of work (as
assessed by Blackburn
Art & Design staff)

IELTS 6.5

Please tick where applicable

How did you find out about our college?

Date submitted:

Please return this form to:

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

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