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Dental Surgery - Connor King Foundation Dental Scholarship

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5000 GBP
Grant
United Kingdom
Location
30 Oct 2027
Application deadline

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Overview

Scholarship type

Need based

Number of scholarships to award

Multiple

Grant

£5,000 total

Scholarship coverage

  • tuition fee reduction

Description

The Connor King Foundation. The scholarship was established in memory of Connor King, who died while in Stage 3 of his Dental Surgery BDS degree at Newcastle’s School of Dental Sciences. He was a very enthusiastic young man, with a kind heart and passion for helping those less fortunate than himself.

The Foundation aims to:

support students from underprivileged backgrounds who are interested in pursuing their careers in dentistry;

provide financial support to help with tuition fees and costs to these students.

Benefits

Two scholarships are available each year to Dental Surgery BDS students entering Newcastle University. The award amount is £1,000 per year for stages one to five. 

Eligibility

To be eligible for this award, you must be:

  • a UK based Undergraduate student, entering stage 1 of study
  • a Widening Participation (WP) student- the University classes students as WP if they have been in receipt of Free School Meals and/or are estranged and/or are care experienced
  • be from the North East of England
  • registered on the BDS Dental Surgery course
  • Scholarship requirements

    Disciplines

    Dentistry

    Locations

    United Kingdom

    Nationality

    Any

    Study experience required

    High school

    Age

    Unknown

    Application

    Application deadline

    30 Oct 2027

    Only registered, eligible students will be able to apply using the Student Portal. Applications are now open and the deadline has been extended; applications must be received no later than 30 October.

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