Welcome back, returning candidates
Get everything you need to reapply for a Competitive Scholarship.
Get everything you need to reapply for a Competitive Scholarship.
If you have applied for a scholarship in the past and you meet the eligibility requirements for returning candidates, we encourage you to apply again for a Competitive Scholarship award. Whether you are a previous scholarship award winner or had an application declined, the information below will help you understand how to apply as a returning candidate.
This scholarship is competitive. The minimum requirements of volunteer hours and academic grades are eligibility requirements students must meet to be considered for a scholarship.
Meeting or exceeding these requirements does not guarantee you will be chosen as a Scholarship recipient.
The returning candidate application must be completed by students who:
Application Period: 27 June 2023 to 29 August 2023
Scholarship Recipients Notified: By 2 October 2023
Scholarship Funds Issued: By 23 October 2023
Applicant must complete an online returning candidate application form during the Application Period and continue to meet the eligibility requirements as outlined below:
Meet the following criteria:
Meet ALL the criteria:
Based on the number of applicants, the competition for these scholarships is high. The minimum requirements for volunteer hours and grades are items all students need in order to just be considered for a scholarship. Please be mindful that at any time during the selection period, you may be asked to submit proof for the number of volunteer hours worked. Meeting or exceeding these requirements does not mean or guarantee that you will be chosen as a Scholarship recipient.
Note: up to 75 applicants from the UK, will be chosen by the Selection Committee, as scholarship winners. This includes Returning Candidate scholarship recipients.
All applicants must have performed a minimum of 50 hours of volunteer work2 within the last 12 months (1 September 2022 – 29 August 2023) leading up to the returning candidate application deadline.
Preference will be given to applicants who have:
Competitive Scholarship encourages students to support a wide range of volunteer activities and types of projects and programmes. While each application will be evaluated holistically on its own merits, Competitive Scholarship will not accept partisan, political or direct religious volunteer activities.
All eligible applicants must have a minimum module mark of 55-59 (or institutional equivalent) in their last academic year of study before the year in which they will receive the award. Applicants will be ranked/scored based on their level of performance above and beyond the minimum of requirement.
The following restrictions apply to the Competitive Scholarship member benefit:
Current scholarship award recipients will receive an email from ISTS with detailed instructions on how to reapply as returning candidates for the scholarship close to the Spring application period.
Foresters and International Scholarship and Tuition Services (ISTS) are not responsible for information that is late, unsuccessfully submitted or inaccurately completed.
If you have changed your email address after creating your account, it is your responsibility to immediately update your My Profile page at https://foresters.applyISTS.net to ensure that you continue to receive email notifications about your scholarship renewal.
If you have any questions about the returning candidate application, please contact ISTS at 0800 4049806 or Foresters-UK@applyISTS.com.
Q: How many times can I apply for a Competitive Scholarship?
After your first submission as a New Applicant, you are eligible to reapply up to three consecutive times as a returning candidate. Applicants who have previously received their first Foresters Competitive Scholarship and have surpassed their three attempts as returning candidate will not be eligible to apply for a new scholarship. Please refer to the table under the Applications section for further explanation.
Q: Under the circumstances that I’ve applied for a scholarship with my parent/grandparent/legal guardian’s Foresters membership status, and they pass away, am I still entitled to my scholarship award?
If a member passes away after the scholarship is awarded, the scholarship will continue as long as you are covered under another in-force Foresters membership as defined above, AND you continue to meet the criteria as a returning candidate.
Q: What if my parent/grandparent/legal guardian ceases to be a Foresters member during the year I receive my scholarship award?
The scholarship will terminate at the end of any academic year in which the Foresters member, whether it be the scholarship recipient or sponsoring member, ceases to be a Foresters member.
Q: My Foresters plan/policy is coming up for expiry and I need to renew it before applying for the scholarship award. What should I do?
If your Plan is approaching maturity or end of term, contact Customer Services immediately by email at service@foresters.co.uk. If you have made changes to your plan/policy, (i.e. address change, new term, switching to another Foresters plan/policy etc) check with the Customer Service to ensure the status of your plan/policy, is in-force.
If…. |
Then… |
You are a first-time scholarship applicant in
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Complete the New Scholarship application |
You had applied for a scholarship previously as a new Applicant and were declined |
Complete the Returning Candidate application |
You are currently a scholarship award recipient and will be applying for another scholarship award for the following school year |
Complete the Returning Candidate application |
You are a student whose scholarship application has been declined 4 consecutive times |
You are no longer able to apply for another scholarship |
Q: If my Foresters membership is under my parents/grandparents/legal guardian, do they have to apply on my behalf?
No, all applicants are encouraged to apply for a Competitive Scholarship on their own behalf.
Q: Who do I contact for specific questions about my application?
For questions about the returning candidate application, please contact International Scholarship and Tuition Service Inc (ISTS) directly.
Email: Foresters-UK@applyISTS.com
Phone: 0800 4049806
Q: Who can I contact about my scholarship application?
For specific questions about the new scholarship application, contact ISTS by email at Foresters-UK@applyISTS.com or by phone on 0800 4049806.
For additional information regarding the Competitive Scholarship benefit or other member benefits, please contact Foresters Member Services by email at MyForesters@Foresters.com.
For more information, please download the FAQ.
1 Member must be a Plan holder of a savings product, with a profits plan and/or protection product.
2 Volunteer work is volunteering for any community-based organisation, registered non-profit, or registered charity.