Postgraduates for Business: Subsidised Expertise for your Company
The Postgraduates for Business scheme forms part of the Newcastle Science City Business Support Programme Support project; it is an ERDF funded initiative allowing your business to review and resolve issues which may have been affecting the company’s performance using the subsidised resources of a Newcastle University student. A postgraduate student from one of the programmes detailed below is placed within your organisation, for a period of up to 24 weeks (900 hours) to carry out an in-depth project to help improve your business. The student retains the support of the University through guidance and supervision from a Newcastle University academic who is highly skilled and experienced in the project area throughout the duration of the placement.
ERDF Funding
The student receives a salary of £250 a week for up to 24 weeks (dependant on the duration of the project), 50% of which is subsidised by the University. Therefore you will receive up to £3000 in salary subsidy. In addition, you may also benefit from a grant of up to £500 towards expenses associated with the placement such as protective clothing etc
Which Companies are eligible for the ERDF funded salary subsidy?
All North East based SMEs working in a business to business working environment who have not benefitted from over €200,000 in grants/state aid over the previous 2 years can apply.
The project operates in key innovation and technology led sectors of the North East economy specifically:
- Energy and environment and the transition to a low carbon economy
- Process technologies
- Healthcare and health science
- The digital, creative and design sectors
The long term aim of the project is to create permanent roles for highly skilled postgraduates in these sectors thus addressing the reluctance or inability of SMEs to recruit highly skilled masters and doctoral students.
Contact Us for further information or complete the online business interaction form.
Postgraduate courses eligible for ERDF funding
MSC PROGRAMMES |
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Advanced Computer Science |
Electrical Power |
Marine & Offshore Power Systems |
Petroleum Geoscience |
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Advanced Food Marketing |
Engineering Geology |
Marine Electrical Power Technology |
Pipeline Engineering |
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Agricultural & Environmental Science |
Environmental Consultancy |
Marine Engineering |
Power Distribution Engineering |
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Applied Animal Behaviour & Welfare |
Environmental Engineering |
Marine Structure & Integrity |
Process Automation |
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Applied Hydrogeology |
Environmental & Petroleum Geochemistry |
Marine Technology with various options including: |
Renewable Energy |
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Applied Process Control |
Environmental Resource Assessment |
Defence, Dubai, General, Classification & Survey, Conversion & Repair, Marine Engineering, Small Craft Design |
Renewable Energy, Enterprise & Management |
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Aquacultural & Environmental Science |
Flood Risk Management |
Small Craft Design |
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Biodiversity Conservation & Ecosystem Management |
Food and Rural Development Research |
Materials Design & Engineering |
Structural Engineering |
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Bioinformatics |
Geotechnical Engineering |
Mechanical Engineering |
Subsea Engineering & Management |
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Biomedical Engineering |
Hydroinformatics |
Mechatronics |
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Clean Technology |
Hydroinformatics and Water Management |
Medicinal Plants & Functional Foods |
Sustainable Chemical Engineering |
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Communications & Signal Processing |
Hydrology & Climate Change |
Microelectronics |
Synthetic Biology |
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Computational Systems Biology |
Industrial & Commercial Biotechnology |
Microsystems |
Transport and Business Management |
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Computer Game Engineering |
Industrial Quality Technology |
Naval Architecture |
Transport Engineering and Operations |
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Computer Security & Resilience |
Intelligent Transport Systems & Intelligent Mobility |
Neuroinformatics |
Transport and the Environment |
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Computing Science |
International Marine Environmental Consultancy |
Offshore & Environmental Technology |
Transportation Planning and Policy |
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Design and Manufacturing |
Internet Technologies & Enterprise Computing |
Offshore Engineering |
Tropical Coastal Management |
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Drug Chemistry |
Low Carbon Transport Engineering |
Organic Farming & Food Production Systems |
Wireless Embedded Systems |
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Ecological Consultancy |
Major Project Management |
Petroleum Geochemistry |
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PHD PROGRAMMES |
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Biopharmaceutical & Bioprocess Development |
Computer Science Integrated |
Engineering & Science in the Marine Environment |
Environmental Science |
Power Electronics, Drives & Machines |
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Contact
For further discussion or clarification of the Business Support Partnership project, please complete the Online Business Interaction Form or contact Melanie Dunnett:
Melanie Dunnett, Newcastle Science City Business Support Administrator/Project Manager
0191 222 5259 / Melanie.dunnett@ncl.ac.uk
Tweet us at 'NSC Business Support@melaniedunnett'
