Newcastle University

Funding

Career Development Loans

Career Development Loans (CDLs) are available through the Learning and Skills Council in partnership with Barclays Bank, the Royal Bank of Scotland and the Co-Operative Bank. Further information can be obtained from http://www.lifelonglearning.co.uk/cdl/ or call Freephone 0800 585 505.

University Scholarships

The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences is offering 15 awards of £2000 to the highest achieving Masters degree applicants across the Faculty.  Scholarship awards are for UK/EU students who are 2011 Newcastle University graduates studying full time HaSS masters in 2011.  Applicants must be expecting high 2:1/first degree honours.

Successful applicants will be chosen on academic achievements and supporting personal statement. For more information on eligibility and how to apply visit http://www.ncl.ac.uk/hss/postgrad/excellencescholarships.htm

Value of Award  

Students classified as UK/EU for fee purposes will receive a £2000 tuition fee discount for 2011 entry into full time Masters level study.

How to apply

All applicants must apply by completing the online application form found at http://www.ncl.ac.uk/hss/postgrad/excellencescholarships.htm.  Applicants are required to complete a 350 word personal statement to include motivations, why you should be considered for an award, why you applied and career direction.

Application deadline is 1st May 2011.

Terms and conditions

The following conditions apply to be eligible for an award:

·       Applicants must be of Home/EU status

·       Applicants must be graduates of Newcastle University in 2011 going on to a HaSS PGT programme starting Sept 2011

·       Applicants are expecting to achieve/have achieved a first class degree or very high 2:1

·       Newcastle graduates from any UG discipline can apply

·       Excludes applicants who have secured full or partial funding

·       Awards for Masters level only

·       Award only for first year of study for full time students

Administration

 

·       Applicants must apply before 1st May

·       Applicants will complete an online application consisting of a 350 word personal statement to include motivations, why they should be considered for an award, why they applied and career direction.

·       A selection body of HaSS PG/UG Deans and members of the HaSS Marketing team will select successful applicants based on academic achievements and individual application form

·       Successful candidates informed 1st July

Further information

For more details please refer to http://www.ncl.ac.uk/hss/postgrad/excellencescholarships.htm

 

Newcastle University Business School Enterprise and Innovation Scholarship

This scholarship is available for one postgraduate UK/EU student each year who is taking part in one of the following courses:

• Arts, Business and Creativity MA
• Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship MSc

For more information and for eligibility criteria, please visit www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/funding/search/list/nubeis

 

North East England Studentships

Newcastle University has received funding from the Regional Development Agency, One North East, to provide a limited number of studentships to outstanding UK/EU postgraduate taught students to study in 2010/2011. Business School courses which are eligible for the studentships are:

• E-Business and Information Systems, MSc
• Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship, MSc

Supported students will be expected to demonstrate a connection with North East England and a condition of the award will be the expectation that an industrial project is carried out with a regional company.

To be eligible, applicants must have applied and received an offer for a place to study in 2010. For more information, please see www.ncl.ac.uk/sage/postgrad/funding/nestudentships

 

Alumni Scholarships

Graduates of the Newcastle University are eligible for Alumni Scholarships, find out more.

International Students

Newcastle University offers a large number of partial scholarships to prospective international postgraduate students. The best way of getting information about funding is through your local British Council Office, but you may find the information on the International pages of the University's Website helpful. If you have a close family member who is already studying at Newcastle University , you may qualify for the 10% International Family Discount.

Research Funding for MPhil and PhD Programmes

Peter and Norah Lomas PhD Scholarship in Economics

This scholarship is offered as a three year PhD studentship for a full time student undertaking a PhD in economics and starting their studies in 2010/11. The studentship is available to someone with a research focus in one of the followingfour specialist areas within the broader subject of economics:

• Applied Microeconomics
• Experimental Economics
• Health Economics
• The Economics of Safety, Health, the Environment and Risk

Closing date: 21st May 2010

For more information and for eligibility criteria, please visit www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/funding/search/list/nub06

UK/EU Students

If you have been resident in the UK for at least three years (not for the purposes of education) you can apply to the Economic and Social Research Council for awards to cover the cost of both tuition fees and maintenance. The School has ESRC recognition for 3-year PhD study (assuming a prior Masters qualification) and CASE awards in the economics subject area. Citizens of the EU are eligible to apply to the Research Council for fees only awards. Applications should be submitted through the School - see contact details below for enquiries. The School does not routinely provide funding to PhD students for fees and maintenance, but on occasion has specific studentships linked to staff research projects, endowments etc. In these cases, the studentships will be advertised openly, and it is usually targeted at a discrete area of research.

International Students

International students, depending upon their nationality, may apply for awards from the British Council, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the EU and Overseas Research Students' Award Scheme (ORSAS). The University also offers partial scholarships to help international students to fund their studies here. Further information about these awards can be obtained from the Student Welfare Service (Financial Support Team) using the enquiries form or by visiting the University's International Scholarships web pages