Funding

Undergraduate Funding

For our undergraduates the following scholarships are available:

Ward Hadaway

Ward Hadaway sponsor two scholarships to students on the LLB programme within the Law School.

Each scholarship award will involve the payment of £1,000 at the beginning of Stage 2 by Ward Hadaway, as well as the entitlement to two weeks work experience with Ward Hadaway paid at £100 per week.

This particular award is focused on academic high performers and those looking to continue into a law career in the North East after graduation. Ward Hadaway will be involved in the selection process, but the final decision must be agreed by the Law School.

LLB students and those taking part in the European Legal Studies stream are eligible to be considered.

Womble Bond Dickinson

Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) traditionally fund up to two scholarships of £500 each, which are awarded to students on the LLB programme within the Law School. Womble Bond Dickinson LLP have also offered work based learning opportunities to students in receipt of the scholarship in the past.

The scholarships have been awarded to the highest-achieving students who have entered the Law School through the PARTNERS supported entry route.

The McDaniels Law Scholarship

McDaniels Law will fund two scholarships of up to £800 each in the 2020/21 academic year, which will be awarded to stage 1 students on the LLB programme within the Law School.

The scholarships will be awarded to students at the beginning of stage 1, and will entitle successful applicants to a one-off award of up to £800 to cover the costs of pursuing an extra-curricular activity (for example, for payment of club membership, annual gym membership, travel costs to and from the activity and essential uniform/kit/equipment costs), as well as 1 week of work experience at McDaniels Law.

The scholarships will be awarded to students who have entered the programme through the Partners supported entry route or are receiving an Opportunity Scholarship, based on an essay submission evidencing their commitment to an extra-curricular activity and a summary of how the scholarship will have a positive impact.

Alumni

Our Alumni Scholarships (Stage 1 Achievement through Adversity Grants and Stage 2 Alumni Scholarship) are funded by the generous gifts of the alumni of the Law School, and is in recognition of the need to reinvest and support successive groups of students studying at Newcastle as the costs of Higher Education increase.

Stage 1 Achievement Through Adversity Grants

Up to 10 awards of £500 will be made at the beginning of Semester 2. These grants are designed to support you through your studies by helping with general living costs and expenses. They are non-repayable and can be spent on anything from rent and books to household bills and travel expenses. The 'Achievement through Adversity Grant' is a one-off grant and paid only in the first year of study.

In order to be eligible for one of these Grants students must:

be a registered Stage 1 student;
be able to demonstrate a commitment to the degree programme. The selection panel will look to a variety of factors in assessing this criterion, including e.g.: attendance; submission of formative coursework; and the academic reference, ideally one provided by a seminar leader;
have demonstrable academic potential, as judged by pre-University qualifications and academic performance during Semester 1 at University; and
be able to indicate in their supporting statement how they have overcome, or are overcoming adversity, and to outline how the Grant will support their studies. The grants are particularly intended to support Widening Participation students and/or those who entered University through the PARTNERS route, and preference may be given to those students.

The deadline for applications in 2020 has now passed and the application date for 2021 will be provided in due course.

Stage 2 Alumni Scholarships

The Stage 2 Scholarship will consist of two awards of £1500 to students at the beginning of Year 2 and will be awarded on the basis of academic merit as well as recognition of circumstances where a student is overcoming, or has overcome, adversity in order to pursue LLB degree studies at Newcastle.

Students are advised of the application process and deadline at the end of their first year of study.

One condition of the Stage 2 awards is that recipients will be expected to meet with donors at alumni events and, if appropriate, may be asked to provide comments and/or photographs for future publicity.

Postgraduate Funding

We offer a number of scholarships for both Taught and Research programmes.

Taught

International Postgraduate Scholarship

The Newcastle University International Postgraduate Scholarship (NUIPS) awards are for international students from outside of the EU who enrol on any taught programme at Newcastle.

Each scholarship is for £1,500 per year, payable towards tuition fees. For more information please see our Postgraduate Funding & Finance page.

Other Funding

In addition, the University offers a 20% reduction in postgraduate tuition fees for all Alumni who are self-funding their study. Please see the University page on the Alumni Tuition Fee Discount for more information.

The University also has a range of other postgraduate scholarships for applicants from South and North America, Asia and Africa.

Research

PhD Studentships in Law at Newcastle University We invite applications for PhD studentships through two Doctoral Training Studentship schemes: the Northern Bridge Doctoral Training Partnership & the NINE Doctoral Training Studentship Competition. The Law School is part of three NINE DTP pathways: Law and Society; Children Youth and Families; Conflict Security and Justice.

If you are eligible to apply for a Doctoral Training Studentship, please contact Dr Francesco de Cecco (Postgraduate Research Director) as early as possible and by 1st November at the latest.

The University postgraduate pages also provide extensive information on fees and sources of funding.

Bar Access Fund (UG & PG)

The Bar Access Fund is generously funded by an alumni of Newcastle Law School to support current registered students who wish to pursue a career at the Bar.

The Fund allows the Law School to fund 12 bursaries of up to £300 each. Bursaries may be claimed for expenses incurred in connection with the process of applying to practise at the Bar (for example, mini-pupillages) and may cover travel, accommodation and other reasonable expenditure.

Application Process

Applications for a bursary should be made by statement of intent by email to the School Administrator, Jane Hagger.

In the statement of intent, students should outline:

how the bursary is to be used in connection with a career at the Bar, with an indication of supporting evidence; and
the total amount requested (up to £300), with a breakdown of expenses to be incurred.

Deadline

Reflecting the fact that Bar activities are conducted throughout the academic year, there is no deadline for applications. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis, as and when submitted. Applications must be received at least 4 weeks prior to the intended expenditure. 12 bursaries are available in the course of each academic year.

Any queries about the Bar Access Fund should be directed to Jane Hagger.