Four £5,000 scholarships are available to new undergraduate students entering a degree offered by Newcastle University’s International Centre for Music Studies in September 2021.

• Two David Barlow Scholarships
• Valentine Ord Scholarship
• Isobel Preece Scholarship

We will award the music scholarships in the first year of study and pay it in two equal installments, the first in December 2021 and the second in April 2022.

Eligibility

To be considered for a music scholarship, you must:

• hold an offer of admission for BA Honours Music (W300), BMus Honour Music (W304), BA Honours Contemporary and Popular Music (W301) or BA Honours Folk and Traditional Music (W344)
• have attended an Interview (academic interview and audition)
• be a new UK, EU or international student commencing your studies in 2021

Successful candidates may not be in receipt of other funding from the University.

How to apply

You do not need to apply for these scholarships. Eligible candidates will automatically be considered for a scholarship on the basis of their academic merit, musical track record and performance at an Interview.

Successful candidates will be notified in April 2021 and must firm accept our offer to receive the scholarship.

Contact us

If you have any queries about the music scholarships or your eligibility for an award, please contact us by emailing musicadmissions@ncl.ac.uk.

Organ and Choral Scholarships are open to all student members of the university, whatever their degree course.

The organ scholarship can be held singly or in conjunction with scholarships at St John’s Grainger Street and other places of worship in the city.

Choral scholarships begin at £2,000 per year. You'll also get free singing lessons at St Nicholas Cathedral.

For more information, please telephone: +44 (0)191 232 1939

We are very pleased to announce that we have been successful in our application to the AHRC under the second phase of the Block Grant Partnership.

This gives us funding of future PhD students as part of the Northern Bridge Consortium, along with Durham University and Queen's University Belfast.

Eligibility

The majority of the funding that is now available via the Northern Bridge Consortium is for PhD students only.

You must be a UK or EU citizen and you want to study at postgraduate level at Newcastle University.

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We are pleased to offer the Jane Constance scholarship to support North East women to pursue a career in journalism. It is available for candidates wishing to study MA International Multimedia Journalism at Newcastle University beginning in September 2021.

The scholarship was founded by Simon Constance and family, in memory of wife Jane who passed away in August 2018. Jane was born and studied in the North East.

Described by her husband Simon as a “witty, intellectually and emotionally intelligent woman. She was good at reading people and getting to know who they were…she was ready to fight for any cause that she believed in and would fight to get justice for those she was helping. All these are also attributes of a great journalist.”

Jane looked at working in journalism but never had the chance to make it happen.

Her husband Simon added: "The idea of this scholarship is to give other women the chance to achieve that dream; no matter who they are or where they come from.”

The scholarship is a £6,250 bursary to support access to the MA International Multimedia Journalism programme at Newcastle University. The money can be used for course fees or materials, accommodation or childcare. Support will also be available to secure post-qualification employment.

Criteria

We are looking for North East women who are from a low-income background and would not otherwise be able to fund their own postgraduate study. The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate a sustained commitment to a career in journalism, with a particular interest in the issues that affect women. Successful applicants will have a clear view of how they will develop their future career and the difference they want to make.

How to apply

Complete the application form for MA International Multimedia Journalism available via the applicant portal on the University website. In no more than 1,000 words, outline your eligibility for the scholarship and email pgmch@newcastle.ac.uk.

All applications must be submitted no later than 25 June 2021.