Event attendee travel expenses
If you're attending an event at the University you may be able to claim up to £10 in expenses.
Event attendee travel expenses
If you attend one of our specific student recruitment events, you may be eligible for travel reimbursement. You could receive travel expenses up to £10 per person.
You can claim travel expenses for the following events:
- Get Ahead
- Head Start to Uni
- pop up events
- parent and supporters guide to university
Eligibility
To claim these expenses you must meet one of the following criteria:
- meet any of the PARTNERS Programme Supported Entry eligibility criteria and the essential conditions
- you are taking part in the Realising Opportunities Programme
- you are taking part in the Sutton Trust Programme
- you have experienced time in care
- you are an asylum seeker or refugee
- you are currently in receipt of, or entitled to, free school meals
- you live in an area of the UK from which very few students progress to higher education
Evidence and how to apply
During the event, you will be given an attendee form to complete with details of your visit, and an opportunity to submit evidence of your transport costs.
Newcastle University uses a platform called Aspire to collect your payment details. To claim your payment via the platform, please respond to the email that will be sent to you from info@newcastle-aspire.co.uk. This is a valid email address issued by Aspire on behalf of Newcastle University and the link provided in the email is a secure link.
The University will process your claim and reimburse your expenses within three weeks of submitting your form. This is so long as all information is accurately provided.
Please get in touch at visit.bursary@newcastle.ac.uk if you have any questions.
Any questions...
If you have any queries about the process, please contact us at: visit.bursary@newcastle.ac.uk