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Alner and Craner Scholarship

This scholarship supports Widening Participation students coming to Newcastle University on any degree programme.

About the scholarship

Provided by: The Alner and Craner Family Fund  

Number of awards available: 5 

Scholarship amount: £6,000 total - £2,000 will be paid per year for three years of study  

Eligibility criteria

Eligibility criteria: 

  • UK based Undergraduate student, entering stage 1 of study 
  • a Widening Participation (WP) student 

How to apply

Details of how to apply for the 2025 scholarship will be available soon.

Notice of award

You will be informed by advancementscholarships@ncl.ac.ukor the Student Financial Support Team by the end of the Autumn term if you were successful in receiving the scholarship. 

Conditions

All donor-funded scholarship recipients are asked to provide an introductory profile when they first receive the award, and an annual update report to inform their donor of their progress. You will be contacted to provide these reports with plenty of notice. Recipients are encouraged to be available to meet the donors and participate in the promotion of student support activity at Newcastle University if requested.  

Queries should be directed to NU Advancement: advancementscholarships@newcastle.ac.uk