Alner and Craner Scholarship

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 - the University classes students as WP if they have been in receipt of Free School Meals and/or are estranged and/or are care experienced.

How to apply

Please log in to the Student Portal - https://studentportal.ncl.ac.uk/ - to check your eligibility and apply. 

Deadline for application is Sunday, 9 November 2025.

Notice of award

You will be informed by advancementscholarships@ncl.ac.uk or 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