The Edward Long Scholarship
This scholarship supports students coming to Newcastle University from the North East who are care-experienced.
Eligibility criteria
Eligibility criteria:
- a UK based Undergraduate student, entering stage 1 of study
- Come from the North East
- Be care-experienced (As defined below)
At Newcastle University, we deem a care-experienced young person as someone who has spent any time in care during their life. This could include any of the following experiences:
- Living with foster carers
- Living in a residential children's home
- Being looked after at home under a supervision order
- Living with friends or relatives in kinship care – either through a formal arrangement (e.g. a Special Guardianship order) or an informal arrangement without local authority support
How to apply
Details of how to apply for 2025 scholarships will be available soon.
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