Subject Scholarships

There are a range of scholarships available for undergraduate Agriculture students.

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There are a range of scholarships available for undergraduate Chemical Engineering students.

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Provided by: Newcastle University Development Trust with funds donated by the family of James Skillington, to honour his memory after he died from Leukaemia whilst studying Chemistry at Newcastle University. 

Number of awards available: 1 

Scholarship amount: £3,000 total - £1,000 will be paid per year for three years of study  

Eligibility criteria: 

To be eligible for this award, you must be:

1. A UK based Undergraduate student, entering stage 1 of study
2. A Widening Participation (WP) student
3. Registered on one of the following courses:
   • BSc (Hons) Chemistry (F100)
   • MChem (Hons) Chemistry (F103)
   • BSc (Hons) Chemistry with medicinal chemistry (F151)
   • MChem (Hons) Chemistry with medicinal chemistry (F123) 

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 of scholarship: 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

There are a range of scholarships available for undergraduate Civil Engineering students.

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Provided by: Cliff Kamara (BSc Information Systems, class of 2006)    

Number of awards available: 5 

Scholarship Amount: £2,725 for one year of study. 

Eligibility Criteria: 

To be eligible for this award, you must be:

1. A UK based Undergraduate student, entering your final year of study (either stage 3 or 4 depending on length of degree)
2. A Widening Participation (WP) student
3. Registered on one of the following courses:
   • BSc (Hons) Computer Science (G400)
   • BSc (Hons) Computer Science (Games Design) (G450)
   • BSc (Hons) Computer Science (Software Engineering) (G600)
   • BSc (Hons) Computer Science with Industrial Placement (G401)
   • BSc (Hons) Computer Science with Industrial Placement (Games Design) (G451)
   • BSc (Hons) Computer Science with Industrial Placement (Software Engineering) (G603) 

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 of scholarship: 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 promotion of student support activity at Newcastle University if requested.    

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

There are a range of scholarships available for undergraduate Electrical and Electronic Engineering students.

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There are a range of scholarships available for undergraduate Marine Technology students.

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There are a range of scholarships available for undergraduate Mathematics, Statistics and Physics students.

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There are a range of scholarships available for undergraduate Mechanical Engineering students.

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Provided by: The Houston Family Endowment Fund  

Number of awards available: 2 

Scholarship Amount: £2,000 per year will be paid for the duration of study    

Eligibility Criteria: 

To be eligible for this award, you must be:

1. A UK based Undergraduate student, entering stage 1 of study
2. A Widening Participation (WP) student
3. Registered on a course in the Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering (SAGE) 

Preference will be given to Environmental Sciences students.

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 of scholarship: 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 

Provided by: The Charles Letts Memorial Fund Committee, in memory of Charles Letts.  

Number of awards available: 5 

Scholarship amount: £6,000 total - £2,000 per year will be paid for your first 3 years of study 

Eligibility criteria: 

To be eligible for this award, you must be:

1. A UK based Undergraduate student, entering stage 1 of study
2. Entering Newcastle University via the PARTNERS Programme
3. Registered on a course in a STEMM subject:
   • Science
   • Technology
   • Engineering
   • Mathematics
   • Medicine 

You must also demonstrate in your application:  

• • your commitment to studies and aspirations for your future
  • how the scholarship will make a difference to you
  • how your desired studies and career ambitions will contribute to a fairer and/or more sustainable society 

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 of scholarship: 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@ncl.ac.uk 

Provided by: Professor Paul Dent (BSc Biochemistry, class of 1988).  

Number of awards available: 1   

Scholarship Amount: £1,000 for 1 year of study only 

Eligibility Criteria: 

To be eligible for this award, you must be:

1. A UK based Undergraduate student, entering stage 1 of study
2. A Widening Participation (WP) student
3. Registered on a course in one of the following Schools:
   • School of Engineering
   • School of Mathematics, Statistics and Physics
   • School of Natural and Environmental Sciences
   • School of Biomedical, Nutritional and Sport Sciences
4. Living in one of the following locations on application to Newcastle University:
   • Northumberland
   • North Tyneside
   • the City of Newcastle
   • Gateshead
   • South Tyneside
   • the City of Sunderland
   • County Durham 

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 of scholarship: 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 

Provided by: Alumni and friends of the University pool together donations to offer these scholarships. They are passionate about supporting a new generation of female leaders, regardless of background.   

Number of awards available: 3 

Scholarship Amount: £2,000 per year will be paid for the duration of study    

Eligibility Criteria: 

To be eligible for this award, you must be:

1. Female
2. A UK based Undergraduate student, entering stage 1 of study
3. A Widening Participation (WP) student
4. Studying a degree programme where female students are underrepresented  

How to apply: No application is necessary. 

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 of scholarship: 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 

We are proud to offer young people of diverse ethnic heritage the opportunity to enter the architectural industry. The student on this scheme will have their fees waived for their three-year undergraduate study. They will also be provided with financial support.

Following receipt of an offer to study architecture at Newcastle University, students will be invited to complete an application form for submission to APLTeaching@newcastle.ac.uk. The deadline for applications is 23rd May 2025.

Details for 2025 entry:

• Building Futures Scholarship Application Form

• Building Futures Scholarship Terms & Conditions

Financial Contributors

This university scholarship is only possible thanks to the generosity of our alumni who have contributed financially to this university scholarship. With thanks to:

• Anthony Keith
• Geoffrey and Anne Purves Fund at the Community Foundation Tyne & Wear and Northumberland
• GSS Architecture
• FaulknerBrowns Architects
• Foster and Partners
• Grimshaw Architects
• Napper Architects
• NORR
• Page Park Architect
• Sheppard Robson
• Space Architects (Europe) Ltd
• Xsite Architecture

Provided by: This bursary is in loving memory of a dear mother, grandmother, and History graduate from King’s College Durham (now Newcastle University). Mary Spencer was a dedicated, creative teacher of many subjects, including history, for almost fifty years. 

Number of awards available: 1 

Scholarship amount: £1,500 for one year of study only.  

Eligibility criteria: 

1. A UK based Undergraduate student, entering stage 3 of study
2. Registered on the BA (Hons) History course
3. Have achieved an overall mark of 65 or over in your second year of study
4. Have been in part-time employment during term time for the equivalent of one full semester (12 weeks) of your degree programme so far 

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 of scholarship: 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@ncl.ac.uk 

Value of award

£10,000, to support students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds with the day-to-day costs of university life.

Number of awards

Currently unlimited in year one, if students meet the eligibility. This is under review and is subject to change.

Start date and duration

September 2025, split across four years of the degree.

Overview

The Flying Start financial bursary is aimed at supporting students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds with the day-to-day costs of university life, to support our students to be the best they can be.

Sponsor

PwC

Eligibility criteria

To be eligible for these this bursary you must:

• have ‘Home Funding’ status, which means you’re living in the UK or Republic of Ireland, and EU nationals with settled status in the UK.
• have applied to study on the Accounting Flying Start degree Programme (and subsequently successfully start on the programme in September 2025).
• have a household income of less than £35,000 per annum as assessed by Student Finance (this will be assessed once you are accepted onto the degree programme and apply to Student Finance).
• be able to demonstrate a commitment to a career in Audit at PwC during the assessment process.
• have attended a non-fee paying school (unless you received a bursary or scholarship to attend in which case we’ll review on a case-by-case basis).

How to apply

If you believe you’re eligible for the financial bursary and you apply for the Flying Start Accounting programme, then we’ll be in touch with you during the application process to outline next steps.

Contact

For further information, please contact:  nubs.recruitment@newcastle.ac.uk

Visit Newcastle Law School to find information about the following scholarships:

• Ward Hadaway
• Womble Bond Dickinson
• Sweeney Miller
• Alumni Scholarships
• Bar Access Fund
• University of Law Future Lawyers Scholarship

Provided by: The Charles Letts Memorial Fund Committee, in memory of Charles Letts.  

Number of awards available: 5 

Scholarship amount: £6,000 total - £2,000 per year will be paid for your first 3 years of study 

Eligibility criteria: 

To be eligible for this award, you must be:

1. A UK based Undergraduate student, entering stage 1 of study
2. Entering Newcastle University via the PARTNERS Programme 
3. Registered on a course in a STEMM subject:
   • Science
   • Technology
   • Engineering
   • Mathematics
   • Medicine 

You must also demonstrate in your application:  

• • your commitment to studies and aspirations for your future
  • how the scholarship will make a difference to you
  • how your desired studies and career ambitions will contribute to a fairer and/or more sustainable society 

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 of scholarship: 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@ncl.ac.uk 

Provided by: The estate of the late Dianne and Brian Arkley 

Number of awards available: 1 

Scholarship amount: £6,000 total - £1,000 per year will be paid for your first 4 years of study and £2,000 will be paid in your 5th year of study 

Eligibility criteria: 

1. A UK based Undergraduate student, entering stage 1 of study
2. Entering Newcastle University via the PARTNERS programme
3. A Widening Participation (WP) student
4. Registered on the MB BS Medicine and Surgery course 

How to apply: No application is necessary. The successful candidate will be contacted by email by the end of the Autumn term.  

Conditions of scholarship: 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@ncl.ac.uk 

Provided by: The Geoffrey Harold Greatrex Charitable Incorporated Organisation 

Number of awards available: 4 

Scholarship amount: £5,000 total - £1,000 per year will be paid for five years of study 

Eligibility criteria: 

1. A UK based Undergraduate student, entering stage 1 of study
2. Entering Newcastle University via the PARTNERS programme
3. A Widening Participation (WP) student
4. Registered on the MB BS Medicine and Surgery course 

How to apply: No application is necessary. The successful candidate will be contacted by email by the end of the Autumn term.  

Conditions of scholarship: 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@ncl.ac.uk 

Provided by: Mr Adrian Allan, who sadly passed away in 2023. This bursary has been generously donated to honour members of the Hindhaugh family who studied for their medical degrees at the University. Recognising that the Hindhaugh family were both in business and in medicine associated with Newcastle upon Tyne.  

Number of awards available: 1 

Scholarship amount: £2,000 for one year of study only 

Eligibility criteria: 

1. A UK based Undergraduate student, entering stage 1 of study
2. A Widening Participation (WP) student
3. Be from the North East of England
4. Registered on the MB BS Medicine and Surgery course
5. Be receiving your full student funding to which you are entitled and be able to provide evidence of this. 

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 of scholarship: 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@ncl.ac.uk 

Provided by: the family of Dr Marian Tuszewski Troy and in remembrance of R. B. Green who supported Dr Troy to enter Newcastle Medical School at the end of WW2.  

Number of awards available: 1 

Scholarship amount: £1,000 for one year of study only 

Eligibility criteria: 

To be eligible for this award, you must be:

1. A UK based Undergraduate student, entering stage 1 of study
2. Registered on the MB BS Medicine and Surgery course 

Preference will be given to students with a Polish or Eastern European heritage. 

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 of scholarship: 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@ncl.ac.uk 

Provided by: The Connor King Foundation. The scholarship was established in memory of Connor King, who tragically passed away while in Stage 3 of his Dental Surgery BDS degree at Newcastle’s School of Dental Sciences. He was a very enthusiastic young man, with a kind heart and passion for helping those less fortunate than himself. 

Number of awards available: 2 

Scholarship amount: £5,000 total - £1,000 will be paid per year for five years of study  

Eligibility criteria: 

To be eligible for this award, you must be:

1. A UK based Undergraduate student, entering stage 1 of study
2. A Widening Participation (WP) student
3. Be from the North East of England
4. Registered on the BDS Dental Surgery course 

How to apply: No application is necessary. The successful candidate will be contacted by email by the end of the Autumn term.  

Conditions of scholarship: 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@ncl.ac.uk 

Provided by: Alumni and friends of Newcastle University, in memory of Emeritus Professor Jimmy Steele CBE. He was a much loved Head of School and Professor and if he was still alive, students would have had a taste of his distinctive and entertaining teaching style. Since his death from a brain tumour in 2017, Newcastle University along with Jimmy’s family and friends have been raising money to help students who might have financial stress in accessing a degree. The hope is that the support will go a little way to smoothing a pathway to becoming a great dentist! 

Number of awards available: 2 

Scholarship amount: £4,000 total - £1,000 will be paid per year for the first four years of study  

Eligibility criteria: 

To be eligible for this award, you must be:

1. A UK based Undergraduate student, entering stage 1 of study
2. A Widening Participation (WP) student
3. Registered on the BDS Dental Surgery course 

How to apply: No application is necessary. The successful candidate will be contacted by email by the end of the Autumn term.  

Conditions of scholarship: 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@ncl.ac.uk 

Provided by: Patch Fund at the Community Foundation Tyne & Wear and Northumberland. The award is from a generous anonymous benefactor to assist students with their Dental studies 

Number of awards available: Up to 5 

Scholarship amount: £4,000 total - £1,000 will be paid per year for the first four years of study  

Eligibility criteria: 

To be eligible for this award, you must be:

1. A UK based Undergraduate student, entering stage 1 of study
2. A Widening Participation (WP) student
3. Registered on the BDS Dental Surgery course
4. Have been a resident in the North East for five years or more. Postcodes include those beginning: NE, SR, DH, DL, TD, TS 

How to apply: No application is necessary. The successful candidate will be contacted by email by the end of the Autumn term.  

Conditions of scholarship: 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@ncl.ac.uk 

Provided by: The estate of Alan Worsley. The purpose of the prize is to help enable an international exchange for a student to a partner university or allow for a period of research study in Newcastle University with colleagues in the School of Pharmacy. 

Number of awards available: Up to 2 

Scholarship amount: £5,000 total 

Eligibility criteria: 

To be eligible for this award, you must be:

1. A UK based Undergraduate student, in stages 1, 2 or 3
2. A Widening Participation (WP) student
3. Registered on the MPharm Pharmacy course 

How to Apply: Applications should be submitted via the online application form: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/XheGcVV2tt.  

Applications must be received no later than 16 November 2025 

Notice of Award: You will be informed by the School of Pharmacy in January 2026 of the outcome of your application. 

Conditions of scholarship: All donor funded scholarship recipients are asked to provide an introductory profile when they first receive the award, and an update report on completion of their period of exchange or study. 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@ncl.ac.uk