Agriculture Scholarships
We have a range of scholarships available for Agriculture students.
John Pain Stage 1 Scholarship 2025-26
Provided by: John Pain (BSc Agricultural Economics, class of 1978)
Number of awards available: 1
Scholarship Amount: 1 scholarship of £3,000 is available to a Stage 1 student for one year of study only.
Eligibility Criteria:
To be eligible for this award, you must be:
- A UK based Undergraduate student, entering stage 1 of study
- A Widening Participation (WP) student
- Registered on one of the following courses:
- BSc (Hons) Agriculture (D400)
- BSc (Hons) Agriculture with Farm Business Management (D402)
- BSc (Hons) Animal Science (C305)
- BSc (Hons) Agri-Business Management (N280)
- BSc (Hons) Food Business Management and Marketing (ND61)
- BSc (Hons) Sustainable Land and Business Management (D455)
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
John Pain Stage 3 Scholarship 2025-26
Provided by: John Pain (BSc Agricultural Economics, class of 1978)
Number of awards available: 1
Scholarship Amount: 1 scholarship of £2,000 is available to a Stage 3 Undergraduate student for one year of study only.
Eligibility Criteria:
To be eligible for this award, you must be:
- A UK based Undergraduate student, entering stage 3 of study
- A Widening Participation (WP) student
- Registered on one of the following courses:
- BSc (Hons) Agriculture (D400)
- BSc (Hons) Agriculture with Farm Business Management (D402)
- BSc (Hons) Animal Science (C305)
- BSc (Hons) Agri-Business Management (N280)
- BSc (Hons) Food Business Management and Marketing (ND61)
- BSc (Hons) Sustainable Land and Business Management (D455)
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
Clyde Higgs Undergraduate Scholarship 2025-26
Provided by: The Elizabeth Creak Charitable Trust
Number of awards available: Up to 5
Scholarship Amount: £7,000 total - which will be paid in instalments over the duration of the course of study.
Eligibility Criteria:
To be eligible for this award, you must be:
- A UK based Undergraduate student, entering stage 1 of study
- A Widening Participation (WP) student
- Registered on one of the following courses:
- BSc (Hons) Agri-Business Management (N280)
- BSc (Hons) Agriculture (D400)
- BSc (Hons) Agriculture with Farm Business Management (D402)
- BSc (Hons) Animal Science (C305)
- BSc (Hons) Food Business Management and Marketing (ND61)
- BSc (Hons) Sustainable Land and Business Management (D455)
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
Elizabeth Clark Scholarship 2025-26
Provided by: In memory of Elizabeth Clark
Number of awards available: 2
Scholarship amount: £6,000 total - £2,000 per year will be paid for your first 3 years of study
Eligibility criteria:
- a UK based Undergraduate student, entering stage 1 of study
- a Widening Participation (WP) student
- Registered on the BSc (Hons) Environmental Science course (F850)
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