Chemical Engineering Scholarships

This bursary provides:

• an annual bursary of £4000 for each year of degree study in a STEM subject
• work experience opportunities

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Provided by: Ken Hodcroft (BSc Chemical Engineering, class of 1976) and Berge Larsen (BSc Chemical Engineering, class of 1975) 

Number of awards available: 3 

Scholarship Amount: £6,000 total – £2,000 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:
   • BEng (Hons) Chemical Engineering (H810)
   • MEng (Hons) Chemical Engineering (H813)
   • MEng (Hons) Chemical Engineering with Year in Industry (H815)

Preference will be given to female students.

How to apply:

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

Applications open on Monday, 20 October 2025. 

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 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 the 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