Partially funded

Opportunity Scholarships

Newcastle University, United Kingdom

Scholarship overview

Newcastle University's means-tested Opportunity Scholarship supports talented undergraduate students from all backgrounds with cash bursaries, so they can focus on their studies. It is for UK students income assessed by Student Finance.

Award Information

  • UK students who have been income assessed by Student Finance England, Scotland, Northern Ireland or Wales, with household income up to £40,000.
  • Not eligible: students already holding an honours degree or higher qualification; NHS-funded students receiving tuition fee grants in the year they receive NHS funding.
  • No award for a compulsory year abroad or placement year, which receives a fee discount instead.
  • Household income up to £25,000: £2,000 per year, cash bursary.
  • Household income £25,001 to £35,000: £1,250 per year, cash bursary.
  • Household income £35,001 to £40,000: £750 per year, cash bursary.
  1. No application is needed; eligible students are awarded automatically after Student Finance income assessment.

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