University Centre Scholarships

Supports students at risk

We are delighted to announce Newcastle College University Centre Scholarships for 2025/26. The scholarships award up to £9,535 in fee waivers over the duration of two years for a Foundation Degree and three years for an undergraduate Honours Degree. Top-Up Degrees and Certificates of Higher Education are also considered for a one year scholarship for those who meet the criteria.

Overview

Newcastle College University Centre

Newcastle, North East, United Kingdom

Full-time

English

Business & Management Studies, Accounting & Finance, Computer Science, Software, Engineering - Informatics, Engineering – Materials, Engineering - Manufacturing & Production, Engineering - Electrical & Electronic, Health/Healthcare, Nursing & Midwifery, Law / Legal Studies, Human Resources Management, Sociology, Communication, Film & Media Studies, Engineering - General, Education, Sports-related Subjects, Art & Design, International Relations/Studies/Affairs, Hospitality & Leisure Management, Engineering - Civil & Structural, Psychology, Engineering - Mechanical & Aeronautical

Detailed Information

Qualifications

Our scholarships provide opportunity for those least likely to study a degree or have the chance to do so and have never studied at degree level before. This criteria is based on socio-economic research. This is based on our widening access data and UK-wide research. As such, we offer a wide range of scholarships with targeted support for those identified as the least likely to study a degree. Students from low household income or low socioeconomic status (Quintile 1) Black, Asian and minority ethnic students Disabled students Woman in STEM Care leavers Young carers* People estranged from their families People from Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities Refugees Asylum seeker** Students from military families*** * 'young people aged 14-25 who care, unpaid, for a friend or family member who could not cope without their support’ ** NCUC offers the following financial awards each year: Three scholarships for asylum seekers OR those granted discretionary/limited leave to remain following an application for asylum, comprising a full tuition fee waiver *** 'a person whose parent or carer serves in the Regular Armed Forces, or as a Reservist, or has done at any point during the first 25 years of that person’s life’.

Procedure

Students will complete and submit the online application at the bottom of this page to apply for one of the scholarships.* • Applications for the asylum seeker/limited leave to remain scholarship must be submitted by the closing date of Friday 22 August 2025. • Online applications for all other scholarships must be submitted by the closing date of Monday 29 September 2025. • All applications will be collated and sent to the Scholarship Committee** who meet five days after the submission deadline. • The board reviews all of the applications submitted and a decision is made based on the evidence provided. Where there is a split decision, the chair will make the final decision. • Students will be informed that they have been awarded a scholarship, or if their application has been rejected, by email. A written letter will follow. Students applying for the asylum seeker/limited leave to remain scholarship will be informed by Friday 26 September 2025. All other students will be informed by Friday 10 October 2025.

Academic Transfer

Accepts transfer credit.