Are you a new UK/Home student applying to study full-time at 51 in 2025/26? If so, and you’ve pre-registered as a Clearing VIP, you could be eligible to apply for an exciting scholarship worth £4,500!
Who can apply? You must:
- Have Home Fee Status - This includes students domiciled in Jersey, Guernsey, The Channel Islands, Ireland and Isle of Man
- Have applied after Saturday 05 July 2025
- Hold a Clearing offer in principle for an undergraduate course
- Have referred yourself to Northumbria via UCAS (check your Clearing offer confirmation for how to do this)
Successful students will receive a total of £4,500, paid in instalments* throughout years one, two and three. This additional support will help students focus on their studies and assist with budgeting.
Applications close at 16:00 on Sunday 31 August 2025 - All eligible self-funded students will be considered — so don’t miss out!
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Terms and Conditions
To be considered for the NU VIP Scholarship you must also;
- Have applied to study on a Full-Time basis on an Undergraduate Course
starting in first year at Level 4 at the Newcastle Upon Tyne campus, commencing September 2025
- Have pre-registered as a Clearing VIP
- Meet the
conditions of your offer and individual entry requirements
- Be a
self-funded student (i.e. not sponsored by an employer)
- Apply for one or more elements of the Government Student Finance package (for example, Tuition Fee loan, Maintenance loan)
- Register with Student Finance England (SFE), Student Finance Wales (SFW) or Student Finance Northern Ireland (SFNI)
- As a Scottish student, register with Student Award Agency for Scotland (SAAS) and apply to be means-tested for maintenance funding, in order that SASS can send your data to Student Finance England
- Agree to
share consent via your Student Finance Provider with Northumbria
University
*Important Information
- Students selected for the NU VIP Scholarship will not be eligible for any other Undergraduate awards
- To be eligible to apply, you must be starting at Level 4 - the first year of an undergraduate degree
- The
NU VIP Scholarship is awarded as cash
- *Payments
will be made as £375 (25%) by the end of November 2025, £375 (25%) by the end of February 2026 and £750 (50%) by the end of May 2026
- The
award will be made for three years maximum
- The award is provided on an annual basis, on the condition the successful students progress to the next year of study
- No award will be made in placement year, or
should you resit a year
- If you are undertaking a Level
3 (Foundation Year or Extended Degree) qualification, you are not eligible for the NU VIP Scholarship
- If you
defer your place at 51 before the Award has been paid,
the Award offer will be withdrawn
- If you
decide to leave your course after the Award payment has been made, the
University will not make efforts to reclaim the amount
- The
University's decision is final and cannot be challenged; there is no right
of appeal
Selection Process
- Submit an application no longer than 3000 characters (500 words) answering the question:
- How will receiving this award impact your ability to succeed at University? -
- If you would like to submit your application via video you are able to do so via the 'file' function on the application form
- Applications close at 16:00 on Sunday 31 August 2025
- We will let you know the outcome of your application no later than Friday 12 September
Last updated: 07/07/2025
