This information is for BSc (Hons) Real Estate students enrolling in September 2025.

“Ribston are really pleased to be able to provide financial assistance to the students at Northumbria, not least given the current climate. We are great supporters of those coming into our sector who continue to bring ideas, enthusiasm and diversity. It’s a great scheme operated by Northumbria and we are very happy to be able to play our part in it. We’d wish all students good luck and success in their studies and careers thereafter” – James Havery, Director

have pledged to support and establish three Undergraduate scholarships aligned to Northumbria’s Higher Education Without Barriers Campaign.  Through the HEWB Fund, Northumbria are providing a range of financial initiatives to make participation and progression in higher education more achievable for academically talented students regardless of their social or economic circumstances.  

The scholarships will award three BSc (Hons) Real Estate students with £3,000 in the first year of study only.  The money can be used to enhance the overall learning experience.

Eligibility Criteria

Students who meet at least one of the following characteristics will be considered;

• You live in a neighbourhood with a low progression rate to Higher Education.  Please use your main home address and not your term time address and use the  to check your neighbourhood progression rate
• You are from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic鈥�(BAME) background
• You have declared a physical and/or mental health condition, long-term illness, or learning difference on your UCAS form** 

The deadline to apply is 16:00 on Sunday 31 August 2025.

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*If your POLAR4 young participation quintile is identified as 1 or 2, you will be eligible to apply OR; After searching your postcode, click view detailed results and if your TUNDRA MSOA quintile is identified as 1 or 2, you will be eligible to apply (This only applies to applicants living in England)

**UCAS application data will be used to verify submitted information

Terms and Conditions

To be eligible to apply you must also:

• Be a UK/Home applicant - This includes students domiciled in Jersey, Guernsey, The Channel Islands, Ireland and Isle of Man
• Apply and enrol to study on BSc (Hons) Real Estate, to begin at the Newcastle Upon Tyne campus on a Full-Time basis in September 2025
• Meet all individual entry requirements
• Be a self-funded student (ie not in receipt of any sponsorship)
• 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 Government Finance Provider with 51爆料

Important Information

• Students selected for a Ribston Scholarship will not be eligible for any other Undergraduate scholarship schemes
• If you apply and are successful for more than one scholarship, you will automatically receive the highest value scholarship
• If you apply and are successful for more than one scholarship of the same value, you will be asked to select your preferred scholarship
• The scholarships are awarded as cash
• Payments will be made as 25% of total in November 2025, 25% of total in February 2026 and 50% of total in May 2026
• Funding is provided in the first year of study only
• The successful students will be required to send a thank you letter to the donor
• The successful students will be expected to provide a progress update to the donor as appropriate
• If you do not provide a thank you letter and a progress update to the donor, the scholarship may be withdrawn
• If the successful students defer their place at 51爆料 before the scholarship has been paid, the scholarship offer will be withdrawn
• If the successful students decides to leave the course after the scholarship payment has been made; the University will not make efforts to reclaim the amount, however any subsequent payments will be cancelled and the scholarship offer will be withdrawn
• The University's decision is final and cannot be challenged; there is no right of appeal

Selection Process

• There is a competitive selection process for this scholarship scheme.  Applicants need to apply via .  In no more than 3000 characters (500 words) - 'What are your career aspirations in Real Estate, and how would the Ribston Limited scholarship help you to achieve them? Describe what difference this scholarship will make for you?' - applications will be considered on the strength of response against a marking criteria
• 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: 03/07/2025