Postgraduate Opportunity Scholarships 2023/24

The scholarships are available as part of Newcastle University's 2023 Postgraduate Support Scheme for Master's students. They have been designed to enable students from under-represented groups to progress to higher level study. The University is offering Postgraduate Opportunity Scholarships on the basis of: for UK students progressing from an undergraduate course for which they were charged the higher tuition fee (£9,000 or above) from 2012 onwards targeted at under-represented groups in Higher Education including women studying eligible postgraduate engineering and computing science courses for 2023 entry to eligible taught or research Master's degrees only for students with an offer of a place on an eligible course: students without an academic offer will not be considered. Postgraduate Opportunity Scholarships are available only to students applying to Newcastle University who meet the following criteria: have been offered a place to study full time for one year or a maximum of two years part time on one of the University's eligible taught or research Master's courses commencing in September 2023. are UK students progressing from undergraduate courses for which they were charged the higher tuition fee applying since 2012/13 and falling into the following categories: a student living in England when they entered undergraduate study at any UK institution, a student living in Scotland when they entered undergraduate study at any English, Northern Irish or Welsh institution, a student living in Northern Ireland when they entered undergraduate study at any English, Scottish or Welsh institution, UK domiciled students (Newcastle and non-Newcastle graduates) who have paid fees at the 'home' rate since commencing undergraduate study from 2012 onwards, a woman studying an eligible engineering or computing science course.