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The St. Nicholas Scholarship September 2023/24
University Rank:#537
The St. Nicholas Scholarship September 2023/24
Available
About
- Funding AmountGBP ( 2500 )
- Funding Durationyearly
- Apply Date09/01/2024
- GenderBoth
- Destination CountriesUnited Kingdom
- Scholarship TypesTuition Fees
- Number Of Scholarships2 Scholarship
- CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Study LevelsBachelor, Diploma Certificate, Diploma, Certificate, Advanced Diploma, Foundation, Career Based/Vocational
DegreesAll
Requirements
Additional Requirements
The scholarship will award two students £2,500 cash per year during their Undergraduate studies. The money can be used to enhance the student's learning and their overall university experience.
To be eligible for the St Nicholas Scholarship you must:
- Be a UK/Home applicant
- Be under 25 years old
- Currently live within the boundaries of Newcastle upon Tyne, and have been a permanent resident within the boundaries of Newcastle upon Tyne for five years or more. Eligible postcodes include: NE1, NE2, NE3, NE4, NE5, NE6, NE7, and some areas of NE12, NE13 and NE15
- Have a household income of under £25,000
- Choose Northumbria as your firm choice by 08 June 2023
- Meet all individual entry requirements
- Be a self-funded student (ie, not in receipt of sponsorship or other funding for the payment of fees, such as employer funding)
- Apply for one or more elements of the Government Student Finance package (for example, Tuition Fee loan, Maintenance loan) in order for your application to be means-tested
- Register with Student Finance England (SFE), Student Finance Wales (SFW) or Student Finance Northern Ireland (SFNI)
- Scottish students must 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 Northumbria University
Eligible courses
All three-year Undergraduate courses. If you choose to undertake a course that includes a placement year, the St. Nicholas Scholarship will not be paid in that year
Selection Process
Students who are eligible for the St Nicholas Scholarship will be identified by Northumbria University post-enrolment, there is no separate application form
The successful St. Nicholas Scholarship students will be chosen from eligible students at random, and will be notified by the end of October 2023
How to Apply
Students selected for a St Nicholas scholarship will not be eligible for any other Undergraduate scholarship
The St Nicholas Scholarship is awarded as cash
Payments will be made as 25% of total in November 2023, 25% of total in February 2024 and 50% of total in May 2024
Students selected for the St Nicholas Scholarship are required to provide a thank you letter to the St Nicholas Educational Trust and to make themselves available to meet with the trustees in person if requested
Funding is provided on an annual basis, based on the successful student progressing to the next year of study
Progress updates for the donor will be requested at the end of each academic year. Subsequent payments will not be made until these updates are received
If you do not provide a thank you letter and progress updates to the donor, the scholarship will be withdrawn
If you defer your place at Northumbria University before the scholarship has been paid, the scholarship offer will be withdrawn
If you decide to leave your course after the scholarship 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