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Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence Scholarships (2025 entry)

We are pleased to offer 30 Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence Scholarship awards for outstanding applicants who apply for full-time undergraduate study at Newcastle University.

Scholarship details

Available scholarships

There are 30 up to 50% tuition fee scholarships. 

Value of award

Up to 50% of tuition fees

Start date and duration

September 2025 for the full duration of the degree programme

Application closing date

  • 27th February 2025
    3rd April 2025

Sponsor

Newcastle University

Eligibility criteria

To be considered for scholarships applicants must:
• be domiciled in one of one of the following countries:
• South Africa, Kenya
• USA, Canada
• China
• Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea
• Brazil, Mexico, Peru
• Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and UAE
• India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
• Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam


• be assessed as international for fee purposes:
• hold an offer for an eligible undergraduate degree programme at the University’s Newcastle city centre campus for the 2025/26 academic year
• already have or expect to receive a minimum of ABB at A level or equivalent

Eligible candidates will be assessed according to evidence of academic ability, evidence of commitment to studies and quality of application.
Further details, including a list of non-eligible courses, can be found in the VCES 50 percent UG regulations (2025-26) (PDF: 126.7 KB).

How to apply

You apply for this scholarship online separately to your course. You must already hold an offer to study at the University to apply.

Apply for the scholarship here

Contact

Email: scholarship.applications@newcastle.ac.uk  

Tel: +44 191 208 8107 | +44 191 208 5537