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Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence Scholarships

Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence Scholarships

Scholarships to cover 50% of tuition fees are available for students from India, Kenya, Malaysia and the USA. 100% scholarships are also available for students from India and the USA.

We are pleased to offer 15 Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence Scholarship awards for outstanding applicants who apply to full-time undergraduate studies.

There are 13, 50% tuition fee scholarships and 2, 100% tuition scholarships.

Scholarship details

Value of award

50% or 100% of tuition fees.

Start date and duration

September 2020 for the full duration of the degree programme.

Application closing dates

  • India – 27 March 2020 and 29 May 2020
  • Kenya, USA and Turkey – 27 March 2020
  • Malaysia – 30 April 2020

Sponsor

Newcastle University

Eligibility criteria

50% tuition fees

To be considered for the 50% scholarships applicants must:

  • be a national of one of the following countries: India, Kenya, Malaysia, Turkey and the USA
  • 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 2020/21 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 Undergraduate Scholarships Regulations (50%) (PDF: 79KB).

100% tuition fees

To be considered for the 100% scholarships applicants must:

  • be a national of one of the following countries: USA, India
  • 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 2020/21 academic year

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 Undergraduate Scholarships Regulations (100%) (PDF: 76KB).

How to apply

You apply for this scholarship online separately to your course. You must already hold an offer to study here to apply. You will need to provide details of qualifications, a personal statement and a reference. 

Apply using the online application form. 

For more information

Email: scholarship.applications@newcastle.ac.uk  

Telephone: +44 191 208 5537/8107