Scholarship Overview

The Alumni Progression Scholarship and Alumni Progression Discount schemes are available from 2024 entry onwards and are two distinct routes:

•  a £1,000 Alumni Progression Scholarship for eligible International and UK Newcastle University alumni (not available for students receiving the 20% Alumni Progression Discount)
• a 20% Alumni Progression Discount for eligible UK Newcastle University alumni from disadvantaged backgrounds*

The eligibility criteria below are for both the Alumni Progression Scholarship and the Alumni Progression Discount routes.

This scheme replaces the 20% Alumni Discount scheme.

* refers to graduates who completed PARTNERS, Realising Opportunities, Sutton Trust programmes, or received a Contextual Offer, prior to commencing their undergraduate degree and those who have been identified as an Estranged Student by Student Finance England (or equivalent statutory funding bodies SFW, SAAS, SFNI) prior to or during their undergraduate degree. .

Applicable course, university and country

This scholarship is applicable for Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree,

This scholarship is applicable for the following courses in Newcastle University in UK

• LLB Honours Law
  MSc in Renewable Energy, Enterprise and Management (REEM)
• BA Honours in Ancient History and Archaeology
  MPhil in Ageing
• Bsc Honours in Agriculture
  MEng in Chemical Engineering with Bioprocess Engineering
• MMath Honours in Mathematics
  MLitt in Chinese Studies
• International Legal Studies LLM
  MSc in Wildlife Management
• MA in World Politics and Popular Culture
  MPharm (Hons)
• MSc Computer Science
  BEng in Automation and Control
• MBA Master of Business Administration

Applicants must:

1. Hold an offer and register on a degree-awarding postgraduate course at Newcastle University, eg:

• PhD or another doctoral level programme
• Master's course
• PG Diploma
• PG Certificate (including Primary, Secondary and Schools Direct PGCE courses)

Scholarship amount details

Max scholarship per student: Pound 1,000 => Rs 1,12,530

Conversion rate used: 1 Pound = Rs. 112.53 (last updated 3rd April 2025)

Scholarship amount will be given: One Time

Scholarship amount can be used for

Type of Expense	Indicates if scholarship can be used for this type of expense
Tuition & Fees	✔Scholarship amount can be used for this
Living Expense	×Not covered in scholarship
Accommodation	×Not covered in scholarship
Air Fare/Travel Expenses	×Not covered in scholarship
Spouse/Child Care	×Not covered in scholarship
Health Cover	×Not covered in scholarship
Application	×Not covered in scholarship
Others	×Not covered in scholarship

• The 20% Alumni Tuition Fee Discount applies only to the net fee that a student would  pay after deducting the all other scholarship or awards 

• Award Duration

  The £1,000 Progression Scholarship is applied as a discount against your programme fee. If student choose to pay their tuition fees in instalments, then the discount will be spread across all instalments. If you subsequently withdraw they will be awarded the discount on a pro-rated basis. The 20% Alumni Progression Discount will apply for all full years of study.

Student Awards

Number of students to be awarded: Varies

Scholarship Eligibility

Special Restrictions

• No Special Restriction applicable

Exams Details

Exam name	Indicates if exam is required and cutoff (if any)
UG	Required

Eligibility

Applicants must:

1. Hold an offer and register on a degree-awarding postgraduate course at Newcastle University, eg:

• PhD or another doctoral level programme
• Master's course
• PG Diploma
• PG Certificate (including Primary, Secondary and Schools Direct PGCE courses)

Most courses qualify for the award, but please check the exception list below.

2. Be a graduate of Newcastle University. That is, you must have qualified (or be due to qualify) from an undergraduate or postgraduate degree eg:

• BA
• BSc
• BEng
• LLB
• LLM
• MA
• MSc
• MPhil
• PhD
• MLitt
• MEd
• MEng
• MChem
• MMath
• MPharm (including students graduating with an MPharm from Durham University from 2018 onwards)

3. Be wholly or partially self-financing for the tuition fee element of your course.

4. Eligibility varies from course to course.

5. ELP scores -

English language requirements do vary so student should read the 'entry requirements' section of  postgraduate course pages. 

6. ELP Waiver-

Indian 12th Standard Examination: Score of 75% in English (additional interviewing conditions may also apply).

the college would accept the above scores without interview provided one of the following:

• student who have taken the examination no more than three years before the start of their course with us
• their undergraduate degree has been taught and assessed in English and they completed their degree studies no more than three years before the start of their course with

• International Baccalaureate English A: Literature

  Standard level: 4

  Higher level: 4

  Valid only if you have taken the test within three years of the start of your course with us.

   

  International Baccalaureate English A: Literature and Language

  Standard level: 5

  Higher level: 4

  Valid only if you have taken the test within three years of the start of your course with us.

   

  International Baccalaureate English Language B:

  Standard level: 6

  Higher level: 5

  Valid only if they have taken the test within three years of the start of their course with us.

 

Application Process for this scholarship

Document

• Applicant must hold an offer for the podstgraduate degree

Application process

• Applicant must provide the following information in the university's postgraduate applicant portal:
  
  • Detail for applicant's current/previous study at the University
  • Applicant must attach a copy of previous qualification from the University if applicant have
  • Applicant should ensure that postgraduate application is processed using previous student number

Scholarship Application

Students will be auto-considered for this scholarship when they apply for the courses on which this scholarship is applicable. No separate application is needed.

Important Dates

	Date	Additional Details
Application start date	Not Available	Start Date Varies by individual course start date.
Application final end date	Not Available	No specific date available

Please note that these dates could be in local country times and may not be IST (Indian standard time).

Contact email	pgadmissions@ncl.ac.uk
Phone number	+44 (0)191 208 5503