MGL Group Scholarship (Northumbria University)
Northumbria University
Apply NowWant extra cash for uni? Apply for the MGL Group Scholarship at Northumbria — get £1,500 a year (£4,500 total) to boost your studies, access support and build your CV. Open to eligible Newcastle applicants; deadline 3 July 2026.
The MGL Group Scholarship, funded in partnership with Northumbria University, offers a cash award to support one incoming full-time undergraduate student at the Newcastle upon Tyne campus for September 2026 entry. The scholarship provides £1,500 each year for the first three years of study (a total of £4,500) to help enhance the recipient’s learning experience.
Applicants must meet at least one of the specified access criteria (live in a low higher-education-progression neighbourhood in the North East, identify as BAME, or have declared a disability/long-term condition/learning difference on UCAS). Additional eligibility includes being a UK/Home applicant, being self-funded (not sponsored), applying for government student finance, and choosing Northumbria as your firm choice by 30 June 2026.
UCAS data and postcode checks will be used to verify claims. Selection is by competitive written application via the online form (answer up to 3,000 characters describing career aspirations and how the scholarship will help).
Applications close 16:00 on 3 July 2026; outcomes will be communicated after results day in August 2026. The scholarship is paid in instalments and may be withdrawn if required conditions (e. g.
, thank-you letter, progress updates, enrolment/progression) are not met.
03 Jul 2026
September 2026 entry
Location
- Must meet at least one of: live in the North East of England in a neighbourhood with a low progression rate to Higher Education (use Postcode Checker to verify), be from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) background, OR have declared a physical and/or mental health condition, long-term illness, or learning difference on your UCAS form.
- POLAR4 young participation quintile 1 or 2 OR (for England) TUNDRA MSOA quintile 1 or 2 (as checked via postcode) qualifies the applicant.
- Be a UK/Home applicant (includes Jersey, Guernsey, Channel Islands, Ireland and Isle of Man).
- Apply and enrol on one of the eligible full-time undergraduate programmes at the Newcastle upon Tyne campus in September 2026.
- Choose Northumbria University as your firm choice by 30 June 2026.
- Meet all individual programme entry requirements.
- Be a self-funded student (not in receipt of any sponsorship).
- Apply for one or more elements of the Government Student Finance package (e.g., Tuition Fee loan, Maintenance loan) and register with the appropriate student finance body (SFE, SFW, SFNI or SAAS as applicable).
- Agree to share consent via your Government Finance Provider with Northumbria University.
- UCAS application data will be used to verify submitted information.
£1,500 per year
Awarded as cash: £1,500 per year for years 1-3 (total £4,500). Payments scheduled as 25% of the total in November 2026, 25% in February 2027 and 50% in May 2027. Scholarship payments are conditional on progression to the next year of study and will not be paid during a placement year.
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