Northumbria Support Bursary 2026/27
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Need help funding uni life? Apply for the Northumbria Support Bursary 2026/27 to get targeted financial support as a UK student starting full-time at Northumbria's Newcastle campus, so you can focus on studies and opportunities - apply by 22 July 2026.
The Northumbria Support Bursary 2026/27 provides targeted financial support for UK/Home students enrolling full-time at Northumbria Universitys Newcastle Upon Tyne campus in September 2026. Successful students will receive Successful students will receive
22 July 2026
No application is required; eligibility is checked after enrolment. To qualify, applicants must choose Northumbria as firm choice by 30 June 2026 if they applied before 14 January 2026, or by 22 July 2026 if they applied after that date.
Dates from the previous cycle. New dates are announced when applications reopen.
September 2026
September 2026 intake / Academic year 2026/27
Location
- Be a UK/Home applicant eligible to pay Home fees
- Apply and enrol to study full-time on an Undergraduate course starting at Level 3 (entry level for an Extended Degree) or Level 4 (first year of an Undergraduate Degree) at the Newcastle Upon Tyne campus, commencing September 2026
- Be a self-funded student (i.e. not sponsored by an employer)
- Apply for one or more elements of the Government Student Finance package (for example, Tuition Fee loan, Maintenance loan)
- Register with Student Finance England (SFE), Student Finance Wales (SFW) or Student Finance Northern Ireland (SFNI). Scottish students must register with SAAS and apply to be means-tested so SAAS can send data to SFE
- Agree to share consent via your Student Finance Provider with Northumbria University
- Currently studying in the academic year 2025/26 at one of the listed institutions (Middlesbrough College; City of Sunderland College; East Durham College; Bede Sixth Form College; Hartlepool College of Further Education; Hartlepool Sixth Form College) and expected to complete in Summer 2026
- Awarded to new students enrolling in September 2026 only
- Students eligible for the Northumbria Support Bursary 2026 will not be eligible for any other Undergraduate awards; if successful with an alternative award, the highest value award will be given
- No separate application is required; eligibility checks will be carried out post-enrolment and those who meet all conditions will be automatically awarded a bursary
£4,500 total
Total bursary value £4,500 paid as £1,500 per year across years one to three. Year one payment schedule (example): £375 by end November 2026, £375 by end February 2027, £750 by end May 2027. Payments made by bank transfer. Bursary paid across a maximum of three years and will start from September 2026. Not paid in placement years or study abroad years; withdrawn if student resits, takes a break, defers before payment, or leaves the course.
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