Northumbria University Rolton Engineering Scholarship
Northumbria University
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Want to kickstart your engineering degree? Apply for the Rolton Scholarship at Northumbria: a £4,000 cash award over your first three years for women starting an eligible undergraduate engineering course in Newcastle — boost your finances, build skills and connect with uni support as you progress.
The Rolton Engineering Scholarship supports women beginning an eligible undergraduate engineering degree at Northumbria University. It is a cash award of £4,000, paid in instalments over the first three years of study, provided the student continues to progress to the next year of the course.
The scholarship is aimed at UK/Home applicants starting at Level 4 on a full-time programme at the Newcastle upon Tyne campus. Applicants must be self-funded, apply for student finance, and meet one of the widening participation or health/disability criteria set out by the university.
Selection is competitive and based on an online written application, where candidates explain how the award will support their aspirations in higher education. The scholarship also carries important restrictions: students on Level 3 routes, foundation-year progression, placement years, or repeat years are not eligible, and recipients cannot hold other undergraduate awards at the same time.
31 Aug 2026
Dates from the previous cycle — new dates are announced when applications reopen.
September 2026
Location
- Open to women.
- You must be a UK/Home applicant, including students domiciled in Jersey, Guernsey, the Channel Islands, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
- You must apply and enrol on an eligible programme starting at Level 4, the first year of an undergraduate degree.
- You must begin your course on a full-time basis at the Newcastle upon Tyne campus.
- You must meet all individual entry requirements for your chosen course.
- You must be a self-funded student and not in receipt of any sponsorship.
- You must apply for one or more elements of the Government Student Finance package.
- You must register with Student Finance England, Student Finance Wales or Student Finance Northern Ireland, or with SAAS for Scottish students as specified.
- You must agree to share consent via your Government Finance Provider with Northumbria University.
- You must meet at least one of the following: live in a neighbourhood with a low progression rate to Higher Education; be from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic background; or have declared a physical or mental health condition, long-term illness, or learning difference on your UCAS form.
- Applicants undertaking a Level 3 qualification such as a Foundation Year or Extended Degree are not eligible.
- Applicants progressing from a Foundation Year studied at Northumbria or another institution are not eligible.
- Students selected for a Rolton Scholarship will not be eligible for any other Undergraduate awards.
- The award is not made in a placement year or if you resit a year.
Free to apply.
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