Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence Scholarships - Postgraduate

Awarded by : Newcastle University

Updated on Dec 23, 2024
Kashish Saini

University Research Analyst

Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence Scholarships - Postgraduate

  • Applicable for

    Newcastle University in UK

  • No. of students to be awarded

    30

  • Course Level

    Bachelors & Masters

  • Intake year

    Sep 2025

  • Final application deadline

    27 Feb 2025

  • Type of scholarships

    Merit

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Scholarship Overview

  • Newcastle University is pleased to offer 30 Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence Scholarships (VCES) for outstanding international applicants who apply to commence full-time Master’s studies on an eligible programme

Applicable course, university and country

This scholarship is applicable for Masters Degree, Bachelors Degree

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

  • Scholarship is offered for full time postgraduate programme

Scholarship amount details

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

  • Up to 50% or 100% of tuition fees

Student Awards

Number of students to be awarded: 30

  • 30 scholarships will be provided

Scholarship Eligibility

No specific eligibility requirement mentioned on the Scholarship site, student profile will be evaluated on a case by case basis.

Special Restrictions

  • No Special Restriction applicable

Eligibility

  • To be considered for the up to 50% scholarships applicants must:
  • -be domiciled in of one of the following countries:
    • Canada, USA
    • China
    • Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea
    • Colombia, Peru 
    • Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Turkey
    • Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
    • Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam  
  • -be assessed as international for fee purposes
  • -hold an offer for an eligible Master’s degree programme at the University’s Newcastle city centre campus for the 2025/26 academic year
  • -already have or expect to receive the equivalent of an upper second class UK honours degree or above
    • Eligible candidates will be assessed according to evidence of academic ability, evidence of commitment to studies and quality of application
  • To be considered for up to 100% scholarships applicants must:
    • -be domiciled in Ghana or Nigeria.
    • -be assessed as international for fee purposes
    • -hold an offer for an eligible Master’s degree programme at the University’s Newcastle city centre campus for the 2025/26 academic year
    • -already have or expect to receive the equivalent of an upper second class UK honours degree or above
    • Eligible candidates will be assessed according to evidence of academic ability, evidence of commitment to studies and quality of application.

Eligible student nationality

This scholarship is applicable for students from India +25 more

Application Process for this scholarship

  • hold an offer for an eligible Master’s degree program at the University’s Newcastle university
  • Application form of scholarship

Scholarship Application

This scholarship needs a separate external application.

Important Dates

Date Additional Details
Application final end date February 27, 2025
  • Application Closing Date
    • 27th February 2025
Another Deadline May 29, 2025
  • Application Closing Date
    • 29th May 2025

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

Contact email scholarship.applications@ncl.ac.uk
Phone number +44 191 208 8107/55

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