The Northumbria Pathway Scholarship will award up to £7,000 throughout the duration of study, to Undergraduate students currently studying in the UK, at a UK-based institution and on an eligible level of programme who join Northumbria University in September 2027.

Students who join Northumbria at Level 4 (the first year of an Undergraduate degree) and those who join with advanced entry to Level 5 and Level 6 (second and final year) will receive a £3,000 tuition fee discount.

Students will also receive a £2,000 tuition fee discount in subsequent* years of study, up to a total of £7,000.

Please see Terms and Conditions below.

Terms and Conditions

To be eligible for the Northumbria Pathway Scholarship, you must:

Be an International student with ‘Overseas’ fee status
Be currently studying one of the following qualifications within the UK, at a UK based institution:
- A Level 3 International Foundation Programme (Pathway) / Foundation Year / UK A-Level equivalent*
- A Level 4 International Year One programme (Pathway)
- A Level 5 HND or Foundation Degree
- *This will typically be UCAS tariff qualifications such as A-Levels, BTEC, Access. Final eligibility at the discretion of the Admissions Team
Be a self-funded student (not in receipt of any sponsorship)
Be accepted on a Full-Time Undergraduate course at the Newcastle Upon Tyne campus, in September 2027
Meet all individual course requirements

Important Information

The scholarship is applied automatically, you do not need to make a separate application.
The scholarship is awarded as a fee discount, not as a cash sum.
The scholarship is available to students studying at our Newcastle upon Tyne campus only.
The qualifying courses must be studied in the UK. UK qualifications studied overseas do not count.
Students joining with advanced entry to Level 5 or Level 6 (second or final year) are also eligible.
The Admissions team has final discretion in assessing the eligibility of qualifications considered equivalent to Level 3 qualifications.
This award cannot be used in conjunction with any other discount or scholarship, unless stated.
If you are eligible for a domicile scholarship, you will receive that instead of the UK International Scholarship.
Sponsored students are not eligible.
Students progressing from a partner institution where reduced fees or bespoke offers have been agreed are not eligible.
*Students undertaking a placement or study abroad year will not receive the scholarship for that year.
Students on an integrated Master’s course will not receive the scholarship in their final year.
If you defer your place, the scholarship offer will be withdrawn.
If you take a study break, the discount applied to future years will be withdrawn.
If you are required to repeat a year, the scholarship will not be applied again for that year.
The University’s decision is final. There is no appeal process for scholarship decisions.