2026/27 UG International Scholarship for Nigerian Applicants

2026/27 Undergraduate International Scholarship

The Northumbria International Scholarship – for Nigerian applicants joining in September 2026.

The Northumbria International Scholarship will award students who join 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) a £6,000 tuition fee discount.

Students will also receive a £2,000 tuition fee discount in subsequent years** of study, up to a total of £10,000.

Please see Terms and Conditions below.

Terms and Conditions

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

Be an International student with ‘Overseas’ fee status
Be domiciled in Nigeria
Be a self-funded student (not in receipt of any sponsorship)
Be accepted and enrolled on a Full-Time Undergraduate course at the Newcastle Upon Tyne campus, in September 2026
Meet all individual course requirements

Important Information

The Northumbria International Scholarship is applied automatically as a fee discount, you do not need to make a separate application
Students joining with advanced entry to Level 5 and Level 6 are also eligible for the International Scholarship
Students will receive a maximum of three years' discount, to a total of £10,000
Sponsored students are not eligible for the International Scholarship
Students undertaking an integrated Masters course will not receive the Northumbria International Scholarship in the final year
Students who are progressing from a partner institute where reduced fees and bespoke offers have been agreed, are not eligible for the International Scholarship
The International Scholarship is not available to overseas students on courses delivered with the International Soccer Academy (i2i)
**Students undertaking a placement or study abroad year are not entitled to the International Scholarship in this year
Students who are progressing from a Foundation Year are eligible for the International Scholarship
The International Scholarship is a fee discount and not a cash sum
If you defer your place, the scholarship offer will be withdrawn
If you decide to take a study break, discount applied to future years will be withdrawn
If you are required to repeat a year, the scholarship will not be applied again
The University's decision is final and cannot be challenged; there is no right of appeal