To be eligible for The Robson Laidler Scholarships you must:

• Be a UK/Home applicant with 'Home' fee status
• Have a permanent residence in the North East of England.  Please click here for eligible counties.
• Have applied to study on one of the below Full-Time one year programmes, commencing September 2026 at the Newcastle Upon Tyne campus
• Met the terms and conditions and accepted your offer
• Be a self-funded student - ie; not have fees which are paid in full or in part through a sponsorship arrangement (employer funded)

*Eligible Courses

• Accounting and Finance MSc
• Finance MSc
• Business and Management MSc

• The students selected for The Robson Laidler Scholarship will not be eligible for other Northumbria Postgraduate Scholarships
• If you are selected and are a Northumbria Alumni, you will also be eligible for the Alumni Discount
• The Robson Laidler Scholarship is awarded as a cash sum
• The successful students will receive a £2,000 cash payment on one of the above programmes studied at the Newcastle Upon Tyne Campus
• The cash award will be paid as: 25% in November 2026, 25% in February 2027, and 50% in May 2027
• The successful students will be required to send a thank you letter and progress updates to the donor
• If you do not provide a thank you letter and progress updates to the donor, the scholarship may be withdrawn
• If you defer your place, the scholarship offer will be withdrawn
• If you transfer to a Part-Time programme, the scholarship offer will be withdrawn
• If you transfer to a programme not on the eligibility list, the scholarship offer will be withdrawn
• If you decide to leave your course after a scholarship payment has been made, the University will not make efforts to reclaim the amount
• Northumbria reserves the right to withdraw this scheme at any point
• The University's decision is final and cannot be challenged; there is no right of appeal

• There is a competitive selection process for this scholarship scheme.  Applicants need to apply via online written application; a selection panel will consider all eligible applications.  In no more than 3000 characters (500 words);  In your future career, describe how you will address society’s needs.  What are they (in summary) and how can the knowledge you would gain from your Master’s degree help overcome them.  Provide 3 examples - Applications will be considered on the strength of response.

• The successful applicants will be notified once the evaluation panel has met, by no later than Friday 18 September 2026.

Robson Laidler are a team of accountants and business advisors offering tax advice, audits and assurance, and generally helping companies make good financial and business decisions.

We have been B Corp certified since 2021, which means we use our business as a force for good and balance people with the planet and profit.

We have two offices in Jesmond, Newcastle and Chester le Street, Co Durham and employee just over 100 people.

Our list of employee benefits are:

✅ Our mission - to make a positive difference to people’s lives.

✅ We offer paid time off to volunteer and help the local community.

✅ We have a Friday early finish, and flexitime working schedule.

✅ We have a buddy system, to help new starters get up to speed.

✅ We have an employee health and wellbeing timetable

✅ We have a social committee and culture club.