The Flowers Scholarship September 2020

The Flowers Scholarship was established in order to support a talented student through their university journey. Since studying at Northumbria in the 1990s, both Paul and Andrea Flowers have gone onto have successful careers, and they recognise the impact of their time at Northumbria in a personal and professional capacity. The aim of their gift is to transform the life of a Northumbria undergraduate student.

This is an excellent opportunity for a BA Design for Industry student to be awarded £2,000 cash per year during their undergraduate studies. The money can be used to enhance the student’s learning and their overall university experience. As part of the scholarship offer, there will also be the offer of mentorship for the successful applicant.

At Northumbria, we are passionate about bringing together our inspirational courses, forward-thinking staff and innovative students to tackle the challenges of tomorrow. Northumbria champion students who are curious, hardworking and academically gifted. If you are ready to start your university journey with Northumbria, create your best future, and meet the criteria below, then apply now for the Flowers Scholarship.

This scholarship is now closed.

Terms and conditions

To be eligible for the Flowers Scholarship you must:

• Be a UK/EU applicant

• Apply and enrol to study on the full-time BA Design for Industry course at the Newcastle upon Tyne campus, in September 2020

• Have a household income of under £40,000

• Choose Northumbria as your firm choice by 04 June 2020 (TBC)

• Have no previous study in Higher Education

• Meet all individual entry requirements

• Be a self-funded student

• Apply for one or more elements of the Government Student Finance package (for example, Tuition Fee loan, Maintenance loan) in order for your application to be means-tested

• Register with Student Finance England (SFE), Student Finance Wales (SFW) or Student Finance Northern Ireland (SFNI)

• Scottish students must register with Student Award Agency for Scotland (SAAS) and apply to be means-tested for maintenance funding, in order that SASS can send your data to Student Finance England

• Agree to share consent via your Government Finance Provider with Northumbria University Eligible courses BA Design for Industry

Important Information

Applicants should also note:

• Students selected for the Flowers Scholarship will not be eligible for any other undergraduate scholarship

• The Flowers Scholarship is awarded as cash

• Payments will be made as 25% of total in November 2020, 25% of total in February 2021 and 50% of total in May 2021.

• Funding is provided on an annual basis, based on the successful student progressing to the next year of study

• If you defer your place at Northumbria University before the scholarship has been paid, the scholarship offer will be withdrawn.

• If you decide to leave your course after the scholarship payment has been made, the University will not make efforts to reclaim the amount.

• The University's decision is final and cannot be challenged; there is no right of appeal

Selection Process

• 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

• Applications will be considered on the strength of responses to, in no more than 1500 characters: How will studying at Northumbria and being awarded the Flowers Scholarship help prepare you for your future?

• If successful, the award of the scholarship will be made conditional upon you achieving the required grades based on your university offer before commencement of the course

• Successful applicants will be notified once the panel of evaluators has met in August 2021