Cobham-Ultra UK Scholarships for Undergraduate Applicants 2023/24
This information is for Undergraduate UK/Home students applying to study at Northumbria University in September 2023.
Cobham Group Limited is a group of aerospace, defence, and
technology businesses, which employs 10,000 people, has extensive contracts
with the British military and is seen as a world leader in air-to-air
refuelling technology. The firm, based in Dorset, also makes electronic
warfare systems and communications for military vehicles.
Since 2020, Cobham has further developed its Corporate
Social Responsibility programme, with the aim of replenishing the STEM talent
pipeline in the UK to ensure that graduates see Cobham as an employer of
choice. Cobham are keen to ensure that higher education is accessible to all
talented students and a passionate supporter of Northumbria’s “Higher Education
without Barriers” fundraising campaign.
This prestigious scholarship will award two Engineering students studying on one of the below programmes, a £3,500 cash scholarship during the first year of study only. The money can be used to enhance the overall university learning experience.
If you are ready to start your university journey with Northumbria, create your best future and meet the criteria below, apply for your course now and you will automatically be considered for a Cobham-Ultra Scholarship.
Terms and Conditions
To be eligible for a Cobham-Ultra Scholarship you must:
- Be a UK/Home applicant (Home includes UK students and those eligible to pay home fees)
- Have a household income of under £40,000
- Apply and enrol to study on one of the above Full-Time eligible programmes at the Newcastle Upon Tyne campus, starting in September 2023
- Choose Northumbria as your firm choice by 08 June 2023
- Meet all individual entry requirements
- Be a self-funded student (i.e. not sponsored by an employer)
- 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), Student Finance Northern Ireland (SFNI) or Student Award Agency for
Scotland (SAAS).
- Agree to share consent via your Student Finance Provider with
Northumbria University
Important Information
- Students selected for a Cobham-Ultra Scholarship will not be eligible for any other Undergraduate scholarships
- The Cobham-Ultra Scholarship is awarded as cash
- Payments will be made as 25% of total in November 2023, 25% of total
in February 2024 and 50% of total in May 2024
- Funding is provided in the first year of study only
- If you are progressing from a Foundation Year studied at
Northumbria or another institution, you are eligible for the Cobham-Ultra Scholarship
- 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
- If you are required to resit your first year, the scholarship will
not be paid again
- The University's decision is final and cannot be challenged; there
is no right of appeal
Selection Process
- Eligible students will be notified by Friday 08 September 2023 (subject to change)
- If more than two students are eligible the successful students will be chosen on the strength of their UCAS personal statement
- Successful students will be notified by Friday 29 September 2023 (subject to change)
Last updated: 02/06/2023
