MGL Group have pledged to support one Undergraduate scholarship aligned to Northumbria's Higher Education without Barriers Campaign for September 2026 entry.

Through the HEWB Fund, Northumbria are providing a range of financial initiatives to make participation and progression in higher education more achievable for academically talented students regardless of their social or economic circumstances.

The scholarship will award one student who choose to study on one of the below eligible programmes* £1,500 throughout years one, two and three (to a total of £4,500) The money can be used to enhance the overall learning experience.

Eligibility Criteria

Students who meet at least one of the following characteristics will be considered;

• You are from the North East of England and live in a neighbourhood with a low progression rate to Higher Education.  Please use your main home address and not your term time address and use the Postcode Checker to check your neighbourhood progression rate
• You are from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) background
• You have declared a physical and/or mental health condition, long-term illness, or learning difference on your UCAS form** 

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*If your POLAR4 young participation quintile is identified as 1 or 2, you will be eligible to apply OR; After searching your postcode, click view detailed results and if your TUNDRA MSOA quintile is identified as 1 or 2, you will be eligible to apply (This only applies to applicants living in England)

**UCAS application data will be used to verify submitted information

APPLY NOW. The deadline for applications is 16:00 on Monday 31 August 2026

Terms and Conditions

To be eligible to apply you must also:

• Be a UK/Home applicant - This includes students domiciled in Jersey, Guernsey, The Channel Islands, Ireland and Isle of Man
• Apply and enrol to study on one of the eligible programmes at the Newcastle Upon Tyne campus on a Full-Time basis in September 2026
• Choose Northumbria as your firm choice by 30 June 2026
• Meet all individual entry requirements
• Be a self-funded student (ie not in receipt of any sponsorship)
• Apply for one or more elements of the Government Student Finance package (for example, Tuition Fee loan, Maintenance loan)
• Register with Student Finance England (SFE), Student Finance Wales (SFW) or Student Finance Northern Ireland (SFNI)
• As a Scottish student, 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

Important Information

• The student selected will not be eligible for any other Undergraduate scholarship schemes
• If you apply and are successful for more than one scholarship, you will automatically receive the highest value scholarship
• If you apply and are successful for more than one scholarship of the same value, you will be asked to select your preferred scholarship
• The scholarship is awarded as cash
• Payments will be made as 25% of total in November 2026, 25% of total in February 2027 and 50% of total in May 2027
• Funding is provided on an annual basis, based on the successful student progressing to the next year of study
• If you choose to undertake a placement year, the scholarship will not be paid in this year
• The successful student will be required to send a thank you letter to the donor
• The successful student will be expected to provide a progress update to the donor as appropriate
• If you do not provide a thank you letter and a progress update to the donor, the scholarship may be withdrawn
• If the successful student defers their place at Northumbria University before the scholarship has been paid, the scholarship offer will be withdrawn
• If the successful student decides to leave the course after the scholarship payment has been made; the University will not make efforts to reclaim the amount, however any subsequent payments will be cancelled and the scholarship offer will be withdrawn
• 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.  In no more than 3000 characters (500 words) - 'What are your career aspirations and how would the MGL Group Scholarship help you to achieve them? Describe what difference this scholarship will make for you?' - applications will be considered on the strength of response against a marking criteria
• Applications close at 16:00 on Monday 31 August 2026
• We will let you know the outcome of your application by the end of September 2026

Last Updated: 22/05/2026