The Edwina Grosvenor Scholarships for September 2022
At
Northumbria, we are passionate about bringing together our inspirational
courses, forward-thinking staff and innovative students to tackle the
challenges of tomorrow. Northumbria champions students who are curious,
hardworking and academically gifted.
The Edwina Grosvenor Scholarships have a focus towards Social Science* and will ensure that all talented Social Science students, irrespective of background, have the opportunity to follow in Edwina's footsteps at Northumbria. The scholarship will award nine students £2,000 in 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 an Edwina Grosvenor Scholarship.
Terms and Conditions
To be eligible
for an Edwina Grosvenor Scholarship you must:
- Be a UK/Home applicant
- Achieve at least 144 points
(or equivalent) from your best three qualifications, for example AAA at A
Level or DDD at BTEC
- Have a household income of
under £40,000
- Apply and enrol to study on
a Full-Time Undergraduate Social Science* course at the Newcastle Upon Tyne
campus, starting in September 2022
- Choose Northumbria as your firm choice by 09 June 2022
- Meet all individual entry requirements
- Be a self-funded student (ie. not in receipt of sponsorship or other funding for the payment of fees, such as employer funding)
- 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)
- Agree to share consent via your Government Finance Provider with
Northumbria University
Eligible courses*
Important Information
- The students selected for an Edwina Grosvenor Scholarship will not be
eligible for any other Undergraduate scholarship schemes
- The Edwina Grosvenor Scholarship is awarded as cash
- Payments will be made as 25% of total in November 2022, 25% of
total in February 2023 and 50% of total in May 2023
- Funding is provided in the first year of
study only
- 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scholarship offer will be withdrawn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 successful students will be required to send a thank you letter
to the donor
- A progress update for the donor will be
requested at the end of the first year of study
- If you do not provide a thank you letter and a progress update to
the donor, the scholarship will be withdrawn
- The University's decision is final and cannot be challenged; there
is no right of appeal
Selection
Process
- Students who are eligible for the Edwina Grosvenor Scholarship will be identified by Northumbria University post-enrolment, there is no separate application form
- If more than nine students are eligible based on their point score, we will look at the 20 best overall point scores and following this, the successful students will be chosen on the strength of their UCAS personal statement which will be assessed by the course academic
- The successful students will be notified by the end of October 2022
Last updated: 18/11/2021
