Criteria Table
You live in an area with low progression rates to University: You live in an area that has a low rate of progression to
higher education according to POLAR4 or IMD data at the point of application.
You will be eligible for a reduced offer if your postcode is identified as
being in POLAR4 Quintile 1 or 2 or IMD Decile 1-4. We will use your home
address on your UCAS application form to identify this, and you can check if
your post code will qualify on the Office for Students (OFS) Website for POLAR4
eligibility or for IMD by using English indices of deprivation - GOV.UK to assess
if you are eligible.
You have spent time in care: You must complete the care questions
in your UCAS form. If this is not also identified in your reference, we may ask you to provide
evidence from your local authority, school or college or another relevant organisation.
Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic Origin: As an underrepresented group here at Northumbria, applicants from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic origin will be eligible for a contextual offer.
As we do not receive this information from UCAS until
later in the admissions cycle you will need to complete our Contextual Offer Enquiry short form to let us know
you qualify for a reduced offer.
Free School Meals: If
you're eligible for free school meals.
Adult Learners: If you are over 21 years of age at
the start of your programme.
Unpaid
Caring Responsibilities: You have listed on your
UCAS form that you have unpaid caring responsibilities (not including
parenting); Admissions may ask you to provide evidence.
Estranged from Parents: You are not in contact with or
supported by parents
Physical and/or mental health condition, long term illness or
learning difference:
If
you have not received a reduced offer and you believe you are eligible, please
complete our Contextual Offer Enquiry short form to let us know
and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
Student Parent or Parenting Responsibilities: You are a parent or have parental responsibilities for a
child under 17
Served
in the Armed Forces: You have or are
currently serving in the UK Armed Forces
Parent
or Carer in the Armed Forces:
You have a parent or guardian serving or who has served in the UK Armed
Forces
First
Generation: You do not have a parent
who holds a Higher Education Qualification
You have been awarded Refugee status or
humanitarian status or are currently in the process
of claiming asylum.
Gypsy, Roma, Traveller, Showmen or Boater: This
term encompasses a wide range of individuals who may be defined in relation to
their ethnicity, heritage, way of life and how they self-identify. This
includes: English or Welsh Romany Gypsies, European Roma, Irish Travellers,
Scottish Gypsy Travellers, Showpeople (such as people linked with fairground or
circus professions), people living on barges or other boats, people living in
settled (bricks and mortar) accommodation or New Age Travellers.
LGBTQ+: A student who identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer or
other non-heterosexual orientations/identities and students who identify as
transgender (trans), non-binary and other diverse identities.
*For further information on contextual offers, visit our dedicated webpage.
