Newcastle University Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence Scholarships for International Postgraduate Students 2024

Newcastle University is pleased to offer 39 Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence Scholarships (VCES) for outstanding international applicants who apply to commence full-time Master’s studies on an eligible programme.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirments
• Interview Process
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineMay 30, 2024
• Study LevelMasters
• SponsorNewcastle University
• City to studyNewcastle upon Tyne
• School to studyNewcastle University
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Benefits

 

There are 37 up to Partially (50%) tuition fee scholarships and 2 Fully (100%) tuition fee scholarships.

Requirements

To be considered for the up to 50% scholarships applicants must:

• be domiciled in of one of the following countries: Canada, China, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, the USA, Mexico, Central America* or South America**.
• be assessed as international for fee purposes
• hold an offer for an eligible Master’s degree programme at the University’s Newcastle city centre campus for the 2024/25 academic year
• already have or expect to receive the equivalent of an upper second class UK honours degree or above

*Central America - Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama

**South America - Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela

Eligible candidates will be assessed according to evidence of academic ability, evidence of commitment to studies and quality of application.

Further details, including a list of non-eligible courses, can be found in the VCES 50 per cent postgraduate regulations (2024) (PDF: 77 KB).

To be considered for the 100% scholarships applicants must:

• be domiciled in Ukraine or India.
• be assessed as international for fee purposes
• hold an offer for an eligible Master’s degree programme at the University’s Newcastle city centre campus for the 2024/25 academic year
• already have or expect to receive the equivalent of an upper second class UK honours degree or above

Eligible candidates will be assessed according to evidence of academic ability, evidence of commitment to studies and quality of application.

Further details, including a list of non-eligible courses, can be found in the VCES 100 per cent postgraduate regulations (2024) (PDF: 63 KB).

Interview Dates and Process

Start Date

• September 2024 for the full duration of the degree programme.

Application Closing Date

• 28th March 2024 - China, India
• 25th April 2024 - China, Turkey
• 2nd May 2024 - Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand
• 30th May 2024 Nigeria, Ghana, India, Canada, USA, Pakistan, Mexico, Ukraine, Central America* and South America**.
  • *Central America - Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama
  • **South America - Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela

Application Deadline

May 30, 2024

How To Apply

Are you qualified and interested in this opportunity? Kindly go to Newcastle University on to apply

Applications must be submitted on the Apply to Newcastle Portal under the ‘scholarship applications’ section.

For more details visit: Newcastle University website.