To complement our BA (Hons) Music course, we are delighted to bring back our Instrumental Scholarships for September 2023. Students of most disciplines are eligible to apply.
At Northumbria we believe in supporting you to achieve your future goals. By bringing together our inspiring courses, innovative staff and academically gifted students, like yourself, we can tackle the challenges of the world to create a better future and #TakeOnTomorrow.
The Instrument Scholarship will provide you with the opportunity to develop your performance skills and work closely with the music teaching staff here at Northumbria.
Students in receipt of an Instrumental Scholarship will receive a £700 cash payment. All eligible Full-Time self-funded students will be considered.
If you are passionate about music and skilled in playing an instrument at grade 7 or above, then apply now for an Instrumental Scholarship.
About Northumbria University
Northumbria University, officially the University of Northumbria at Newcastle, is a university located in Newcastle upon Tyne in the North East of England. A former polytechnic, it was established as one of the new universities in 1992. It is a member of the University Alliance and the second university of Newcastle.
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Northumbria University Undergraduate Scholarship
Aim and Benefits of Northumbria University Undergraduate Scholarship
Students in receipt of an Instrumental Scholarship will receive a £700 cash payment. All eligible Full-Time self-funded students will be considered.
Requirements for Northumbria University Undergraduate Scholarship Qualification
- Applicants must be UK/Home students and have applied for a Full-Time Undergraduate course at the Newcastle Upon Tyne campus, starting in September 2023.
- Candidates should choose Northumbria as their firm choice by 08 June 2023.
- Students must register with Student Finance England (SFE), Student Finance Wales (SFW) or Student Finance Northern Ireland (SFNI) as they administer the payment of the Instrument scholarship on behalf of the University. Scottish students must make an application to the Students Award Agency for Scotland (SAAS) for maintenance funding, which will enable SAAS to pay the student’s academic scholarship on behalf of the University.
- Alternatively, a Scottish student who does not wish to apply to SAAS for maintenance funding will need to provide bank details to the University in order for an individual payment for the academic scholarship can be made. Scottish students who have not applied to SAAS for maintenance funding, but who are identified for a scholarship will be contacted by the University in the first semester about the payment of their scholarship. Payment will be made direct to your bank account.
Interview date, Process and Venue for Northumbria University Undergraduate Scholarship
- There is a competitive selection process for this scholarship scheme. Applicants need to apply via online written application; shortlisted applicants will then need to attend an audition or submit a short instrumental audition via video
- Applicants are required, in no more than 1500 characters, to 'Describe your musical experience to date and how you would contribute to instrumental music-making on campus'
- Successful applicants will be informed following enrolment in October 2023.
Application Deadline
September 1, 2023
How to Apply
Interested and qualified? Go to
Northumbria University on app.geckoform.com to apply
