Postgraduate Opportunity Scholarships for UK Students 2020/21

Postgraduate Opportunity Scholarships for UK Students is offered for Masters degree in the field of Science, Engineering. You can apply to this scholarship here. The deadline for the sending your application is 25 Jun 2020. This scholarship is provided by Newcastle University and the value of this scholarship is Partial Funding, £5,000 award. This scholarship is open for UK applicants.

The objective of Postgraduate Opportunity Scholarships 2020/21 to support and encourage students enrolled to study at University.

• The successful applicants of The Postgraduate Opportunity Scholarships for UK Students will receive an amount of £5,000.

To be eligible for Postgraduate Opportunity Scholarships for UK Students, applicants must fulfil the following requirements.

• The Postgraduate Opportunity Scholarships 2020/21 is open to citizens of the UK.
• All the program-specific requirements must be met.
• Applicants who have been offered a place to study full time for one year or a maximum of two years part-time on one of the University’s eligible taught or research Master’s courses commencing in September 2020.
• Applicant should meet one or more of the following criteria
• a woman studying an eligible engineering or computing science course
• have been in Local Authority care, or supported by the Foyer Federation, for at least three months in the last 10 years before September 2020
• have been in receipt of Disabled Students' Allowances (DSA) while an undergraduate
• have been in receipt of the maximum Maintenance Loan from the Student Loans Company in their final academic year 
• were from a neighbourhood which has a low progression rate to higher education (as determined by individual postcode on entry to undergraduate study)
• were from a neighbourhood which has a high level of financial, economic or social deprivation (as determined by individual postcode on entry to undergraduate study)