University Centre Cash and Engagement Bursary

If you are commencing a full time, undergraduate, Higher Education course at Newcastle College University Centre in 2022/23 and paying the full £9,000 per year fee, you may be eligible for one or both of the Newcastle College University Centre bursaries. Learners are not eligible for a bursary where a third party is paying the fee or the learners are studying: a PGCE, a Part time, a Level 7, a Masters or receiving a Scholarship or an Apprenticeship.

The Higher Education Bursary is available to all learners who meet the above criteria. Learners who are in receipt of a full maintenance loan as assessed by Student Finance will be eligible for an upgraded bursary of £1000.

The Higher Education Engagement Bursary is also available to those learners who meet the above criteria and are on a Level 4 or Level 5 course. The Engagement bursary is a maximum of £550 for the 2022/23 academic year, which is split into ten payments of £55 over the academic year. If the learner achieves 90% attendance for the specific period, they will receive the £55 directly into their bank account, in line with the Engagement bursary payment schedule.

Please Download your HE Cash and Engagement Bursary application form here.

You will need to download the forms for the bursary(s) that you are applying for and upload them or post them in the relevant section of the form.

You are also required to attached a recent bank statement and your Student Finance Loan confirmation letter.

Please allow up to 4 weeks after submission for your application to be processed. Any payments due to you will be backdated, providing 90% attendance has been achieved. If you have not received your payment within this time, please contact your tutor to ensure register marks are correct for you before contacting Learner Support Funds.

Once you submit your application form and evidence, this will be assessed by Learner Support Funds. They may contact you to require further evidence if you haven’t supplied everything that’s requested.

We will send you a confirmation email outlining the support that has been put in place for you. Please ensure you include a valid email address within your application.

Support can take up to 4 weeks to be in place and we need to see that the student has achieved 90% attendance for the payment schedule period before payments are made.

If you have any issues please contact: HEBursaries@ncl-coll.ac.uk

The Higher Education Hardship Fund may be available to full-time and part-time students who are experiencing financial disadvantages, Newcastle College University Centre will assess student's actual need for financial assistance before determining whether to award financial support.

The funding allocated from the HE Hardship Fund is a discretionary award and is conditional on a minimum attendance of 90% at the University Centre.