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.

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Newcastle University (Officially, the University of Newcastle upon Tyne) is a public research university located in Newcastle upon Tyne in the North-East of England. The university can trace its origins to a School of Medicine and Surgery (later the College of Medicine), established in 1834, and to the College of Physical Science (later renamed Armstrong College), founded in 1871. These two colleges came to form one division of the federal University of Durham, with the Durham Colleges forming the other. The Newcastle colleges merged to form King’s College in 1937. In 1963, following an Ac…

Newcastle University Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence Scholarships

Aim and Benefits of Newcastle University Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence Scholarships

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

Newcastle University Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence Scholarships Courses

Requirements for Newcastle University Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence Scholarships Qualification

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 date, Process and Venue for Newcastle University Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence Scholarships

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

30 May, 2024

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Newcastle University on applyto.newcastle.ac.uk to applyApplications must be submitted on the Apply to Newcastle Portal under the ‘scholarship applications’ section.

For more details visit: OFFICIAL LINK.