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Newcastle University engineering scholarships

Donor-funded scholarships for first-year engineering students, including the Sandman (£2,000 a year) and John and Anne Scott (£3,000 a year) awards.

By the Born to Engineer editorial team Checked

At a glance

Run by
Newcastle University[1][2]
Who it’s for
First-year engineering students at Newcastle; most awards are for widening participation students
Worth
£1,000 to £9,000, depending on the award[1][2][3]
Year groups
Post-18
Where
UK-wide
Funding
Bursaries or funding available

You apply after you enrol, so Year 13 students applying for 2027 entry would apply in autumn 2027. The Wilson Campbell Memorial awards need no application: they go to the top first-year students after the first exams.

Sources

5 sources

  1. Newcastle University · 16 Oct 2026

    Donor-funded scholarships: Sandman Hotel Group Scholarship Programme

    Scholarship Amount: £6,000 total - £2,000 per year will be paid for your first 3 years of study

    Checked 14 October 2026

  2. Newcastle University · 16 Oct 2026

    Donor-funded scholarships: John and Anne Scott Scholarship

    Scholarship amount: £9,000 total - £3,000 per year will be paid for your first 3 years of study

    Checked 14 October 2026

  3. Newcastle University · 16 Oct 2026

    Donor-funded scholarships: Wilson Campbell Memorial Scholarship

    Scholarship will be awarded automatically to the top-ranking students on these programmes registered as stage 1 students in 2026-27.

    Same entry: "Number of awards available : 8 Scholarship Amount : £1,000".

    Checked 14 October 2026

  4. Newcastle University

    Donor-funded scholarships

    Unless otherwise stated, all donor-funded scholarship applications through the Student Portal will be closing on Sunday 25 October 2026.

    Checked 14 October 2026

  5. Newcastle University · 16 Oct 2026

    Donor-funded scholarships

    Applications will open in the week commencing 14 September 2026 , and only registered students who meet the relevant eligibility criteria will be able to apply via the Student Portal .

    Checked 14 October 2026

Details checked by the Born to Engineer editorial team. Always confirm dates on the provider’s site before applying.

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