St Nicholas Scholarship

• All eligible applications for the St Nicholas Scholarship will be considered on the basis of their personal statement, references and the status of their academic application
• Other scholarship awards may also be taken into account when considering scholarship allocation
• The University may use additional datasets to identify applicants who come from neighbourhoods with low overall progression to higher education or high levels of socio-economic deprivation
• Please note that whilst you can apply for as many scholarships as you are eligible for you may only be able to hold one award.

The St Nicholas Educational Trust provided funds to support students from Newcastle wishing to study at Durham University.

Eligibility

• Regularly attended a full-time educational course from the age of 16 up to the date of application (exclusions due to illness may apply)
• Have a household income below £42,875 based on an assessment carried out by Student Finance England. Preference will be given to applicants with a household income below £25,000
• Resident in one of the 26 administrative wards of Newcastle City Council at the point of submitting an academic application through UCAS for a place at Durham University