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Application requirement details:Contact the university
Study level you are applying for:Postgraduate
What is it?
Stay in the north-east and take your studies further with a tuition fee discount of up to 20% on a wide range of postgraduate courses at the University.
Who can apply?
You can apply if you're a Home (UK) student starting an eligible full-time postgraduate course at one of our Sunderland campuses, including the Northern Academy of Music Education (NAME).
You must also have a connection to the north-east by meeting at least one of the following:
- Your main home address is in the north-east
- You currently work, or most recently worked, in the north-east.
- You graduated from an undergraduate course at a north-east university in the year 2026/27.
For this discount, the north-east includes:
- County Durham
- Gateshead
- Newcastle
- North Tyneside
- Northumberland
- South Tyneside
- Sunderland
- Darlington
- Hartlepool
- Redcar and Cleveland
- Stockton.
How much will I get?
You could receive a 20% or 10% reduction in your tuition fees:
- 20% discount: Accept your course offer by Monday 1 March 2027 and apply for the discount by Monday 17 May 2027
- 10% discount: If you accept your offer after 1 March, you may still qualify by applying for the discount by Monday 17 May 2027 and accepting your course offer by Monday 31 May 2027.
