The Flowers Scholarship for September 2024

This is an excellent opportunity for a BA (Hons) Product Design student to be awarded £3,500 per year during their Undergraduate studies, to a total of £10,500*. The money can be used to enhance their overall learning and university experience. As part of the scholarship offer, there will also be the offer of mentorship for the successful student.

Since studying at Northumbria in the 1990s, Paul Flowers has gone on to have a successful career and recognises the impact of his time at Northumbria in a personal and professional capacity. Paul is an Alumni volunteer and existing scholarship supporter. This will be Paul's second gift to support a Northumbria student.

At Northumbria, we are passionate about bringing together our inspirational courses, forward-thinking staff and innovative students to tackle the challenges of tomorrow. If you are ready to start your University journey with Northumbria, create your best future and meet all the criteria below APPLY NOW.

Eligibility Criteria

Students who meet one of the three following characteristics will be considered;

You live in a neighbourhood with a low progression rate to Higher Education. Please use your main home address and not your term time address and use the Postcode Checker to check your neighbourhood progression rate*
You are from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) background
You have declared a physical and/or mental health condition, long-term illness, or learning difference on your UCAS form**

Applications close at 16:00 on Friday 25 October 2024.

*If your POLAR4 young participation quintile is identified as 1 or 2, you will be eligible to apply OR; After searching your postcode, click view detailed results and if your TUNDRA MSOA quintile is identified as 1 or 2, you will be eligible to apply (This only applies to applicants living in England)

**UCAS application data will be used to verify submitted information

Terms and Conditions

To be eligible for the Flowers Scholarship you must also:

Be a UK/Home applicant - This includes students domiciled in Jersey, Guernsey, The Channel Islands, Ireland and Isle of Man
Have enrolled to study on the Full-Time BA (Hons) Product Design course at the Newcastle Upon Tyne campus, in September 2024
Be a self-funded student
Applied for one or more elements of the Government Student Finance package (for example, Tuition Fee loan, Maintenance loan)
Registered with Student Finance England (SFE), Student Finance Wales (SFW) or Student Finance Northern Ireland (SFNI)
As a Scottish student, registered with Student Award Agency for Scotland (SAAS) and apply to be means-tested for maintenance funding, in order that SASS can send your data to Student Finance England
Agree to share consent via your Government Finance Provider with Northumbria University

Important Information

Applicants should also note:

The student selected for the Flowers Scholarship will not be eligible for any other Undergraduate scholarships
The scholarship is awarded as cash
Payments will be made as 25% of total in November 2024, 25% of total in February 2025 and 50% of total in May 2025
Funding is provided on an annual basis, on the condition the successful students progress to the next year of study
*If you choose to undertake a placement year, the scholarship will not be paid in this year
The successful student will be required to send a thank you letter to the donor
Progress updates for the donor will be requested at the end of each academic year. Subsequent payments will not be made until these updates are received
If you do not provide a thank you letter and progress updates to the donor, the scholarship may be withdrawn
If you defer your place at Northumbria University before the scholarship has been paid, the scholarship offer will be withdrawn
If you decide to leave your course after the scholarship payment has been made, the University will not make efforts to reclaim the amount
The University's decision is final and cannot be challenged; there is no right of appeal

Selection Process

There is a competitive selection process for this scholarship scheme. Applicants need to apply via online written application. In no more than 3000 characters; (500 words) - 'How will this Award support your aspirations to succeed in Higher Education?' - applications will be considered on the strength of response against a marking criteria.
Applications close at 16:00 on Friday 25 October.
We will let you know the outcome no later than Friday 01 November.

Last Updated:25/09/2024