The R Chipperton Scholarship for September 2020
The
R. Chipperton Scholarship will award one female student with £2,000 cash per
year during their undergraduate studies. The money can be used to enhance the
overall university learning experience.
At
Northumbria, we are passionate about bringing together our inspirational
courses, forward-thinking staff and innovative students to tackle the
challenges of tomorrow. Northumbria champion students who are curious,
hardworking and academically gifted. If you are ready to start your university
journey with Northumbria, create your best future, and meet the criteria below,
apply for your course now and you will be automatically be considered for the R.
Chipperton Scholarship.
Terms and conditions
To be eligible for the R. Chipperton Scholarship you must:
- be a woman
- be a UK/EU applicant
- have a household income of under £16,000
- apply for a STEM subject course
- choose Northumbria as your firm choice by 04 June
2020 (TBC)
- meet all individual entry requirements
- be a self-funded student
- Apply for one or more elements of the Government Student Finance
package (for example, Tuition Fee loan, Maintenance loan) in order for
your application to be means-tested
- register with Student Finance England (SFE), Student Finance Wales
(SFW) or Student Finance Northern Ireland (SFNI)
- as a Scottish student, register 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
Eligible courses
- All
three-year STEM subject courses. If you choose to undertake a course that
includes a placement year, the Chipperton Scholarship will not be paid in that
year
Important information
- The student selected for the R. Chipperton Scholarship will not be
eligible for any other undergraduate scholarship schemes
- The R. Chipperton Scholarship is awarded as cash
- Payments will be made as 25% of total in November 2020, 25% of
total in February 2021 and 50% of total in May 2021
- Funding is provided on an annual basis, based on the successful
student progressing to the next year of study
- 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 will 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:
- Students who are eligible for the R. Chipperton Scholarship will
be identified by Northumbria University post-enrolment, there is no
separate application form
- The successful R. Chipperton Scholarship student will be chosen
from eligible students at random, and the successful student will be notified
by the end of October 2020
