MGL Group Undergraduate Scholarship for September 2026

MGL Group have pledged to support one Undergraduate scholarship aligned to Northumbria's Higher Education without Barriers Campaign for September 2026 entry.

Through the HEWB Fund, Northumbria are providing a range of financial initiatives to make participation and progression in higher education more achievable for academically talented students regardless of their social or economic circumstances.

The scholarship will award one student who choose to study on one of the below eligible programmes* £1,500 throughout years one, two and three (to a total of £4,500) The money can be used to enhance the overall learning experience.

Eligible Programmes

Civil Engineering BEng (Hons), Electrical and Electronic Engineering BEng (Hons), Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hons), Building Surveying BSc (Hons), Quantity Surveying BSc (Hons), Construction Management BSc (Hons), Real Estate BSc (Hons), Business and Marketing BA (Hons), Business and Management BA (Hons) 

Eligibility Criteria

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

• You are from the North East of England and 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** 

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*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

APPLY NOW. The deadline for applications is 16:00 on Friday 03 July 2026

Terms and Conditions

To be eligible to apply you must also:

• Be a UK/Home applicant - This includes students domiciled in Jersey, Guernsey, The Channel Islands, Ireland and Isle of Man
• Apply and enrol to study on one of the eligible programmes at the Newcastle Upon Tyne campus on a Full-Time basis in September 2026
• Meet all individual entry requirements
• Be a self-funded student (ie not in receipt of any sponsorship)
• Apply for one or more elements of the Government Student Finance package (for example, Tuition Fee loan, Maintenance loan)
• 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