The Barden Scholarship at Northumbria University 2025

The Barden Scholarship for September 2025

Northumbria is pleased to announce The Barden Scholarship, for Postgraduate students enrolling in September 2025.

Eligibility criteria -

• The applicant must be a UK/Home applicant with 'Home' fee status
• Have applied to study on an eligible Full-Time programme*, commencing September 2025 at the Newcastle Upon Tyne campus
• Met the terms and conditions and accepted your offer
• Be a self-funded student - ie; not have fees which are paid in full or in part through a sponsorship arrangement (employer funded)

Application process -

• Applicants need to apply via online written application; a selection panel will consider all eligible applications.
• In no more than 3000 characters (500 words);  In your future career, describe how you will address society’s needs.  What are they (in summary) and how can the knowledge you would gain from your Master’s degree help overcome them.  Provide 3 examples - Applications will be considered on the strength of response.

*Eligible Programmes

• Electrical Power Engineering MSc
• Mathematics MSc
• Microelectronic and Communications Engineering MSc

Award - The Barden Scholarship is awarded as a cash sum, a £2,000 cash payment on an eligible one year Full-Time programme* studied at the Newcastle Upon Tyne Campus and it will be paid as: 25% in November 2025, 25% in February 2026, and 50% in May 2026

Note - Applications will close at 16:00 on Friday 19 September 2025.