Newcastle University

Newcastle University is one of the UK’s leading research universities with a proud history dating back to 1834 and a reputation for academic excellence and amazing student experience.

Newcastle University

The university’s campus, located in a vibrant city, is home to thousands of international students and is the hub for the university’s teaching and research activities.

Newcastle is a truly civic university with a strong sense of place and outstanding facilities.

Chevening and Newcastle

Newcastle says:

We are delighted to be working in partnership with Chevening to offer these scholarships to outstanding students from India, Indonesia, South Korea, and China. The Chevening Scholarships programme is very well-known and highly regarded, and it attracts the highest quality students.

‘Chevening Scholars are very likely to go on to high-profile careers and to be influential in their home country, and in that respect they will also be great ambassadors both for their home country and for Newcastle University.’

Who do Newcastle support?

Newcastle University welcomes applications from all Chevening-eligible countries.

This year, Newcastle is also generously co-funding a number of awards specifically available to applicants from:

  • Central and North America (excluding Canada), Southern America – one award
  • Caribbean – one award
  • East Africa – Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Somalia and South Sudan – two awards
  • South Africa (RSA) – one award
  • India – one award
  • Indonesia – one award

All applicants who wish to be considered for this opportunity are encouraged to select Newcastle as their first preference in their Chevening application.