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University Centre Scholarship — asylum seeker award

What it gives

full tuition waiver

Fee waiver only, no cash stipend

Who it is for

asylum seeker (claim pending) · limited or discretionary leave

This scheme does not accept recognised refugee status — its terms narrow the field of applicants.

Level of study: undergraduate

The student finance condition

Only if you cannot access student finance

This scheme is for people without access to government student finance — usually asylum seekers and some limited-leave categories. If you have refugee status and can access student finance, this is normally not for you.

How to apply

You need a place first: apply to the programme and wait for an offer. Scholarship applications are only considered from people who already hold one.

Hold an offer of a place on a full-time undergraduate degree or Foundation Degree at NCUC
Complete the online application form on the NCUC website
Write a supporting statement (250-500 words) addressing financial need, academic potential and development potential
Optionally upload additional supporting documents to strengthen the application
Submit by the deadline: 21 August 2026

What to prepare

Supporting statement (250-500 words)
Optional additional supporting evidence

How they select

application form · personal statement

There is no interview — the decision is made on documents. On most routes there are no subject entrance exams either: the main hurdle on the way into university is proving your level of English. The exceptions are medicine, dentistry and creative courses, where tests and portfolios do appear.

Dates

Can you apply now · as of 6 September 2026

2026/27 round closed · next date not announced

Next year's round usually opens in winter or spring. Write to the university early: ask for the date and to be added to their mailing list.

Where the date comes from: “21 August 2026 for 2026/27 cycle»

Deadline

21 August 2026 for 2026/27 cycle

When applications open

Annual cycle; 2026/27 deadline 21 August 2026

How many places

For how many years

Given for one year. For the next year you have to apply again or find other support.

Ask before you apply

We do not fill in the gaps for the institution. Here is what its own page leaves unclear — these are normal questions, everyone asks them.

What happens to the payments if I am granted refugee status mid-year?

Who to write to: Tony.ChapmanWilson@ncl-coll.ac.uk

If this scheme is not for you

See the full list of schemes — it has a filter for your status and for whether student finance is available to you.
Check whether you are entitled to student finance — if it is, a scholarship stops being the only road.
Foundation year and Access to HE — routes for people who only have a school certificate.
Education hub — where to start if you have not chosen a route yet.

About the institution

NCUC (formerly Newcastle College University Centre). Applications are reviewed by the College's Scholarship Committee of academic and non-academic staff, with the chair deciding split votes. Asylum seeker applicants are exempt from the standard student finance application requirement. Award is one year of full tuition fee waiver (e.g. for a top-up degree or Certificate of Higher Education), not renewable beyond that period.

Source

Every fact on this page we opened and read on the institution's own site, rather than taking it from an aggregator. Checked on: 22 August 2026.

The scheme page on the institution's site →

Institution rebranded ncl-coll.ac.uk → ncuc.ac.uk (301 redirect). […]