Agriculture Scholarships
We have a range of scholarships available for Agriculture students.
Provided by
John Pain (BSc Agricultural Economics, 1978)
Number of awards available
2
Details
1 scholarship of £3,000 is available to a Year 1 Undergraduate student across one year of study only.
1 scholarship of £2,000 is available to a Year 3 Undergraduate student across one year of study only.
Eligibility
Scholarships are available for a Year 1 and a Year 3 undergraduate student, who need financial support for their studies. They must be registered on an Agriculture-related course in our School of Natural and Environmental Sciences.
To be eligible for this award, you must be:
- a UK based undergraduate student, entering stage 1 or stage 3 of study
- registered on one of the following courses:
- Agriculture (including Agronomy, Animal Production Science, Farm Business Management)
- Applied Plant Science
- Agri-Business Management
- Food Business Marketing and Management
- Countryside Management
- Rural Studies or Sustainable Land and Business Management
- able to show financial need for the award. This could include:
- unable to cover the basic cost of living
- unable to take part in extra-curricular activities
- having to work more than 10-hours per week
How to apply
Scholarships will be awarded to those students from a who come from a widening participation background or who are facing financial hardship.
Applications for 2023-24 are now closed
Applications for 2024-25 will open in the Spring Term 2024
If you have any queries, you can email snes.education@newcastle.ac.uk
Conditions of scholarship
All scholarship recipients are asked to provide:
- an introductory profile when they first receive the award
- an annual update report in Spring/Summer to inform their donor of their progress
You will be contacted to provide these reports with plenty of notice. Recipients are required to be available to meet the donors and participate in promotion of student support activity at Newcastle University, if requested.
Provided by
The Elizabeth Creak Charitable Trust
The Clyde Higgs Scholarships are generously funded by the Elizabeth Creak Charitable Trust which aims to help the advancement of Agriculture.
Number of awards available
2
Details
Two awards of £5,000 each are available for incoming Stage 1 undergraduate home students in the School of Natural and Environmental Sciences enrolled on one of the following courses:
- Agri-business Management
- Agriculture
- Agriculture with Farm Business Management
- Animal Science
- Environmental Science
- Sustainable Land and Business Management
The award will be spread equally over the duration of the course of study.
Eligibility
To be eligible for this award you must:
- be a home student, ordinarily resident in the UK;
- have been accepted onto one of the above courses;
- entered Stage 1 in 2023
How to apply
Applications must be received by: Friday 15 March 2024.
Please submit an application via the online application form (please include CV): Clyde Higgs Undergraduate Scholarship
Applications will be judged on academic potential, enthusiasm and aptitude for the chosen programme of study. The recipients are required to provide the Trustees of The Elizabeth Creak Charitable Trust with an annual report.
If you have any questions or queries, please contact snes.education@ncl.ac.uk.