Newcastle University North American Athlete Scholarship 2025-2026

Newcastle University offers partial scholarship awards to encourage North American athletes (or those with NCAA or NAIA playing experience) to undertake Master’s level study. 

• Table of Content
• About Newcastle University
• North American Athlete Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of North American Athlete Scholarship
• Requirements for North American Athlete Scholarship Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Newcastle University

Newcastle University (Officially, the University of Newcastle upon Tyne) is a public research university located in Newcastle upon Tyne in the North-East of England. The university can trace its origins to a School of Medicine and Surgery (later the College of Medicine), established in 1834, and to the College of Physical Science (later renamed Armstrong College), founded in 1871. These two colleges came to form one division of the federal University of Durham, with the Durham Colleges forming the other. The Newcastle colleges merged to form King's College in 1937. In 1963, following an Ac... continue reading

North American Athlete Scholarship

Application Deadline	31 Jul 2025
Country to study	United Kingdom
School to study	Newcastle University
Type	Postgraduate
Sponsor	Newcastle University
Gender	Men and Women

Aim and Benefits of North American Athlete Scholarship

Awards have a value of up to £16,000 payable to the student’s tuition fee account (up to 60% fee reduction) and include a comprehensive support package including: 

• Free gym membership 
• Unlimited strength and conditioning support 
• Professional coaching 
• Physiotherapy and sports massage 
• Lifestyle support and mentoring. 

Requirements for North American Athlete Scholarship Qualification

Applicants should ideally have NCAA D1- D3 or NAIA playing experience in one of the following sports: Basketball, Lacrosse, Volleyball, Tennis, Golf, Women’s Soccer, Waterpolo.  

They must also be: 

• Registered at Newcastle University for the 2025/26 academic year 
• Registered for one of the following eligible courses: 

- Masters - MA; MBA; MClinRes; MEd; MMedEd; LLM; LLM (by research); MLitt; MPH; MRes; MSc; MScL 

- Postgraduate Certificates and Postgraduate Diplomas. 

• Defined as international for fee purposes 
• Registered to study at Newcastle University city centre campus 

See our North American Athlete Scholarship 2025-26 regulations for more information.

Application Deadline

July 31, 2025

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Newcastle University on www.ncl.ac.uk to apply

For more details, visit Newcastle University Scholarship webpage