Newcastle University North American Athlete Scholarship 2026

Newcastle University offers up to 30 North American Athlete Scholarship awards to encourage North American athletes in the following sports, Basketball, Lacrosse, Volleyball, American Football, and Women’s Soccer, to undertake Master’s, PG Certificate or PG Diploma level study.

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

Newcastle University Postgraduate Scholarship

Aim and Benefits of Newcastle University Postgraduate Scholarship

Successful applicants will receive the following:

• Either a 60%, 50%, 40%, 30% or 20% tuition fee discount for one year applied directly to the student’s tuition fee account. 
• A comprehensive support package including: 
  • Free gym membership 
  • Strength and conditioning support 
  • Professional coaching 
  • Physiotherapy and sports massage 
  • Lifestyle support and mentoring 

Requirements for Newcastle University Postgraduate Scholarship Qualification

• Registered to study at Newcastle University city centre campus for the 2026/27 academic year. 
• Registered for one of the following eligible courses: 
  • Masters - MA; MBA; MClinRes; MEd; MMedEd; LLM; LLM (by research); MLitt; MPH; MRes; MPhil; MSc; MScL; MLA; postgraduate certificate and postgraduate diploma. 
• Defined as international for fee purposes. 
• Citizens of the USA or Canada and domiciled in the USA or Canada. 
• NCAA D1- D3 playing experience (we will consider NAIA on a case-by-case basis) 

Application Deadline

How to Apply

Contact Details: Newcastle University Performance Sport Team 

• Email: [email protected]   
• Telephone: 0191 208 5230 

For more information, kindly visit Newcastle University scholarship webpage.