National Scholarship Programme
The National Scholarship Programme (NSP) is a new £150m government programme which will directly benefit students entering Higher Education from autumn 2012. The NSP will offer students from lower income families additional financial support. More information on our undergraduate fees for 2012 can be found here.
The National Scholarship Programme at Middlesex University
There are a total of 1,095 new scholarships available for students starting undergraduate courses in autumn 2012. There will be two types of scholarship available.
Through our obligations under the National Scholarship programme, we will be offering 420 scholarships worth £3000 for the first year of study. This will be awarded as follows:
- £2,000 in the form of a fee waiver
- £1,000 delivered as a cash award
- A pro-rata amount will be delivered to part-time students
As we are keen to offer the maximum number of our students support in 2012, Middlesex University will also be offering an additional 675 scholarships worth £1,000 to first year students. This will be awarded in the form of a fee waiver, with a pro-rata amount delivered to part-time students.
Eligibility for both of these scholarships will be decided using a points based system. There are a range of criteria, each carrying a points value.
The number of points you have will depend on how many of the different eligibility criteria you meet. Your points total will determine whether you are eligible to receive an award, as well as its value. This is to ensure that scholarships are targeted to students who need it the most.
Scholarships criteria
- You are a Care leaver
- You are in receipt of DLA and expect to receive full Maintenance/Special Support Grant
- You expect to receive a full Maintenance/Special Support grant on the basis of a £0 household income as assessed by Student Finance
- You attend/attended a school participating in our Education Liaison and Outreach programme.
Nursing and midwifery applicants cannot apply for the NSP
Please note that any applicants for nursing and midwifery courses are not eligible for the National Scholarship Programme as they will receive their funding from the NHS.
For more information on fees and funding for nursing and midwifery courses refer to our Rough Cuts finance leaflet for nursing and midwifery students.
Applying for scholarships
If you apply to study at Middlesex and are offered a place, we will send you an application form for our scholarships.
Please note that we cannot make decisions relating to application criteria based on household income until you have been financially assessed by Student Finance and you/your parents/partner have provided consent for Student Finance to share household income information with the University. Please refer to www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance for further information about how to apply for financially assessed student support.
We also have a number of privately funded scholarships which you may be eligible for.
For more advice
If you have any questions, or would like to find out what financial support you might be entitled to, you can contact our Enquiries Team on +44 (0)20 8411 5555 or email enquiries@mdx.ac.uk
