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National Scholarship Programme

National Scholarship Programme

Please note that the 2012 fund has now closed as we have reached our allocation of awards. If you are experiencing hardship, please apply to the University’s Retention Fund instead.

Further information on the 2013 NSP for new entrants starting in September 2013 will be posted here shortly.

The National Scholarship Programme is a new initiative aimed at low-income students and funded by both the Government and universities/colleges.

It is a on​​​​​e-year only award and an individual student can receive only one award of a total of £3,000.

 

The Plymouth National Scholarship Award

Plymouth University has enhanced the government contribution to the NSP scheme, in order to enable more students to access its awards.

Eligible students will receive a total of £3,000 during their period of study at the University, in the form of:
 
  • £1,000 cash to be received in the first year
  • £2,000 credit on a 'Campus Card' or equivalent  to allow the purchase of items relating to study eg printing, photocopying, catering, childcare at the campus nursery, the cost of accommodation in Halls of Residence. 

 

Application process for 2013/14 onwards

In order to assess your eligibility, you will need to have applied for government financial support eg student loans and grants. In making our decision we will need to look at your household circumstances and background.
 
If you think the National Student Scholarship Programme is something that you might qualify for, please complete and submit this web form​ to register your interest for it.
 
If you are studying a University of Plymouth programme at one of our Partner Colleges, please see the college web pages for their NSP eligibility criteria and application process.
 

Further information for those now in receipt of the 2012/13 NSP Award

National Scholarship Programme (NSP): Review of the student experience. With the introduction of the new NSP we would like to:
  • study the first year of NSP
  • gain a better understanding of the student NSP experience
  • see what difference the scholarship makes
  • help to improve what the NSP is able to offer
We are therefore inviting NSP recipients to participate in this study. Please see the linked pages for more information.
 
For further information please contact:
 
Mark Lockett, National Scholarship Programme Support Officer
​
Student finance with Plymouth University 

DISCLAIMER

This information was updated in October 2012.  Please be aware that terms, conditions and amounts are subject to change and these pages will be updated in due course. 
 

Criteria for eligibility

To be considered for a scholarship:

  • Your residual household income must be below £25,000 although not all those with incomes below this level will receive a National Scholarship award
  • Plymouth University must be your firm first choice application
  • You must be domiciled in England
  • You must be applying for a full-time programme of study which is not on the excluded list below*
  • You must be applying for and entering Higher Education in 2013
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In addition you should also preferably be:
or
  • A care leaver, who has been in local authority care for a minimum of 3 months. Students who have been adopted will not be eligible for the award, under this criteria.
or
  • An independent student (for student funding purposes) is a student who is over 25 or can prove that they have been self-supporting for at least 3 years prior to the start of the course ​

*Applicants to the following programmes will not be eligible for the scheme:

  • NHS funded programmes eg Nursing, Midwifery, Operating Department Practice, Podiatry, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Dietetics
  • TDA funded programmes eg Initial Teacher Training and PGCE
  • Progression from a Foundation Degree/HND to a degree