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Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
Full fee waiver + £3,500
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
- living expenses
Description
Cobham Group Limited is a group of aerospace, defence, and technology businesses, which employs 10,000 people, has extensive contracts with the British military and is seen as a world leader in air-to-air refuelling technology. The firm, based in Dorset, also makes electronic warfare systems and communications for military vehicles.
Since 2020, Cobham has further developed its Corporate Social Responsibility programme, with the aim of replenishing the STEM talent pipeline in the UK to ensure that graduates see Cobham as an employer of choice. Cobham are keen to ensure that higher education is accessible to all talented students and a passionate supporter of Northumbria’s “Higher Education without Barriers” fundraising campaign.
Benefits
This prestigious scholarship will award a select number of students who choose to study one of the below disciplines with a full fee waiver and an additional £3,500 to help support living costs.
Eligibility
To be eligible for a Cobham-Ultra Scholarship you must:
- Be a UK/Home applicant with 'Home' fee status - This includes students domiciled in Jersey, Guernsey, The Channel Islands, Ireland and Isle of Man
- Have applied to study on one of the eligible Full-Time one year* programmes, commencing September 2026 at the Newcastle Upon Tyne campus
- Meet the terms and conditions and accepted your offer
- Be a self-funded student - ie; not have fees which are paid in full or in part through a sponsorship arrangement (employer funded)
You must also meet at least one of the following criteria:
- You are a woman
- You live in a neighbourhood with a low progression rate to Higher Education. Please use your main home address and not your term time address and use the Postcode Checker to check your neighbourhood progression rate**
- You are an Estranged/Young Adult Carer
- You are from a Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) background
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Multiple disciplines
Locations
United Kingdom
Nationality
British
Study experience required
Bachelor
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
25 Sep 2026
There is a competitive selection process for this scholarship scheme. Applicants need to apply via online written application; a selection panel will consider all eligible applications. In no more than 3000 characters; In your future career, describe how you will address society’s needs. What are they (in summary) and how can the knowledge you would gain from your chosen Masters Degree help overcome them. Provide 3 examples - Applications will be considered on the strength of response.
The successful applicants will be notified once the evaluation panel has met, no later than Friday 25 September 2026.