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Applicant interview travel expenses

You may be able to claim up to £50 towards the cost of traveling to your pre-entry interview.

Eligibility

If you have applied to one of the following courses and have received an invite to attend a pre-entry interview as part of the application process, you must meet any one of the following criteria, which is available to us on your UCAS application form:

  • you have been accepted onto the University’s PARTNERS Programme Supported Entry route
  • you are taking part in the Realising Opportunities Programme
  • you are taking part in the Sutton Trust Pathways to Medicine Programme
  • you have experienced time in care
  • you are an asylum seeker or refugee
  • you are currently in receipt of, or entitled to, free school meals
  • you live in an area of the UK from which very few students progress to higher education

 

How we will confirm your eligibility

After you submit your application for reimbursement, we will review your UCAS application. We will confirm that you meet one of the eligibility criteria listed above.

 

To find out if your postcode is eligible, you can search for it below:

How to apply

The process for interview attendees claiming the Visit Bursary is currently under review. Please contact visit.bursary@newcastle.ac.uk if you would like to submit a claim in the mean time.

Any questions...

If you have any queries about the process, please contact us at: visit.bursary@newcastle.ac.uk