Visit Bursary for School Groups
This fund is available for teachers, to support with the costs of bringing students to campus.
How much can I claim?
For the academic year 2024/25, state school and college staff can claim between £250 - £750. We will use eligibility criteria as outlined in our Access and Participation Plan, such as percentage of free school meal students and the socieconomic background of the students at your school, to determine the value of your travel bursary.
We will confirm the value available to your school upon submission of the form on this page. If you'd like an urgent response, please email us using the details below.
Where possible, we don’t want the cost of travel to be a limiting factor in attending our on-campus events. If you’re concerned that the available bursary will prevent your school group from accessing campus, please get in touch to discuss this further.
What can the Visit Bursary be used for?
The Visit Bursary can support travel costs for on-campus outreach events. Teachers or advisers can book this for their school groups. Eligible events may include:
- University Open Days
- On-campus outreach days (for example, one-day events booked via our outreach team, library services or STEM outreach team)
Please note:
- this funding is available only to school groups
- it is not available on an individual basis
- only school staff can request bursaries
- the allowance can only be used for transport or supply costs incurred by student groups visiting the Newcastle University campus
- the funding is available to state schools/colleges only
- we will consider bursary applications individually
- we will take into account the number of visits and the cumulative amount claimed per school/college during this academic year
- available funding may vary from 2024/25 onwards
If you have any queries, please contact us by email at [email protected].
How to apply
Complete the following steps to claim the Visit Bursary:
- we will confirm your visit to Newcastle University
- you can then complete the form below, preferably before you attend your visit
- a member of the team will pick up and confirm your request
- they will send further details, including a claim form, by email
- when you visit the University, please bring your claim form
- ask the University staff member running the event/leading the visit to sign it
- please email a copy of your signed claim form to the Visit Bursary email account within two weeks of your visit
- this will then be picked up by one of our team who will arrange for the payment to be made
- the Visit Bursary reimburses your travel/cover costs; we do not pay them for you
We have three payment processing dates throughout the academic year, they are:
- Wed 4 December
- Wed 5 February
- Wed 23 July
If the set processing dates would prevent you from engaging with the Visit Bursary, please contact us at [email protected].
Providing all evidence is recieved, you will be reimbursed within 6 weeks, likely within 3 weeks.