The Qolcom (Quality Of Life Through Communication) Scholarships for September 2022
At
Northumbria, we are passionate about bringing together our inspirational
courses, forward-thinking staff and innovative students to tackle the
challenges of tomorrow. Northumbria champions students who are curious,
hardworking and academically gifted.
Founded in 2005, Qolcom is an award-winning certified
Platinum Partner with HPE Aruba and their business is based on “Transforming
Enterprise through Digital Innovation” in three key areas:
- Digital Workplace – enabling new, more
effective ways of working; raising employee engagement and agility; and
exploiting consumer-oriented styles and technologies.
- Intelligent Network
Infrastructure – Cognitive, adaptive, modern wired/wireless network
infrastructure that supports your organisations’ digital evolution.
- Security – Protecting networks,
devices, users, and applications from digital attacks.
Qolcom’s tried and tested methodology; Engage:
Discover: Realise: Evolve ensure customers get the right fit solution,
the first time and every time.
The Qolcom
Scholarships will award two highly gifted Nursing students with £2,000 cash
during their first year of Undergraduate study only.
The money can be used to enhance the overall university learning
experience.
If you are
ready to start your university journey with Northumbria, create your best
future and meet the criteria below, apply for your course now and you will
automatically be considered for a Qolcom Scholarship.
Terms and
conditions
To be eligible
for a Qolcom Scholarship you must:
- Be a UK/Home applicant
- Achieve at least 144 points
(or equivalent) from your best three qualifications, for example AAA at A
Level or DDD at BTEC
- Have a household income of
under £40,000
- Have a permanent residence in the North East of England. Please click here for eligible counties.
- Apply and enrol to study on
a Full-Time Undergraduate Nursing course at the Newcastle Upon Tyne
campus, starting in September 2022
- Choose Northumbria as your firm choice by 09 June 2022
- Meet all individual entry requirements
- Be a self-funded student
- Apply for one or more elements of the Government Student Finance
package (for example, Tuition Fee loan, Maintenance loan) in order for
your application to be means-tested
- Register with Student Finance England (SFE)
- Agree to share consent via your Government Finance Provider with
Northumbria University
Eligible courses
Important information
- The students selected for a Qolcom Scholarship will not be
eligible for any other Undergraduate scholarship schemes
- The Qolcom Scholarship is awarded as cash
- Payments will be made as 25% of total in November 2022, 25% of
total in February 2023 and 50% of total in May 2023
- Funding is provided in the first year of
study only
- If you defer your place at
Northumbria University before the scholarship has been paid, the
scholarship offer will be withdrawn
- If you decide to leave your
course after the scholarship payment has been made, the University will
not make efforts to reclaim the amount
- If you are required to resit
your first year, the scholarship will not be paid again
- The successful students will be required to send a thank you letter
to the donor
- A progress update for the donor will be
requested at the end of the first year of study
- If you do not provide a thank you letter and a progress update to
the donor, the scholarship will be withdrawn
- The University's decision is final and cannot be challenged; there
is no right of appeal
Selection
Process
- Students who are eligible for the Qolcom Scholarship will be identified by Northumbria University post-enrolment, there is no separate application form
- If more than two students are eligible based on their point score, the successful students will be selected on the strength of their personal statement which will be assessed by the course academic
- The successful students will be notified by the end of October 2022
Last updated:18/11/2021
