Scholarships and awards

The BAFTA Scholarship Programme aims to assist talented students in need of financial support. Applications for 2023/24 are expected to open in the new year, usually closing in May.
Recipients receive up to £12,000 to cover their annual course fees, an industry mentor, and free access to BAFTA events around the UK.

The NUA community is innovative and distinctive but needs to be more diverse, like the industries it supports.

To encourage talented students from diverse backgrounds to study at NUA, with the support of our Chancellor, film director Amma Asante MBE, we have set up the NUA Chancellor’s Scholarship Fund.

Financial concerns are one of the primary barriers to Black people progressing into Higher Education. The NUA Chancellor’s Scholarship Fund empowers students to continue their education and gives them the freedom to access resources and support they might not otherwise have.

The Scholarship of £9,250 a year for three years of study was first awarded in 2021. It is granted as nine termly payments and can be used to cover tuition fees, accommodation, living costs and course materials.

Applicants must be of Black or mixed Black heritage, domiciled in the UK, and hold an offer to study an undergraduate degree at NUA.

Chancellor’s Scholarship 2022

Applications for this year’s Chancellor’s Scholarship have now closed. Applications for 2023 entry will open around May/June 2023.

For more information on how to apply for the Chancellor’s Scholarship, please email awards@nua.ac.uk.

The Dubery and Brogden scholarships were established in 2016 following a substantial bequest to EAAF from the Estate of artists Fred Dubery and Joanne Brogden.

These scholarships acknowledge emerging talent and respond to financial needs, providing significant support for NUA students throughout their degrees. Scholars are presented with membership of EAAF, providing networking opportunities and peer support.

All postgraduate and eligible undergraduate students will be invited to apply in September of their starting year. For more information, please email awards@nua.ac.uk.

Heathfield Student Community Home is a privately-owned 44-room hall of residence. The owners are keen to support NUA’s commitment to diversity by offering one year’s free accommodation to a postgraduate international student.

Heathfield promotes a welcoming and supportive community among its residents, who are students from the UK and around the world. To broaden the range of interests and backgrounds among residents, Heathfield accepts students from NUA, UEA and other institutions.

The successful candidate will be required to sign a tenancy agreement directly with Heathfield.

For further information on how to apply for the Heathfield Accommodation Bursary, please contact international@nua.ac.uk.

Upon successful completion of the course, the student will undertake a two-month paid work placement at Lanpro, following which and subject to review, there may be the opportunity for a full-time position.

The Bursary will be issued as nine termly payments of £500 over the two-year course. Students on the MArch course will be invited to apply for this Bursary at the beginning of their starting year.

For more information, please email awards@nua.ac.uk.

The Award was established in 2019, and is given to a student who produces the most outstanding project according to the following criteria:

1. Demonstrates excellence in the consideration of structure 
2. Shows an innovative approach to solving structural problems

The Elsie Cole Memorial Prize is a historical legacy, generously left in Elsie Cole’s will to NUA. The prize is awarded to a student who has created the most outstanding work in their final year and showed the most improvement over their three years on the course.

The prize is awarded according to the following criteria:

1. The student demonstrates a sustained approach to environmentally aware architecture and urbanism.
2. Their work illustrates a considered approach to environmental design for cities, landscapes, public spaces, materials, industrial, retail and residential architecture.

The residency includes use of a studio, access to the abundance of resources on the High House estate, accommodation and a final crit with Antony and Vicken.

Students are invited to submit a proposal. These are then reviewed by the team at High House, who select two students.

The prize is awarded according to the following criteria:

1. The drawing communicates clearly without needing to reference other images or texts and evokes what it intends to portray.
2. The drawing comprises drawn lines, tones, planes etc. (i.e., not formed from a photographic collage or produced by another ‘painterly’ process).
3. The drawing displays excellence in the medium used, whether manual, CAD-assisted, or a combination of the two.
4. The drawing has distinct qualities that could be described as engaging, winsome or whimsical.

The prize is awarded according to the following criteria:

1. The topic is contemporary and relevant to issues pertinent to the broader architectural community
2. The report has a clear argument and demonstrates strong analytical skills and the use of evidence.
3. The report is engaging and articulate in style and has been designed professionally with clear consideration of aesthetics and layout.