The Institute of Continuing Education (ICE) and NEC  are once again collaborating to offer a 100% tuition fee bursary for the 2023-2024 academic year. 

This collaboration which began in 2021 and continued in 2022, is a fantastic opportunity for a current NEC A level student or a student who has completed their NEC A level course in the past 12 months to study a one-year, part-time Undergraduate Certificate with ICE. 

There are nine certificate courses to choose from as part of the NEC-ICE Bursary Scheme and most are open to anyone; you don’t need any specific academic qualifications to apply. 

The courses available to NEC-ICE bursary applicants for 2023-2024 are:

• Undergraduate Certificate in Classical Studies (Course code: 2324CCR001)
• Undergraduate Certificate in English Literature: Texts and Contexts (Course code: 2324CCR120)
• Undergraduate Certificate in Evolutionary Biology (Course code: 2324CCR205)
• Undergraduate Certificate in History (Course code: 2324CCR055)
• Undergraduate Certificate in History of Art: Classical to Renaissance (Course code: 2324CCR605) 
• Undergraduate Certificate In International Relations (Course code: 2324CCR876) 
• Undergraduate Certificate in The Making of the English Landscape: Landscape History and Archaeology (Course code: 2324CCR041) 
• Undergraduate Certificate in Philosophy: History of Philosophy, Philosophy of Mind and Political Philosophy (Course code: 2324CCR751) 
• Undergraduate Certificate in the Study of Early Medieval England (Course code: 2324CCR707)

The recipient of the bursary will begin their studies in October 2023. If you are a current NEC A level student or completed your A level with NEC within the last year, find out more about the courses available by clicking on the links above. The Undergraduate Certificate courses are delivered entirely online, enabling students from anywhere in the world to study flexibly with the University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education. 

Are you eligible?

Full eligibility criteria if you are interested in applying for this bursary are available in the terms and conditions which you can download here. 

Closing date for applications

If you wish to apply for the NEC-ICE Bursary Scheme for 2023-2024 you should apply for your chosen course via the University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education website here. Once you have applied for your course you will be informed about the bursaries available to you which are relevant to your course. 

If you have already applied for a course with the University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education but not applied for a bursary, you can find the list of available bursaries here. You will need to scroll down to the National Extension College bursary. 

Bursary applications should be submitted by 15th May 2023. They will then be considered by an internal selection panel.