Scholarships support students’ experience Fab four for record-breaking graduate

Andrew Shenton has made history by becoming the first person to graduate from Northumbria with four degrees.

Mr Woon graduated from Northumbria’s Law programme in 1981. Today, as a keen art collector with a number of successful businesses in Singapore, he has established a series of scholarships at Northumbria University to honour his family who supported him through his studies.

He explained: “When you have made it in life, it is good to share, to give and to enrich the lives of other people with whatever small gifts you can give to them.”

The renowned Woon Foundation Painting and

Sculpture Art Prize is now the UK’s largest student art prize, worth a total of £40,000 each year. It is open to all final year Fine Art students studying in the UK and provides opportunities to develop their fine art practice.

Mr Woon has also established the Access to Justice Fund to help members of the public access legal support, as well as the Woon Scholarships aimed at helping students with the expenses of working in law firms across the world.

Northumbria University News speaks to some of our students to find out how their studies have been enhanced, thanks to Mr Woon’s scholarships.