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Sports Scholarships
Eligibility
Be a member of the
National Governing Body’s (NGB) performance squads,
or part of the
NGB pathway
(U21 / equivalent).
Have achieved senior or age group
representative honours at national and/or international level
in the last 12 months, and/or current year.
Be part of a recognised professional club and/or academy.
Competing at a national level where applicable.
Have the ability to hit
top 4
for individual BUCS events.
Sports Scholarships
Individuals from any sport can apply for a Sport Scholarship but must meet the eligibility criteria above. Priority will be given to our Performance Sports:
Basketball
Men's Football
Hockey
Rowing
Rugby Union
Volleyball
High Performance Athlete (HPA) Offers
Athletes identified by the Performance Sport Team will be flagged as a HPA. This system is in place to support those competing at the highest level alongside their respective studies and provides a contextual offer for individuals to receive a grade reduction.
Successful applicants may receive up to a two grade reduction from the standard offer. This will be communicated in your UCAS offer if applicable.
Please note: this information is specific to Sport/HPA. Those students eligible for WP/Partners may have offers which supersede HPA.
Apply for a sports scholarship today
Sports funding
If you reach representative honours during the current academic year and need support fill in the form. If you’ve been selected for higher representative honours, wait until you know your competition dates before applying.
Applications for sports funding are open all year round.
Apply for sports funding
North American Athlete Scholarships
If you’re a North American (NA) athlete applying to study at Master’s level, you could go for our NA Athlete Scholarship. Successful applicants will receive a fee reduction. You also get access to all the support services listed in the table above.
North American Athlete Scholarship
Important information for all applicants
Make sure you fill in the correct application form.
We consider all applications for Sports Scholarship and Sports Funding.
Selection of awards are at the discretion of the Performance Sport Team.
Learn more
For more information on scholarships and funding, get in touch with the Performance Sport Team:
using our
contact form
by email
performance.sport@ncl.ac.uk