Scholarships at Newcastle University

Build on your sporting success

We award sports scholarships and funding every year to students who:

• have achieved highly in sports
• want to build on their success and represent the University

Eligibility

You must be:

• a current student in any year of study, or
• an undergraduate or postgraduate applicant with a place at Newcastle University

You must:

• have achieved senior or age group representative honours at national and/or regional level in the last 12 months, and/or
• be a member of the National Governing Body’s (NGB) performance squads, or equivalent

You must commit to:

• improving in your sport
• representing the University in British Universities Colleges Sport (BUCS) events, where applicable

Sports scholarships

To be eligible for a scholarship, you must compete in one of the following Performance Clubs:

• American Football
• Badminton
• Basketball
• Canoe
• Fencing
• Football
• Golf
• Hockey
• Lacrosse
• Netball
• Rowing
• Rugby League
• Rugby Union
• Ski
• Squash
• Table Tennis
• Tennis
• Volleyball
• Waterpolo

If your sport is not listed above, you can still apply for sports funding. See Sports funding below to find out more.

To be a Sports Scholar, you must:

• be a student at Newcastle University
• represent the University
• compete in British Universities Colleges Sport (BUCS) events, where applicable

Criteria

Regional/National/International standard within the last 12 months. Students should be part of a National Governing Body Performance Squad or equivalent.

Funding

Up to £10k

Services received

• Individual and/or small group Strength and Conditioning sessions
• Access to medical services, including physiotherapy and sports massage
• Professional coaching
• Mentoring/lifestyle support
• Athlete workshop programme covering topics such as sports physiology, nutrition, psychology, screenings, injury prevention and management, and lifestyle management
• Sport science support
• Access to training facilities
• Performance video analysis

Sports scholarship applications are now open. The application deadline is Sunday 3 October 2021.