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

• Fencing

• Football

• Golf

• Hockey

• Lacrosse

• Netball

• Rowing

• Rugby League

• Rugby Union

• 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

Scholarship package

Sports scholarship applications are now open. The application deadline is Sunday 2 October 2022.