Scholarships at ニューカッスル大学

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

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 £5000

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.