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Sports Scholarships and Funding

Committed athletes with a track record of achievement can win a sports scholarship or funding.

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

Sports scholarship applications are now open. The application deadline is Sunday 24 September 2023.

Apply for a sports scholarship today

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

Sports funding

If your sport isn’t listed, or you’ve reached representative honours but 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

Disability sports scholarships

If you’re a Newcastle University student registered with a disability, you could go for our Disability Sports Scholarship.

You’ll need to be currently representing the University, or performing at a regional/national level for an external club.

Apply for a disability 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. Awards are at the discretion of the Performance Sport Team. All athletes must buy Silver Level Membership before they can receive a reward.

Learn more

For more information on scholarships and funding, get in touch with the Performance Sport Team: