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. |
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Funding |
Up to £5000 |
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Sports scholarship applications are now open. The application deadline is Sunday 24 September 2023.
Sports funding
If your sport isn’t listed, or you’ve reached representative honours within the last 12 months 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.
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:
- using our contact form
- by email performance.sport@ncl.ac.uk
- by phone 0191 208 7224