Key Facts

Type of award: Scholarship
Value: £1,000 to £3,000
Year of entry: 2021/22
Application deadline/process: Application form

Overview

We offer opportunities for student athletes to be supported with their aspirations of a potential playing career whilst also studying for a high-quality degree. Scholarships are offered in our focal sports and we also invite applications from high performing individual athletes, see below:

Focal Sports

Basketball
Golf
Netball
Rugby League
Table Tennis
Women’s Football

Talented individuals

We invite applications from talented individuals, in any sport, who are competing at age-group or senior national or international level.

How is the value received?

Elite Award: £1,000 cash award annually [reviewed annually up to a total of £3,000] + our athlete support package (see below)

Excellence Award: Free access to UCLan sports facilities; free scholarship sports kit; free sports club membership; free sports performance support including:

Fitness assessment
Strength and conditioning
Physiotherapy and rehabilitation
Lifestyle management
Nutrition programmes
Sport psychology

Eligibility

The student must be studying on a full time or part time taught course at the University’s main campus in Preston, starting in September 2021 to be eligible for a sport scholarship.

Excludes the following programmes: Distance learning | Blended learning.

The scholarships are available to UK, EU and International students.

If any of the information provided in the application for a scholarship is incorrect, we reserve the right to withdraw the scholarship offered.

Sporting Criteria for Focal Sports:

Basketball	Men’s: Experience of playing basketball at Men’s National League Division Three or above. Women’s: Experience of playing basketball at WEABL (Women’s Elite Academy Basketball League) standard.
Golf	Men’s: 1 Handicap Women’s: 3 Handicap
Netball	Age group/Senior National/International standard Experience of playing for a National League side (Premier League 1, 2 or 3) or a Regional ‘Premier’ League side (i.e.
Rugby League	Men’s: Further Education Colleges county/International player Category 3 Academy player (these are FE colleges linked with Professional clubs) Category 1 & 2 Super League/Championship U19 Academy/reserves player BARLA county or international age group player
Table Tennis	Men’s and Women’s – Individuals competing at age-group or senior national or international level.
Women’s Football	Age group/Senior National/International standard Experience of playing for a club in Tiers 2-4 of the Women’s Football Pyramid (i.e. Women’s Championship, National League Premier North/South, Division 1 North/Midlands/South East/South West)
Talented individuals from any sport	Individuals competing at age-group or senior national or international level

These criteria have a UK context, if you have any questions regarding the criteria, particularly from an international context, please contact UAdmissions@uclan.ac.uk

Terms and conditions

Scholarship athletes are expected to:

fully engage with their academic programmes of study
train and perform to the best of their ability
contribute to the University’s sports performance, by competing in British University and Colleges Sport (BUCS), unless otherwise agreed with the Director of Sport or nominee
Be ambassadors for their sports and the University

Selection Process:

Applicants that meet the criteria will be assessed against the University’s sporting objectives
The selection process is competitive; meeting the criteria is not a guarantee of being awarded a Scholarship
The scholarship award is for entry in academic year 2021-22; applications cannot be carried over or deferred. Students wishing to receive a scholarship in future years will be required to reapply in the next academic cycle

How to apply

If you believe that you meet the above criteria please complete the Application Form and return it via email to UAdmissions@uclan.ac.uk

There will be two rounds of decision making on Sports Scholarship for entry in September 2021:

Round One: Deadline for applications, midnight on Sunday 2 May 2021
Round Two: Deadline for applications, midnight on Sunday 29 August 2021

If you have received your offer by April 2021 please apply through round one

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