Newcastle University Sports Scholarships 2025

Sports Scholarships are offered by Newcastle University for undergraduate or postgraduate university students or applicants. Applicant Regional/National/International standard within the last 12 months. Students should be part of a National Governing Body Performance Squad or equivalent.

Eligibility for the Sports Scholarships:

• The candidate must be enrolled at Newcastle University as a current student in any year of study or as an undergraduate or graduate applicant with a spot.
• The candidate should be a member of the National Governing Body's (NGB) performance squads, or similar, and should have won senior or age group representative honors at the national and/or international level during the previous 12 months.
• The applicant must pledge to progress in their sport and, if appropriate, represent the university in British Universities Colleges Sport (BUCS) competitions.
• Have the ability to hit top 4 for individual BUCS events.
• 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.

Value of the Scholarship:

The reward is up to £5,000.

Application: Applicants must submit a scholarship application form by 21st September 2025.