There are many benefits to being a sports scholar at the University of Portsmouth, the fantastic support you'll receive, the community of like-minded student-athletes you'll be a part of and some of the following as well:
Financial bursaries
1-to-1 Strength and conditioning sessions
Expert sports nutrition advice
Free gym membership and access to facilities
Free physio and sports massage
Media promotion and experience
Expert sports psychology advice
BUCS affiliation for your sports club
Regular 1-to-1 mentoring
Academic support and flexibility
Lifestyle support
University of Portsmouth branded sports kit
As well as a reputation for academic excellence, we also have a history of sporting success. We provide financial and specialist support to student-athletes, to help maximise their sporting potential whilst studying at the University of Portsmouth.
We get that as a student-athlete you'll need to balance your training and competition, along with the pressure of achieving a high-quality degree. We try to help you with this through the support of our sport scholarship programme.
The programme is open to all students, irrespective of nationality, year of study or academic course. Applications open in November each year, and scholarships are awarded at the start of the academic year in August for the upcoming academic year. Focus is given to sports within the BUCS programme and Olympic and Paralympic sports, with other sports considered on a case-by-case basis.
To be eligible for a sports scholarship, applicants must:
Be of national standard or above in your sport
Fulfil the normal entry requirements for the course of which you are applying for/currently studying.
Be currently enrolled on an undergraduate or postgraduate degree course at the University of Portsmouth, or in the process of applying to become a University of Portsmouth student for the next academic year.
Be committed to playing a full part in Team UOP, and, wherever possible, be prepared to represent the University of Portsmouth in BUCS competitions.
