Levels: Bachelor, Master, MBA
Tuition: Partial coverage
Finaid max: 20000  GBP
Duration max: 48  months

The University of Stirling provides the ideal environment for talented athletes to develop and flourish in their chosen sport, providing expert support and a comprehensive collection of world-class facilities set on our scenic campus.

Our International Sports Scholarship Programme is one of the largest high performance sports programmes in the UK and has supported more than 700 student athletes since its inception in 1981, sending athletes to Olympic, World and Commonwealth Games.

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Finaid max: 20000  GBP

Quota:

Financial support of up to £5,000 per annum.

Our sport scholarships can offer you financial support of up to £5,000 per annum. They’ll also provide you with a fantastic bespoke package of coaching, state-of-the-art facilities, performance mentoring and access to the latest innovations in sport research. We can help you combine flexible degree study with your success in competing at the highest levels of sport.

We offer sports scholarships to talented student athletes helping them to fulfil their potential.

We support students competing in our core sports, listed below, and other sports if at an international level*:

Our core sports are:

  • football
  • golf
  • swimming
  • tennis
  • triathlon

Students receive: funding support, academic flexibility, national standard coaching, essential equipment and opportunity to stay on campus.

*Other sports must feature in BUCS, Commonwealth, Olympic or Paralympic programmes.

How to apply?

To be considered for a scholarship, applicants must hold - or be in the process of applying for - a place on an undergraduate or postgraduate degree programme at the University of Stirling. Students must also meet the sport-specific qualification criteria.

Download and complete an application form and return before the start of semester in September. Places are confirmed by post before the start of the semester each year.

Our sporting success

  • More than 50 of our student athletes currently hold world rankings.
  • Our medal winners include 15 Olympians and 4 Paralympians.
  • We hold nine world records.
  • Stirling athletes brought home more than medals from the Rio Olympics in 2016 than any other university in Scotland.

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