Scholarships

Applications for the 2017-18 Scholarship programme are now open – see below for information.

Current University of Bath sport scholars

The University of Bath was the first UK university to offer sports scholarships and today 56 student athletes who have displayed potential for success both academically and athletically are currently benefiting from our scholarships – including 23 new scholarships awarded during the 2016-17 academic year.

Our scholarships give talented young people the opportunity to benefit from Bath’s world-leading sporting and academic environment.

Scholarships are available to student athletes who have the potential to contribute to the University of Bath’s BUCS points.

Some of the country’s top athletes have benefited from our scholarships, including London 2012 Olympic silver medallists Michael Jamieson (swimming) and Samantha Murray (modern pentathlon).

Scholarships available

The University currently offers six different sport scholarship types for which students can apply (given that they meet the necessary requirements). These are:

Scholarship	No. available	Funding offered	Eligibility
Trendell	Two	£1,000 p/a (up three years)	Click here
King	One	£4,000 p/a (up to four years)	Click here
Santander	Six	£2,000 p/a (up to three years)	Click here
Bill Whiteley	One	£5,000 p/a (up to five years)	Click here
Thompson Education Trust	One	£1,250 p/a (up to two years)	Click here
Buchan Jones	One	£2,500 p/a	Click here

To be eligible for a scholarship athletes must:

have been offered a place on a course at the University
demonstrate the potential to compete at elite level internationally and contribute to the University’s British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) points
be recommended by their own coach and/or the University’s coach in their sport

Athletes on scholarships lasting more than one academic year will continue to receive their scholarship throughout their University course subject to an annual academic and sporting review.

Apply

Applications for entry for 2017/18 are now open and must be submitted before the closing date of September 15th. Click here to view the application form.

2016/17 new scholars

Athlete name	Sport	Scholarship awarded
Thomas Sinclair	Swimming	Bill Whiteley
Imogen Allison	Netball	King
Laura Macro	Rowing	Matrix
Jack Edmondson	Rugby	Goldsmith
Cameron Chalmers	Athletics	Thompson
Sarah Collin	Modern Pentathlon	Thompson
Eloise Laity	Hockey	Thompson
Charlotte Mclennaghan	Athletics	Trendell
Lottie Holland	Rugby	Trendell
Levi Davis	Rugby	Trendell
Mari Davies	Swimming	Trendell
Jazmine Butcher	Alpine Skiing	Santander
Valdo Szucs	Athletics	Santander
Amelia Stuart	Tennis	Santander
Georgia Hannam	Modern Pentathlon	Santander
Bradley Sutton	Modern Pentathlon	Santander
Hugo Stiles	Rugby	Santander
Jack Davies	Rugby	Santander
Stephanie Clutterbuck	Rowing	Santander
Emma Stacey	Clay Pigeon Shooting	Santander
Lily Honor	Football	Santander

Current scholars’ testimonials

“Scholarship funding helps with equipment, food, general living costs and travel which can be really expensive – especially when you’re going to one meet a month. The facilities here are pretty much ideal. We have everything we need in the gym, it’s right by the pool, it’s a five minute walk from my accommodation, and so it’s as good as it can be.”

–Tom Sinclair (swimming), Bill Whiteley scholar
“The University of Bath is so good for my course, has a great netball set-up and I love the sporty vibe. That’s why I chose to come here. It’s also flexible – when I was called up to play for England U21s for a tour to South Africa, I had an exam scheduled for the week after but I rearranged that exam and everything worked out fine.”

–Imogen Allison (netball), King scholar
“Being awarded a scholarship is a massive confidence boost. To have someone say that they believe in your ability is huge for your self-belief. There’s no better place than the University of Bath for letting you train at a high level, undertake the degree you want to do and offer you this level of support.”

–Sarah Collin (modern pentathlon) – Thompson scholar
“I have to say a massive thank you to Team Bath, Pentathlon GB and the rest of my support team for helping me get to number one, I couldn’t have done it without them. I’m supported by a Santander Sports Scholarship and the Team Bath Elite Athlete Fund which has allowed me to compete in Qatar, Serbia and Switzerland this season, as well as domestically. That support makes a huge difference.”

–Tom Edwards (fencing) – Santander scholar