Scholarships

Some of the 2017-18 sporting scholars at the University of Bath

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 22 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). Rio 2016 Olympian Joe Choong, who combined studying Mathematics with competing at international level for Pentathlon GB, explains how a scholarship has helped his career in this video:

Scholarships available

The University currently offers several 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

Click here to read the full terms and conditions for each scholarship.

Eligibility

To be eligible for a scholarship athletes must:

be studying or have applied for a course at the University of Bath;
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;
meet the criteria for the Team Bath Dual Career Programme.

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.

How to apply

Applications for the 2018/19 Scholarship scheme are now closed but check back soon for details for the 2019/20 academic year.

2017/18 new scholars

Athlete name	Sport	Scholarship awarded
Jordan Ainslie	Rugby	Trendell
Olivia Caesar	Athletics	Trendell
Charlotte Curtis	Netball	Santander
Beck Cutting	Rugby	Trendell
Tom Derbyshire	Swimming	British Swimming
Sophie Drakeford-Lewis	Netball	Whiteley
Jacob Greenow	Swimming	Santander
Chari Hawkins	Athletics	Santander
Anna Hopkin	Swimming	Thompson Education Trust
Sarah Jackson	Windsurfing	Santander
Ben Jones	Tennis	Buchan Jones
Laura Macro	Rowing	Santander
Tim Nurse	Hockey	King
Tash Pavelin	Netball	Santander
Myles Pillage	Modern Pentathlon	Trendell
Lauren Williams	Athletics	Santander

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

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