Student Scholarships

The University of Bath was the first UK university to offer sports scholarships and today 38 student athletes who have displayed potential for success both academically and athletically are currently benefiting from our scholarships – including 15 awarded during the 2018-19 academic year. Our scholarships give talented young people the opportunity to benefit from Bath’s world-leading sporting and academic environment.

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) plus PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic bronze-medallist Dom Parsons (skeleton). Rio 2016 Olympian Joe Choong, who combined studying Mathematics with competing at international level for Pentathlon GB, explains how it 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
Bill Whiteley	One	£5,000 p/a (up to five years)	Click here
Ivor Powell	One	£2,000 p/a (up to 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
Thompson Education Trust	One	£1,250 p/a (up to two years)	Click here
Trendell	Two	£1,000 p/a (up three 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 2019/20 Scholarship Scheme are now open. Current and potential students are eligible to apply and full details can be found on the application form – click here to view and complete.

Current University of Bath sporting scholars

Athlete name	Sport	Scholarship	Year first awarded
Tom Dean	Swimming	Bill Whiteley	2018-19
Sophie Drakeford-Lewis	Netball	Bill Whiteley	2017-18
Tom Derbyshire	Swimming	British Swimming	2017-18
Ben Jones	Tennis	Buchan Jones	2017-18
Luke Turley	Swimming	Goldsmith	2018-19
Cara Clarke	Rugby union	Ivor Powell	2018-19
Imogen Allison	Netball	King	2016-17
Alistair Chalmers	Athletics	King	2018-19
Tim Nurse	Hockey	King	2017-18
Harriet Evans	Golf	R&A Golf Scholarship	2017-18
Jazmine Butcher	Alpine Skiing	Santander	2016-17
Molly Chapman	Badminton	Santander	2018-19
Daisy Collingridge	Sailing	Santander	2018-19
Chartie Curtis	Netball	Santander	2017-18
Jack Davies	Rugby union	Santander	2018-19
Charlie Follett	Modern Pentathlon	Santander	2018-19
Jacob Greenow	Swimming	Santander	2017-18
Georgia Hannam	Modern Pentathlon	Santander	2016-17
Sarah Jackson	Sailing	Santander	2017-18
Laura Macro	Rowing	Santander	2016-17
Nicholas Moynihan	Alpine Skiing	Santander	2014-15
Zara Mulholland	Rowing	Santander	2018-19
Tash Pavelin	Netball	Santander	2017-18
Anna Reynolds	Hockey	Santander	2018-19
James Russell	Fencing	Santander	2018-19
Emma Stacey	Clay-Pigeon Shooting	Santander	2016-17
Hugo Stiles	Rugby union	Santander	2016-17
Bradley Sutton	Modern Pentathlon	Santander	2016-17
Valdo Szucs	Athletics	Santander	2016-17
Lauren Williams	Athletics	Santander	2017-18
Ben Claridge	Athletics	Thompson Education Trust	2018-19
Caleb Ralston	Tennis	Thompson Education Trust	2018-19
Jordan Ainslie	Rugby union	Trendell	2017-18
Beck Cutting	Rugby union	Trendell	2017-18
Tom Doughty	Rugby union	Trendell	2018-19
Hannah Jones	Cricket	Trendell	2018-19
Jenny Nesbitt	Athletics	Trendell	2016-17
Myles Pillage	Modern Pentathlon	Trendell	2017-18

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