Sports Scholarship

Sport and Wellbeing offers Sports Scholarship to high level athletes of any sport who have represented their region or country competitively, or have the potential to do so whilst studying at the University of Southampton.

Sports Scholarship applications are now CLOSED for 2021/22, scroll down to find out more about the application process. 

Sport and Wellbeing recognise that sport, both participative and elite, plays a significant part in the life of the University and in the choices people make when applying for Higher Education. Sport and Wellbeing are committed to supporting high level athletes wanting to pursue dual pathways, combining both academic studies with competing on the National and International stage in their chosen sport.

Each year we offer athletes the opportunity to develop their sporting potential by providing them with an excellent support network of services. Successful applicants are based on the amount of applications received, each successful applicant will then be awarded one of the following 3 awards: Gold, Silver or Talent ID.

Applications will reopen for 2022/23 before the start of the next academic year, please get in touch with us via sportandwellbeing@southampton.ac.uk and address your email to Henry and Chris.

Sports Application Process

Applications for the 2021/22 are now CLOSED. Start preparing for your 2022/23 application now, we usually want the below type of information:

• What is your highest achievement so far in your sporting career and when was this?
• Outline your current training regime, both sport specific and conditioning
• What goals and aims do you have for your sport and what are you concentrating on for the coming year?
• Can you tell about a time or times you have acted as an ambassador or volunteered in a sport capacity?
• Please provide the name(s) of any University Sports Club(s) that you plan to represent or support during your time at the University of Southampton
• How do you currently balance sporting and academic commitments?

Each of the above questions/information must not exceed 200 words.

We will also require you to send over further information to sportandwellbeing@southampton.ac.uk, but you will be prompted to complete this once you go through the application. This information can be sent at a later date, providing it is submitted before the closing date. Remember applications are not yet open.

Good luck for your preperation.

Click below for information about our 2020/21 Scholarship recipients: