If you are an aspiring student-athlete – either prospectively or currently studying at UEA – we want to support you in your journey to achieve your highest potential both academically and on the sporting field.
UEA+Sport offers a wide range of facilities and support for our top athletes and sporting programmes, ensuring you have the best possible opportunities to maximise your potential whilst studying at UEA. Led by a strong team of dedicated and innovative coaching staff, and supported by a range of highly skilled practitioners, we offer you a high-quality level of support to enable you to succeed. Recent scholars have been successful in BUCS, Local, Regional and National competitions with many also attaining International success. This is achieved by ensuring each athlete can thrive in their own environment.
Our holistic and athlete-centred approach to developing performance has showcased success with many athletes competing at age-group and senior World and European Championships, and the BUCS programme rising nearly 20 places in just four years – with many teams dominating the local and regional landscape in their sport. For more information, take a look at our performance sport brochure.
Our sport scholarship packages offer a range of financial and specialist support services to our student athletes and are offered at three levels: Elite, Excellence and Developing Excellence.
Scholars will benefit from:
Our sport scholarship packages offer a range of financial and specialist support services to our student athletes and are offered at three levels: Elite, Excellence and Developing Excellence.
Scholars will benefit from:
- Financial support in an individualised financial plan (Elite and Excellence only – up to £1,500 for Elite, up to £500 for Excellence)
- Gym and Swim Membership (currently worth £300)
- Additional free use of training facilities at the Sportspark (facility access to be determined per individual athlete and availability)
- Free uea+sport membership (USM) (currently worth £55)
- Access to Strength and Conditioning support
- Access to physiotherapy
- Discounted sports massage
- Support workshops
- Branded sports kit
- Lifestyle support
Our current performance sports are basketball, football, netball, American football and rugby – but we also pride ourselves on accepting scholarship applications from a wide range of other sports. We want to help all athletes reach their potential whilst here with us so all applications are welcomed, with each case being reviewed against our sporting criteria (see below).
For basketball (men’s and women’s), football (men’s and women’s), rugby (men’s and women’s) and netball, take a look at our team scholarships.
Sports scholarships are awarded on an annual basis.
Type of Course:
- Undergraduate
- Postgraduate Taught
- Postgraduate Research
- Year Abroad
Funding Type:
Annual Value:
Years Available:
Country / Region:
Any
Applicant’s Nationality:
Any
Country of Domicile:
Any
Method of Application:
Applications for the UEA+Sport Individual Scholarship for the 2022-23 academic year are now closed.
Applications for the 2023-24 academic year will open in January 2023.
send an email to the email ID above, and state your purpose
