Funding application deadline:
15 Jun 2026
To apply for this scholarship you must submit your application on the scholarship providers website by this date.
Sports scholarships for applicants
Scholarship information
Scholarship benefits
There are three distinctive levels of Sports Scholarship awards with different benefits and qualification criteria.
Gold
- Up to £1,000 towards training and competition expenses each academic year
- Free annual Edge Hill Sport and Team Edge Hill membership
- Free access to gym and other sports facilities
- Free personal training
- Sports science support package available based on your individual needs
- Access to strength and conditioning sessions and nutritional advice
Silver
- Up to £500 towards training and competition expenses each academic year
- Free annual Edge Hill Sport and Team Edge Hill membership
- Free access to gym and other sports facilities
- Free personal training
- Access to strength and conditioning sessions and nutritional advice
Bronze
- Up to £250 towards training and competition expenses each academic year
- Free annual Edge Hill Sport and Team Edge Hill membership
- Free access to gym and other sports facilities
- Free personal training
- If you are awarded a Sports Scholarship, you must make satisfactory progress in both your sporting and academic pursuits to have the scholarship renewed annually prior to your graduation, irrespective of whether you are allocated a Gold, Silver or Bronze award. This must be evidenced by completing an annual review to demonstrate your ongoing performance levels.
Eligibility
To be eligible to apply for a Sports Scholarship, you must have applied to study a full-time undergraduate degree (BA/BEng/BSc/LLB/MBChB), full-time integrated Masters degree (MComp/MEng/MNSW/MSci), full-time foundation degree (FdA/FdSc) or full-time PGCE or Postgraduate Teacher Training at Edge Hill University and firmly accepted an offer of a place to study with us.
Please note, while MBChB Medicine and MBChB Medicine with Foundation Year applicants are eligible to apply for a Sports Scholarship, the scholarship benefits available may vary from those outlined above due to the longer length of these programmes.
Direct entrants to Year 2 or later of undergraduate programmes, as well as permanent employees of Edge Hill University, are not eligible for a Sports Scholarship.
Your application will be judged to determine whether your application has been successful and, if so, to establish Gold, Silver or Bronze classification.
You will need to demonstrate that you meet one or more of the criteria below for a particular level of Sports Scholarship. The criteria serve as a preliminary guideline only and does not guarantee the receipt of a Sports Scholarship or a specific level of award. A cap applies to the overall amount of money available to be awarded through Sports Scholarships.
Gold
• Evidence of selection for International or National representation at either senior or junior level by a recognised sport National Governing Body (NGB) within the last 12 months (for example selection for Great Britain or England)
• Current regular first-team player competing in the highest tier nationally in your chosen sport
• Ranked individually in the top 10 nationally by a recognised sport NGB
• Athlete currently on a recognised NGB Talent pathway at the highest performance level
• Coaching or officiating regularly at a national level (for example at FA referee levels 1-3 or the relevant NGB equivalent)
Silver
• Evidence of selection for regional representation at either senior or junior level within the last 12 months (for example, North of England)
• Ranked individually in the top 25 nationally by a recognised sport NGB
• Sports administration, Coaching or officiating regularly at regional level (for example, FA referee levels 4-5 or the relevant NGB equivalent)
Bronze
• Evidence of selection for County representation at either senior or junior level within the last 12 months (for example for Lancashire, also includes some small islands and nations)
• Current professional club Academy or age group player (for example, Under 21s)
• The ability to make a significant contribution to increasing participation in sport at Edge Hill University
• A significant contribution to community sport in coaching, officiating or administration.
If you are awarded a Sports Scholarship but subsequently defer your offer of a place to study with us, you will no longer be eligible to receive the Sports Scholarship, though you are welcome to re-apply in the following application cycle before you join your course. Please bear in mind that there is a competitive application process so a successful outcome to your second application (or the same level of award) cannot be guaranteed.
Please note: A successful application for a Sports Scholarship will make you ineligible to receive an Excellence Scholarship as a current student.