Sport Scholarship Scheme

Our Sport Scholarship scheme is one of the leading initiatives the UK and helps talented students fulfil both their sporting and their academic potential.

What do you receive as part of the Sport Scholarship Scheme?

You’ll receive cash bursaries

You’ll be able to access our sports science expertise: Liverpool John Moores University has some of the leading sports science experts in the world and professional, elite and Olympic athletes come to our academics for guidance. As a Sport Scholar, you’ll receive this specialist guidance, which should help you enhance your sporting performance.

You’ll receive extra study support: We know that the thought of balancing your training, competing and studying can be daunting, which is why we offer Sport Scholars a mentor. Your mentor can offer your study support, helping you if it’s necessary to meet or defer deadlines.

Other benefits of our Sport Scholarship Scheme:

• Specialist Sports Science support, including fitness tests and profiling, strength and conditioning programmes, nutritional advice/sport psychology
• Individual or opposition match/technique analysis
• Athlete access to the High-Performance Unit which is LJMUs Elite Training Centre
• Regularly scheduled Sports Science seminars on latest relevant issues
• Student membership is available for the LJMU Sports Building on Copperas Hill in Liverpool City Centre. The Sports Building includes an 8 court sports hall, two multifunctional studio rooms and a two floor gym comprising of over 120 training stations, complete with the latest Technogym Excite range of equipment
• A range of LJMU-branded sports kit
• Support for competition and training-related travel, accommodation, kit and equipment

How can I apply for the Sport Scholarship Scheme?

Once you have checked whether you meet the eligibility criteria, you can apply for the Liverpool John Moores University Scholarship Scheme.

Applications for a Sport Scholarship should be made via the application form online.

All first applications must be received before 12 May in the year in which you intend to start your degree. Please fill in your application before this date.

Please note
Two references will be required.
On your application form you should provide contact details for both a sporting reference and an academic reference.

Liverpool John Moores University Sport Scholar Application Group will meet in May to shortlist applications and make conditional scholarship offers. Conditional offers will be confirmed as soon as entry to your desired course or progression to the next level of your current course has been verified.

Should you apply to Liverpool John Moores University and not meet the academic requirements for your course, all Sport Scholarship offers and agreements will be null and void.

Selection for the Sport Scholarship will be based on current and past performance, commitment and determination to succeed, as well as maintenance of academic standards. Please ensure you highlight your ability to achieve in these areas in the application form.

Liverpool John Moores University requires notification of any current contracts with clubs or sponsors. This is to ensure that involvement in Liverpool John Moores University’s Sport Scholarship Scheme does not jeopardise other agreements.