Sports Scholarships are tailored to the needs of the individual athlete but will include a cash sum for sporting expenses up to £3,000 per year for exceptional athletes. A full package of support services and coaching equating to a cash equivalent of upwards of £3,500 is also provided as part of each award.

The Sports Scholarship Scheme is funded centrally by the University Performance Programme. However, University alumni alongside several key performance partners, both local and national sponsors, also show great generosity by financing several individual scholarships.

Please note that Sports Scholarships can only be awarded to those students who have gained the offer of a place or normal admission to a course based on their academic qualifications to the University of Exeter. You will be asked for your University of Exeter student number upon application. If you do not have a student number you are not eligible to apply. 

Further information

How to apply

Applications for the 2022/23 academic year have now closed. If you are a current student at the Univeristy of Exeter please do not complete this and instead contact  the Sports Scholarship and Recruitment Officer. 

Completed online application forms will be accepted from 28th October 2022 and need to be submitted by 31st May 2023 for 2023/24 entry. Please click here to complete an online application form.

In some circumstances short-listed applicants will receive an invitation to attend pre-season training at the University. Following this, a final decision on awards will be made at the beginning of October. If successful with your application, you will be assigned a level of award and notified on what you will need to do next.

For further details on the scheme please contact:

Sports Scholarship and Recruitment Officer, University of Exeter, Sports Park, Stocker Road, Exeter EX4 4QN.
Email: sportscholarships@exeter.ac.uk 

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