Northumbria
University is committed to supporting students with outstanding abilities in
both their academic studies and wider interest areas.
The
Sport Coaching Scholarship, funded by the University’s Higher Education
Without Barriers campaign, is aimed at enabling aspiring coaches to gain
financial support for living costs and professional development at Northumbria
University. Successful students will be awarded £1,000 per year (to a total of £3,000) throughout
their Undergraduate degree (subject to satisfactory completion*)
The
scholarship is open to gifted coaches who are applying to study on a Full-Time
Undergraduate programme in any Faculty/Subject at the University in the
academic year 2024/25.
The scholarship closes at 16:00 on Friday 30 August 2024
Terms and Conditions
The
Undergraduate Sport Coaching Scholarship is open to applicants who would like
to progress in the field of sport coaching and you must also:
- Be
a UK/Home applicant - This includes students domiciled in Jersey, Guernsey, The Channel Islands, Ireland and Isle of Man
- Be
actively engaged as a coach or umpire/official to at least club or county
level and hold/be working towards a minimum Level 2 qualification in a NGB
recognised sport
- Be
an active coach in one of the following:
- Focus Sports: Basketball, Football,
Rugby League, Rugby Union and Volleyball
- Developing Sports: Badminton,
Hockey, Lacrosse and Netball
- Already
have a minimum Level 1 National Governing Body coaching qualification in a
sport above, with a Level 2 coaching qualification and experience in
officiating being desirable You should be actively engaged as a coach and
willing to engage in upskilling to the next level with support from the
University’s Sport Department
- Agree
to support and engage with Northumbria Sport staff including coaches through
4-8 hours of contact time through office and on-field work
- Apply and enrol
to study on an Undergraduate Northumbria University course on a Full-Time basis
at the Newcastle Upon Tyne campus, starting in September 2024
- Choose
Northumbria as your firm choice by 06 June 2024
- Meet
all individual entry requirements
- Be
a self-funded student (i.e., not sponsored by an employer)
- Register
with Student Finance England (SFE), Student Finance Wales (SFW), Student
Finance Northern Ireland (SFNI) or Student Award Agency for Scotland (SAAS)
- Agree to share
consent via your Student Finance Provider with Northumbria University
Important Information
- Students selected for the
Undergraduate Sport Coaching Scholarship 2024 will not be eligible for any other Undergraduate scholarships including
Performance Sport scholarships
- The Scholarship is awarded as cash
(£1,000) and will also involve professional development in the form of
mentoring
- *The Scholarship is awarded in the First year of Undergraduate study. Second and Third year funding is dependent upon the student’s
successful engagement and progress throughout the previous year
- If you are undertaking a placement year, funding will not be provided in this year
- Payments will be made as 25% of total in November 2024, 25% of total in February 2025 and 50% of total in May 2025
- If you are undertaking a Foundation
Year you are not eligible for the scholarship
- If you are progressing from a
Foundation Year studied at Northumbria or another institution, you are not
eligible for the scholarship
- If you defer your place at
Northumbria University before the scholarship has been paid, the
scholarship offer will be withdrawn
- If you decide to leave your course
after the scholarship payment has been made, the University will not make
efforts to reclaim the amount
- If you are required to re-sit your
first year, the scholarship will not be paid again
- The University's decision is final
and cannot be challenged; there is no right of appeal
Selection Process
Last Updated: 04/03/2024
