
Overview
Scholarship type
Number of scholarships to award
Grant
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
- health
- other
Description
The University of Brighton's Sports Scholarships package has been enhanced for academic year 2025–26. Recent sports facility developments and an increased support package for talented athletes means Brighton is a great choice for those looking to combine their sporting aspirations whilst studying.
Applicable programmes
Benefits
The benefits available to those that are successfully selected onto the programme each year are:
financial support:
UK / Home students: up to £2,500 for the academic year
international students: fee waiver bursary up to £5,000 for the academic year, available for the top five undergraduate and postgraduate student athletes
gym membership
individual and/or small group strength and conditioning sessions
access to medical services, including physiotherapy and sports massage
professional coaching
mentoring / lifestyle support
athlete workshop programme covering topics such as sports physiology, nutrition, psychology, screenings, injury prevention and management and lifestyle management
access to training facilities (where possible).
All scholarship students need to re-apply annually.
Eligibility
- Scholarships and the value awarded to individuals depend on the athlete’s current competition level and the number and quality of overall applications that year.
- The minimum requirements for applying are to be competing at regional level competition.
- You must have an unconditional or conditional offer for academic year 2025-26 from the University of Brighton to be eligible to apply for a scholarship or be a current student at the university.
- Scholarships are open to a range of widely recognised sports and include disability sports.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Locations
Nationality
Study experience required
Age
Application
Application deadline
Applications are open now for sports scholarships for the academic year 2025-26.
Please visit the Sport Brighton website to complete either the UK / Home online application or International student online application.