
Overview
Scholarship type
Number of scholarships to award
Grant
Scholarship coverage
- other
Description
The Students’ Union Talented Athlete Programme aims to support high-performing athletes who are studying for a world-class degree at Queen Mary. They will support each athlete to achieve their degree and performance goals whilst at Queen Mary.
The focus will be on athlete wellbeing and empowering athletes to steer their own dual career aspirations.
Applicable programmes
Benefits
Athletes who are accepted on the programme will have access to:
Lifestyle support meetings for Student Athletes on the programme;
Annual Gym Membership;
Athlete Kit;
Strength and Conditioning;
Collaborative work with your coaches;
Work with your academic departments (Dual career support);
Signposting to anything we cannot support you with.
Eligibility
Athletes looking to apply to be part of the Talented Athlete Programme must:
- Be studying full-time or part time at QMUL
- Be competing in an Olympic, Paralympic or Commonwealth sport, OR competing consistently at an exceptional level in a sport outside of these games which is recogonised in British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS)
- Be recognised and be able to demonstrate clear evidence of their Olympic, Paralympic, Commonwealth, NGB or professional representational pathway