Scholarships at University of the West of Scotland

The Sport Scholarship programme at UWS aims to support those with the potential to be at the top of their sport. Criteria eligibility includes international, national and regional standard athletes with additional funding available for those performing at regional level with aspirations to national and international standards.

UWS Sport Scholarships will provide financial scholarships as well as support for student athletes to access the University's sports facilities, educational workshops, and sports science/medicine support.

A Sport Scholarship will help you to:

• combine a high level sporting career with academic achievement

• achieve your full potential in the sporting and academic arenas

• raise your profile and that of the University in the sporting and academic arenas

This scholarship is designed to support talented student athletes as they develop their sporting abilities and continue their academic studies and foster success in international competitions.

The scholarships can be used for a range of support services which will assist you and your sporting development. The scholarships are funded by the Scottish Funding Council and managed by the University of Stirling.

UWS offers a limited number of Global Scholarships, aimed at international (including EU/EEA) students who have achieved academic excellence in their studies prior to applying to UWS for undergraduate (bachelor's) degree or taught postgraduate degree studies*.

Value: The UWS Global Scholarship is worth either £1500 for every year of your undergraduate studies or a single one-off £1500 for taught postgraduate studies.

Please note the following:

• The scholarship can only be awarded to unconditional offer holders and prior to a CAS being issued

  • If you meet the eligibility criteria for the scholarship, it will be deducted automatically from your tuition fees before your CAS is issued

• The scholarship is only available to students applying to study at one of our Scottish campuses

• No scholarships will be awarded retrospectively

• The UWS International Team will guide and support you through the application process and your eligibility for this scholarship

Conditions: The UWS Global Scholarship is open to unconditional offer holders, who are self-funding, full-time, full fee-paying, international (including EU/EEA) students who have applied to study one of our bachelor degrees at one of our four Scottish Campuses.

* Exceptions: The scholarship does not apply to applicants for the following courses: DBA and all Research (MRes, MPhil, PhD) programmes and the Graduate Diploma (GradDip) in Business & Management).