Scholarships at University of Essex

We offer sports scholarships to talented athletes in our five main sports of Basketball, Volleyball, Tennis, Football and Rugby 7s, providing coaching and support services, and free kit and use of facilities worth in excess of £1000. An adapted scholarship package may be available to exceptional individual athletes outside of these sports. Our package includes:

• Performance Coaching

• Strength and Conditioning Coaching

• Performance Analysis

• Access to Physiotherapist

• Use of the onsite Sports Therapy Clinic

• Access to on-site accommodation

• allocated lifestyle advisor

• Comprehensive Workshop programme

• Complimentary Gym Membership

• Playing and Leisure Kit

• flexible academic provision (extended study, adapted exam times)

Bursaries

Additionally, we offer sports bursaries for undergraduate students worth up to £3000 per year, for dual-career athletes looking to combine their education with a route to playing professional sport upon graduation. We also offer a small number of fee waivers and fee reductions to post-graduate students who have already competed at the highest level.