Sports Bursaries

These three bursaries are the Performance Programme Bursary, the Mature Athlete Bursary, and the Athlete with a Disability Bursary. To be considered for any of the sport bursaries, you must:

• Be a UK national and assessed as paying UK tuition fees
• Have applied and be in receipt of an offer from Loughborough University by 30 June in the appropriate application cycle
• Be registered on a full-time undergraduate degree course at Loughborough University at the start of academic year 2023/24
• Select Loughborough University as your firm choice institution (CF) if an incoming student.

The awards will not be confirmed until after the University has received examination results, verified declared household income information, confirmed which students have successfully secured a place to study at Loughborough, and confirmed places within performance programme squads and/or received confirmation of BUCS representation.

You can be considered for more than one bursary if you meet the criteria (you don’t need to apply for the Performance Programme Bursary). Receipt of support is not a guarantee of support in future years, and the criteria is subject to annual review.

Cash bursaries of £1,000 are available for athletes representing Loughborough University in the British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) competition as part of our performance programmes. Support is annual and paid directly into your bank account in three equal instalments per year.

To be considered for the Performance Programme Bursary you must meet the standard criteria listed above, and:

• Have a household income of less than £25k
• Represent Loughborough University in BUCS as part of our performance programme first team squads.

Please note that your sponsors (usually your parents) must give their consent to share their financial information with the University in order for you to be considered for the award.

You do not need to make a separate application to the University in order to be considered for the Performance Programme Bursary. However, you will need to have made an application to the relevant student finance award agency. Your eligibility will be assessed during November/December and if you are eligible you will receive an e-mail from Sports Development Centre.

Loughborough’s sports with a performance programme are athletics, badminton, basketball, cricket, cycling, football, hockey, netball, rugby union, swimming, squash, triathlon, tennis and women's wheelchair basketball.

Cash bursaries of £1,000 are available for mature athletes representing Loughborough University in the British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) competition. Support is annual and paid directly into your bank account in three equal instalments per year.

To be considered for the Mature Athlete Bursary, you must meet the standard criteria listed above, and be 21 or over when you commence the first year of a full-time undergraduate degree course or foundation year, for the first time, at Loughborough University. 

Cash bursaries of £1,000 are available for athletes with a disability representing Loughborough University in the British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) para competition. Support is annual and paid directly into your bank account in three equal instalments per year. To be considered for the Athlete with a Disability Bursary, you must meet the standard criteria above.

Details of BUCS para sports can be found on their website, but please be aware that the University may not be able to field a team for all events.

Eligible applicants will be required to complete an application form by the 30 June 2023 to confirm the relevant criteria. Confirmation of the bursary will be in November/December once BUCS para eligibility has been established.