We understand the pressures and challenges of combining university studying with elite level sport. All student athletes in our sporting performance programmes benefit from our unrivalled support and ethos of sporting development.
Performance squad members receive thousands of pounds worth of support, incorporating coaching, strength and conditioning, sports medicine, sports science, nutrition, psychology, lifestyle and academic flexibility. In addition to this incredible support, our sport scholarships provide direct financial support.
- up to £5,000 per year
- free Loughborough Sport Gold membership, which includes membership of Powerbase, one of the country’s largest strength and conditioning gyms
- free Athletic Union club membership
- campus parking permit
International Sports Student Postgraduate Bursary
We are looking for postgraduate students athletes who can add value to our performance programmes, and compete for Loughborough University in the British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) competition.
Our International Sports Student Postgraduate Bursary is a 40% reduction in tuition fees, which have a value of around £8,000 (set against the tuition fees of your chosen postgraduate taught programme ONLY). The bursaries are for those competing at a high level in sport, are funded by Loughborough University and are for self-funding students.
The standard for the award of bursaries is high, and the selection panel will be looking for the very highest academic and sporting achievers, so do ensure that your application is clear, and reflects your academic abilities, sporting achievements and motivation.
Students should submit an official application for their chosen postgraduate programme, and preferably have been offered a conditional place to study before applying for this bursary. We won't consider applications without a postgraduate application number and confirmation of offer.
We currently have performance programmes in athletics, badminton, basketball, cricket, cycling, football, field hockey, netball, rugby union, swimming, squash, tennis and triathlon. We would also consider lacrosse.
The deadline for applications is 23 May 2025. All applications will be reviewed after this date, and you will be contacted regarding the outcome by 20 June 2025. In exceptional circumstances we may make a decision before this, but we will usually wait until the closing date, so please don't apply too early and lose an opportunity to tell us about your most recent achievements!
If you have any queries, please contact Ruth Goodfield, Sport Scholarship Manager.
Elite Athlete Doctoral Scholarship
If you would like to be considered for an Elite Athlete Doctoral Scholarship, once you have lined up a project, please complete the following application form by 23 May 2025. Following acceptance on to a PhD programme, and Loughborough Sports' recommendation, a panel convened by the Doctoral College will make the final decision on scholarship recipients. For exceptional candidates, Loughborough Sport would look to make an immediate sporting recommendation, although the PhD application will need to follow the usual processes.
These scholarships are for projects starting in October 2025, and are only available for students who have not already started their PhD at Loughborough University.
If you have any queries and wish to apply, please contact Ruth Goodfield, Sport Scholarship Manager.
Virendra Kumar Dhall Scholarship for Sporting Excellence
This scholarship is to support Indian students at Loughborough. There isn’t a separate application process, all potential recipients will be identified by our coaching teams as part of the admissions cycle in the same way as any other potential sport scholar.