Our sports scholarship package offers an individualised and bespoke package to support your performance as well as sports memberships, specialist facilities and dedicated support, contributing to a value of over £9,000. 

 Our package includes:

• Up to £1500 towards training or competition expense
• Annual gym pass for Armitage Sports Centre or Sugden
• Athletic Union club membership
• 1–2–1 sessions with our expert Strength and Conditioning Coaches
• Physiotherapy from our full-time University / TASS Physiotherapist
• Mentoring / Lifestyle support
• Sports scholarship kit
• Access to workshops, specifically aimed at high performing dual-career athletes
• Promotion of your success
• Opportunity to be an ambassador for your sport

To be eligible for the programme athletes will need to meet the minimum criteria;

• A University of Manchester full-time/part-time undergraduate/postgraduate student OR a prospective student who has received a conditional/unconditional offer and is commencing study in September 2024.
• Competing at a minimum of UK Junior National level on a recognised player pathway of a Sport England/UK Sport recognised sport (for overseas applications, the standard must be equivalent to that of the UK).
• Be contracted to a club in a professional/semi-professional league, competing at national/international level (for overseas applications, the standard must be equivalent to that of the UK).
• Evidences a personal, sport and technical/physical profile that demonstrate performance levels of the minimum criteria.
• Evidences continuing striving for personal excellence, defined in this application under headline areas of:
  • Displays a commitment to striving for personal excellence
  • Manages and balances the demands of a dual-career athlete
  • Takes ownership of their programme
  • Embraces learning and personal development

For further information to support your application please see our scholarship selection policy.

Ali Ahmed – Volleyball (MSc Organisational Psychology)

Amy Carter – Netball (MBChB Medicine)

Bronwen Reed – Athletics (MEng Chemical Engineering with Industrial Experience)

Cholan Kayan – Badminton (BSc Anatomical Sciences)

Eleanor Taylor – Fencing (LLB Law)

Fergus Warr – Rugby Union (BA History)

Grace Harvey – Para-Swimming (BSc Immunology)

Imogen Turner – Netball (BDS Dentistry)

Jamie Ingram – Swimming (MSc Mathematics)

Katherine Rogers – Waterpolo (MSc Global Health)

Lois Pearson – Netball (Msc Economics)

Matthew Tonge – Weightlifting (BA Architecture)

Mohammed Nour – Taekwondo (BSc Computer Science)

Natalie Stevens – Hockey (MEng Civil Engineering)

Nicole Burdett – Archery (BSc Psychology)

Olivia Henderson – Waterpolo (BA Geography)

Ruth Mwandumba – Shooting (PhD Epidemilogy)

Sushantika Chakravotty – Basketball  (MA Criminology)

Ty Brockley-Langford – Athletics (MSci Biochemistry)  

Nicole Burdett – Archery (BSc Psychology)

Ruth Mwandumba – Rifle Shooting (PhD Epidemilogy)

Bailey Hairsine – Open Water Swimming (MSci Biomedical Science)

Grace Harvey – Para-Swimming (BSc Immunology)

Amy Carter – Netball (MBChB Medicine)

Emma Cogni – Water polo (BA Politics, Philosophy and Economics)

Imogen Turner – Netball (BDS Dentistry)

Jamie Ingram – Swimming (BSc Mathematics)

Sophie Capewell – Cycling (BSc Mathematics)

Aimee Pratt – Athletics (BSc Anatomical Sciences)

Fergus Warr – Rugby Union (BA History)

Eleanor Taylor – Fencing (LLB Law with International Study)

Harriet Knowles-Jones – Athletics (BEng Mechanical Engineering)

Natalie Stevens – Hockey (BEng Civil Engineering)

Catriona Booth – Hockey (MRes Cardiovascular Health and Disease)

Photo credit Vitality Netball Superleague / Ben Lumley.

Lois Pearson – Netball (BSc Mathematics)

Sotia Zenios – Karate (MBChB/PhD Medicine)