Balderstone Foundation Performance Bursary

• Bursary value is 75%, 50% or 25% of the BSI sports programme and Study Centre fees, depending on the ranking or selection met; 75% is the maximum obtainable.
• Where an external provider is used (for example in the Junior Academy golf programme's academic component), the bursary percentage applies only to the sports programme and Study Centre fees; the candidate pays the external academic provider's fees in full and directly.
• Boarding fees are not covered by any Performance Bursary.
• The bursary runs for the full duration of the programme until completion (for example, the Junior Academy from grade 8 to grade 12), provided minimum agreed standards are met.
• If a current BSI student becomes newly eligible, the bursary takes effect from the next calendar year of their programme.

1. Prepare a sporting resume, latest academic results and a motivation letter.
2. Email these documents to [email protected] for consideration; applications are evaluated case by case.
3. If the sporting criteria are met, complete BSI's own enrolment process, including an interview, since qualifying for the bursary does not by itself grant admission.

Applications are handled through the Balderstone Foundation page.

Each application is evaluated individually against the national competitiveness of the applicant's sport. Golf and football applicants are checked against the published ranking and national-colours thresholds; other sports are assessed case by case. Meeting a threshold does not guarantee an award: BSI can decline, withhold or withdraw a bursary over conduct, attitude, behaviour or etiquette, and the candidate must also pass BSI's separate enrolment process, including an interview.