Partially funded

Sport Scholarship

Anglia Ruskin University, United Kingdom

Scholarship overview

ARU Sport Scholarships support talented athletes in the university's performance sports of basketball and volleyball, with individual-sport athletes competing at the highest levels considered in exceptional circumstances. They are open to UK, EU and international students.

There are two levels: Elite Level, a £1,400 a year cash bursary, and Podium Level, a full or partial fee waiver worth up to £12,500 a year. Scholars also get free access to campus fitness centres in Cambridge and Chelmsford and performance support. The scholarship covers the normal full-time length of the degree, subject to satisfactory academic progress.

Award Information

  • Meet the entry requirements for your chosen course.
  • UK, EU or international student.
  • Studying an undergraduate or postgraduate taught course at ARU in Cambridge, Chelmsford or Peterborough.
  • Elite Level: competing at regional or national level.
  • Podium Level: competing at national or international level.
  • Able to show significant impact on the performance of the ARU team you join and/or on BUCS points.
  • Foundation, extended, degree apprenticeship, distance learning, CPD and short courses are excluded.
  • Elite Level: £1,400 a year cash bursary for performance-related costs, plus strength and conditioning sessions, sports performance workshops, and travel and accommodation for agreed competitions.
  • Podium Level: up to £12,500 a year as a full or partial fee waiver, plus individualised strength and conditioning, sport therapy, performance workshops, and fees, travel and accommodation for agreed competitions.
  • Free access to campus fitness centres in Cambridge and Chelmsford.

Applications are open year-round; you remain eligible up to the point you start your course at ARU.

  1. Email ARU's Clubs and Performance Sport Manager to request information and the scholarship application.
  2. Complete the application form, including a supporting statement on why you are suitable.
  3. Provide supporting documentation; you may be asked for a screening or a physiotherapist's report from your previous club.
  4. Attend an interview if invited.

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How selection works

  • Assessed by a panel of ARU staff using the application and supporting documentation.
  • May include screening or physiotherapy reports and an interview.
  • Continued award depends on satisfactory academic progress.

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