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Overview
Scholarship type
Merit and need based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
Unknown
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
Sport Scholarship scheme is one of the leading initiatives the UK and helps talented students fulfil both their sporting and their academic potential.
Benefits
You’ll receive cash bursaries.
You’ll be able to access their sports science expertise.
Specialist Sports Science support, including fitness tests and profiling, strength and conditioning programmes, nutritional advice/sport psychology.
Individual or opposition match/technique analysis.
Athlete access to the High-Performance Unit which is LJMUs Elite Training Centre.
Regularly scheduled Sports Science seminars on latest relevant issues.
Student membership is available for the LJMU Sports Centre on Copperas Hill in Liverpool City Centre. The Sports Centre includes an 8 court sports hall, two multifunctional studio rooms and a two floor gym comprising of over 120 training stations, complete with the latest Technogym Excite range of equipment.
A range of LJMU-branded sports kit.
Support for competition and training-related travel, accommodation, kit and equipment.
Eligibility
Sporting criteria:
- Liverpool John Moores University encourages applications from elite athletes competing in any recognised BUSA, World University Games, Commonwealth games and Olympic games sport. We will offer Sport Scholarship support to athletes from sports that Liverpool John Moores University is best equipped to provide for, in terms of coaching expertise, sports science expertise and facilities.
- Junior or Senior International standard athletes from all sports are encouraged to apply, as are athletes competing at elite club level.
- It should be noted that the competitive level benchmarks detailed above serve as preliminary guidelines for the level of athlete eligible to apply. Meeting these guidelines does not guarantee a Liverpool John Moores University Sports Scholarship.
- Sports Scholars will have the potential and dedication to reach world-class potential or performance level (or equivalent) in their sport.
Academic criteria
- Sport Scholarships are available to both existing Liverpool John Moores University students and prospective Liverpool John Moores University students. The Sport Scholarship Scheme is university-wide.
- Liverpool John Moores University Sports Scholars are athletes who have fulfilled the normal academic requirements for undergraduate or postgraduate entry and are enrolled on a Liverpool John Moores University course.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
United Kingdom
Nationality
226 nationalities
Study experience required
High school
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
12 May 2026
Applications for a Sport Scholarship should be made via the application form online.
Two references will be required. On your application form you should provide contact details for both a sporting reference and an academic reference.
All first applications must be received before 12 May in the year in which you intend to start your degree.