Our prestigious Scholarship Programmes support elite athletes and coaches as they combine academic and sporting excellence during their time at the University of Leeds.
Our Sport Scholarships ensure our athletes are able to compete at the highest level, whilst studying for a world-class degree, and our Coaching Scholarships give aspiring students the opportunity to work alongside our head coaches to raise club performances.
Find out more about these excellent scholarship packages below or complete the application form. Sports scholarships applications for September 2025 entry will open in Spring 2025 and close in early September, applications may be made once you have confirmed your academic place at Leeds. Please contact performancesport@leeds.ac.uk for further information.
Sports and Coaching Scholarships
Sports Scholarships
Each year we award a number of Sports Scholarships to selected high performing athletes who demonstrate aspirations to compete at the highest levels within their chosen sport. In order to be eligible for a scholarship, applicants must be competing in a BUCS, Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth sports. We welcome applications from students from all backgrounds including international students.
Our scholarship programme recognises the individuality of each athlete, and that needs differ from sport to sport so we provide a unique approach that tailors our scholarships to the needs of each individual athlete.
There are two levels of support available with ‘Performance Sport Scholars’ having maximum access to support services, and ‘Potential Sport Scholars’ who will benefit from a wide range of services we offer to enable athletes to train to the highest level.
The services and benefits available to those given a place on the programme include:
| Benefits | Performance Sport Scholar | Potential Sport Scholar |
|---|---|---|
| £1500 University accommodation discount (first years only, limited number available) | Included (limited number available) | |
| S&C- up to 18hrs of sessions available per week in Gryphon Performance Hub (insert link) | Included | Included |
| Weekly massage clinic | Included | Included |
| Edge Premium Membership | Included | Included |
| Leisure Kit | Included | Included |
| Dual career support | Included | Included |
| Nutrition and Sport Psych workshops | Included | Included |
| CV skills and careers workshops | Included | Included |
| Physiotherapy | Included | Free initial consultation then Gryphons price (£22) for follow ups (30mins) |
| 1-1s in Nutrition and Sport Psych | Included | Subject to needs analysis |
| 1-1s in Lifestyle support | Included | Subject to needs analysis |
| Financial bursary support- maximum of £1000 | Included | Included |
Please note that the Sports Scholarship does not cover the cost of accommodation or tuition fees.
Scholars evening
Each year we host an evening dedicated to our sports scholars. The evening celebrates them and their achievements and each athlete is presented with a certificate, cementing their place on the programme. Additionally, we invite a successful sporting alumni to come and speak and inspire our current students, shedding light on their time at Leeds.
Current Sport Scholarship Athletes
Netball
Abigail Conway – Economics
Amy Braithwaite – Natural Sciences
Annie James – Medicine and Surgery
Cassandra Howard – Liberal Arts
Gemma Lant – Medicine and Surgery
Grace Hall – Accounting and Finance
Jill Smiley – Sport and Exercise Science
Millie Tinkler – Psychology
Sasha Howard – Psychology
Sienna Rushton – Modern Languages and Linguistics
Sophie Kimpton – Biomedical Sciences
Swimming
Abigail Jolley – Adult Nursing
Kirstin Harvie – Politics, Philosophy and Economics
Willem Koster – Mechatronics and Robotics
UCCE Mens
Ali Chungtai – Civil Engineering with Project Management
Calum Fletcher – Politics
Danyaal Khalid – Politics and Economics
Dylan Hurst – Economics and Politics
George Richardson – Law
Harry Duke – Business Management
Henry Pearson – Environment and Business
Joe Pocklington – Ecological Economics
Naivedyam Dwivedi – Economics
Noah Davis – Computer Science
Stanley Brown – Civil and Environmental Engineering
Tom Moulton – Business Management with HR
Athletics
Alice Wright – Medicine and Surgery
Almaz Nerurkar – French and Spanish
Bethany Bergstrand – International Relations
Dominique Corradi – Medicine and Surgery
Eleanor Bolton – CDT in AI in Medical Diagnostics and Care
Ellise Fryer Francis – Biological Sciences
Ewan Wheelwright – Medical Sciences
Harry Hewitt – Geography
Max Burgin – History
Moli Lyons – Pharmacology
Phillipa Carcas – Geography with Quantitative Methods
Pierce Clisham – Accounting and Finance
Rico Cottell – Economics and Mathematics
Samantha Mason – Ecology and Conservation Biology
Samuel Stephens – Human Physiology
Sarah Coutts – Law LLB
William Tighe – Theoretical Physics
Hockey
Arthur Ainley – Environment and Business
Cailin Waddel – Biology
Jack Fletcher – History MA
Katherine Windsor – Environment and Business BA
Oliver Cook – Economics and Geography
Rebecca Shorter – Medicine and Surgery
Trampoline
Bashar Alturk – Dentistry
Sophia Zaldua – Ancient History and History
Bobsleigh
Charlotte Longden – Economics and Geography
UCCE Womens
Chloe Mander – Food Science and Nutrition
Emily Tucker – Natural Sciences
Garima Singh – Organisational Psychology and Business (MA)
Georgia Manek – Digital Media
Harriet Robson – Sport and Exercise Science
Holly Mayers – Criminal Justice and Criminology
Katherine Fraser – Geography
Katie Foot – Sport and Exercise Science
Lydie Wykes-Templeman – International Development
Rosa Iggulden – Philosophy, Psychology and Scientific Thought
Sally Chapman – Mechanical Engineering
Triathlon
Eleanor Eriksson Hobbs – Biology
Elizabeth Edge – Modern Languages and Economics
Emily Crookes – Psychology
Eve Whitaker – Biomedical Sciences
Lily Scott – Sport and Exercise Science
Madeleine Cooper – Biological Sciences
Martha Carlton-Seal – International History and Politics
Megan Hornung – Sport and Exercise Science
Millicent Breese – Sport and Exercise Science
Toby Nisbett – Geophysics
Gymnastics
Emily Bomphrey – Medical Engineering
Powerlifting
Emily – Medicine and Surgery
Rugby
Filip Nawrocki – Business Management
Karate
Georgia Freer – Msc Biodiversity and Conservation
Ultimate
Hannah Quinn – Medicine and Surgery
Ice Skating
Hassah Alsaraawi – Nutrition
Diving
Katherine Torrance – Law LLB
Cycling
Lindsay Toy – Environmental Science
Lacrosse
Lucy Evans – Midwifery
Football
Max Culverwell – Mathematics
Table Tennis
Mridula Rajesh Hemalatha – Msc Data Analytics And Human Resource Management
Rowing
Oliver Owen – Microbiology
