North American Athlete Scholarship
Overview
Value of award
40% fee reduction
£5000- £8000 payable towards the first year of tuition fees and a comprehensive support package on eligible Master's courses.
Number of awards
20
Start date and duration
September 2020 for one year of study.
Application closing date
31 July 2020.
Overview
Newcastle University offers partial scholarship awards to encourage USA and Candian athletes to undertake Master’s level study. Awards have a value of £5000- £8000 payable to the student’s tuition fee account (40% fee reduction) and include a comprehensive support package including:
- Free gym membership
- Unlimited strength and conditioning support
- Professional coaching
- Physiotherapy and sports massage
- Lifestyle support and mentoring
Sponsor
Newcastle University
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants should ideally have NCAA D1- D3 playing experience in one of the following sports: Basketball, Lacrosse, Volleyball, Tennis, Golf, Women’s Soccer, Waterpolo.
They must also be:
- registered at Newcastle University for the 2020/21 academic year
- registered for one of the following eligible Master's courses:
MA; MBA; MClinRes; MEd; MMedEd; LLM; LLM (by research); MLitt; MMus; MPH; MRes; MSc.
- defined as international for fee purposes
- resident in the USA or Canada
- registered to study at Newcastle University city centre campus
- students new to the University and not those transferring or repeating courses.
See North American Athlete Scholarship 2020-21 Regulations (Word: 24KB) for further information.
Contact
Newcastle University
Performance Sport Team
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 0191 208 5230
Deadline
Application will close on 31 July 2020
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