Mature Athlete Bursary

Cash bursaries of £1,000 are available for mature athletes representing Loughborough University in the British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) competition. Support is annual and paid directly into your bank account in three equal instalments per year.

To be considered for the Mature Athlete Bursary, you must meet the standard criteria listed above, and be 21 or over when you commence the first year of a full-time undergraduate degree course or foundation year, for the first time, at Loughborough University.

To be considered for any of the sport bursaries, you must:

• Be a UK national and assessed as paying UK tuition fees
• Have applied and be in receipt of an offer from Loughborough University by 30 June in the appropriate application cycle
• Be registered on a full-time undergraduate degree course at Loughborough University at the start of academic year 2025/26
• Select Loughborough University as your firm choice institution (CF) if an incoming student.