Sport Scholarships

Applicants should meet one or more of the following criteria:

• International representative honours at age-group or senior level.
• Part of the top tier of your National Governing Body's performance pathway.
• Significant experience at academy level (or above) of a professional sport.
• Continued success at national age group or senior championships.

Applicants must provide two references confirming their sporting achievements as part of their application, as well as a supporting statement from themselves.
New undergraduate applicants must have applied for entry to year 0 or year 1 of a full-time USW undergraduate degree lasting 3 or more academic years starting in September 2027.
New postgraduate applicants must have applied for entry to a full-time USW postgraduate course lasting 1 or more academic years starting in the 2027-28 academic year.
Applicants must have applied for a course studying on a University of South Wales campus (Treforest, Glyntaff, Cardiff or Newport).
The scholarship is not applicable to students studying HND/HNC, Cert HE, Foundation Degree, top up year(s) or non-honours degrees.
International students are not eligible for this scholarship.
New undergraduate students must be enrolled full-time on year 0 or year 1 of a course at the time of payment in November 2027.