Sports Bursaries & Scholarships

Sports Bursaries & Scholarships

The University of Aberdeen supports a wide variety of sports bursary and scholarships schemes. These schemes are available to support elite student athletes seeking to combine academic and sporting excellence during their time at university.

The most common award is our Sports Bursary, sponsored by the Development Trust, which offers an exciting package of financial and wrap-around support for high-performing athletes in any sporting discipline.

Applications for the Development Trust Sports Bursary for 2024/25 are now closed.

Applications for the year 2025-26 will open in April 2025 with a closing date early September 2025.

In addition to the Sports Bursary scheme, we also offer major sports scholarships, and a number of other stand-alone awards.

Full details of all the awards are included below.