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High Performance Scholarship

This award is for student athletes who are competing at a very high level in individual or team sports. This would mean attendance at major Senior Championships such as Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth Games. Or be a top ranked age group athlete. In team sports a player would need to be a in a Senior or age group National team that competes in an International Tournament.

N.B. We are well aware that athletes and team players who compete at an International level already have excellent support from their clubs, sponsors and national governing bodies, therefore we will endeavour to put together a bespoke scholarship package that is best suited to their needs rather than providing access to a service or services that are not needed.

Focus Sport Scholarship

These awards are for students who compete at a high level in one of our seven focus sports and could include support in all the areas mentioned below with a cash honorarium of up to £1,500.

Athletics
- Age group Internationals (achieving qualification standards for major age group championships)
Athletics at LBU
Cricket
- Must have have played International cricket with major countries or associate countries, County 1st or County 2nd level.
Cricket at LBU
Football
- Men
  
  Be a regular contributor to a 1st team squad in step 4 of non league or above.
  
  Part of a professional academy to U18 or older.
  
  Senior or age group international.
- Women
  
  Be a regular contributor to a 1st team squad in tier 4 or above
  
  Be part of a WSL/championship academy.
  
  Senior or age group international.
Football at LBU
Futsal
- Be a regular contributor to 1st team squad in National Futsal Series.
- Senior or age group international.
Futsal at LBU
Netball
- Home Nation Senior / Age Group International.
- Super League squad player (including training partner.)
- NPL player with 3 years playing experience (80% court time.)
Netball at LBU
Rugby League (M)
- Co Championship or Championship 1 playing experience
- Super League Reserves
- Queensland/Bartercard Cup
- Elite 1 in France
- Four Nations international/Great Britain playing experience
Rugby League at LBU
Rugby Union
- Men - Kerry Wood for details. (sport@leedsbeckett.ac.uk)
- Women - Senior county level and above after consultation with Kerry Wood. (sport@leedsbeckett.ac.uk)
Rugby Union at LBU
Tennis
- A player to have or have had an ATP or WTA point/s. i.e. they have had a world ranking.
- Have or have had a Junior ITF top 500 ranking or reaching quarter finals or of a British Tour or a Junior UK rank in the top 20 nationally.
Tennis at LBU
Triathlon
Athletes will qualify for automatic selection if they meet either of the following criteria:
- A podium finish in a Super Series event.
- Selection to represent the British team at a major championship.
Performance in Super Series Events – these would be considered
- Athletes must have achieved at least two top 8 finishes in Super Series events during the current or previous season to be eligible for consideration by the panel.
Long Course Triathlon
- Athletes must have been awarded their Professional License from British Triathlon, or via their relevant National Governing Body to be eligible for consideration by the panel.
Triathlon at LBU

Scholarship packages

Both 'High Performance' and 'Focus Sport' scholarships also provide the following:

Athletic Union membership
Sport Beckett membership
Free access to fitness classes
Free access to athletics track
Free access to swimming pool
Free access to our onsite Performance Sport Physiotherapist
Strength and conditioning support
Performance workshops
Nutrition workshops
Dual career support
Sports kit

As a TASS Dual Career Accredited University all sport scholars will receive Dual Career support to help them balance sporting and academic commitments.

Strength and Conditioning at Leeds Beckett University

So, first and foremost, our S&C programme is we're here to support our student athletes and scholarship athletes, so we work with primarily the focus sport teams. Currently we're working with around 11 sports teams, university sports teams, and then the other side of our programme is supporting talented athletes across some of our partnerships. We're really lucky now to have some great facilities on campus. In the gym, we might have students training alongside Olympians. We've got obviously the partnerships with Leeds Rhinos, Leeds United, so lots of athletes here on campus. You know, you can be a first-year student training on the track or in the gym with Olympic medallists, so it's a pretty cool, friendly, supportive, but performance environment to be.

The indoor running track in Carnegie School of Sport building on Headingley Campus

Important Information

We have a limited number of Scholarships to award in 2025/26 and therefore in addition to requiring you to meet the above criteria we will give priority to students who can demonstrate that they will make a significant contribution in their respective sport.

Meeting the criteria does not equate to entitlement to a scholarship.