Types of Scholarships
Types of SASS Award and Performance Criteria
There are four levels of support depending on specific sports and athletic/coaching/officiating ability, called Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum.
Bronze Scholarship
Criteria
- Includes athletes, coaches and officials (Sport England recognised sports only)
- Minimum Athletic achievement (any of the below)
- Junior National qualifier/competitor
- Junior National League club standard (regular squad member)
- Minimum Coach achievement
- Level 3 coach
- Any sports (as long as UEL sports club available/planned)
- Coaching County/Regional level
- Minimum Official achievement
- Level 3 sports official
- Students need to reapply each year. There is no guarantee of the award continuing each year.
Support
- Athlete support
- Scholarship up to £1000.00 maximum pa and/or part fee waiver (for post graduate and international scholarship students only).
Silver Scholarship
Criteria
- Focus sport athletes only
- Athletic achievement
- Junior International representation (ie, GB u20, u23)
- Senior National qualifier/competitor
- Junior National medalist
- Senior National club squad member
- Students need to reapply each year. There is no guarantee of the award continuing each year.
Support
- Athlete support
- Scholarship up to £2000.00 maximum pa and/or part fee waiver (for post graduate and international scholarship students only).
Gold Scholarship
Criteria
- Focus Sport athletes only
- Athletic achievement
- Senior International representation
- Students need to reapply each year. There is no guarantee of the award continuing each year.
Support
- Athlete support
- Scholarship up to £3000.00 maximum pa and/or part/full fee waiver (for post graduate and international scholarship students only).
Platinum Scholarship
Criteria
- Athletes or Coaches. All sports (Sport England recognised)
- Athletic achievement
- Not defined, but awards panel make decision taking into account how the athlete/coach will benefit/represent the UEL (ie, competing in world class competition, marketing exposure, fundraising, high class coaching experience).
- Students need to reapply each year. There is no guarantee of the award continuing each year.
Support
- Athlete support
- Combination of a bursary payment and/or part/full fee waiver (for post graduate and international scholarship students only).
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