Selection
To be considered for selection for a Winning Students sports scholarship, students and prospective students should meet general, educational and sport-specific criteria.
Students who play one of the nine Winning Students core sports are nominated directly by their sport's governing body. The core sports are: badminton, golf, hockey, judo, orienteering, squash, swimming, triathlon and women's football.
Select your sport from the left-hand menu for the sport-specific criteria and contact details of the Winning Students representative for further information.
Individual scholarships are for students in sports outside the core sports and students can nominate themselves or be put forward by their place of study of sport governing body before 31 March each year. Visit Individual Scholarships for full details.
View the selection timeline for the key dates.
General criteria
To be considered for selection, athletes must:
- Have a British passport.
- Be studying or set to study a recognised course at a college or university in Scotland.
- Be able to represent either Great Britain or Scotland.
- Be aged 16-28-years-old or 16-35-years-old for disability athletes.
Age specifics
Athletes must reach the lower age limit of 16 during the Winning Students year, which runs from 1 August to 31 July and be under 28 years of age on 1 January. Disability student athletes should be under 35 years of age on 1 August in the Winning Students year though scholarship upper age limits are flexible.
Education criteria
Students should be studying or set to study at a college or university which is part of the Winning Students network.
College students should be undertaking at least seven hours of course delivery time each week while university students must be undertaking a study programme equivalent to at least 60 credits each year.
Postgraduate students should be undertaking a study programme of no less than 50% of the full-time student programme.