The deadline for Sports Scholarships applications is Monday 25th April. If you’re a student looking to apply to study at the University of Worcester and wondering how we support our performance athletes then keep reading.

We decided to catch up with some of our sports scholars to find our how the sports scholarship they received at the start of the season has helped them. As performance athlete’s their schedule of study, practices and games is quite hectic. The University offers support in various ways to help ease the load on our athletes, so they can hopefully apply more focus to their studies and athletic performance.

Nathan’s in his final of a Sports and Exercise Science degree. Nathan competes for our men’s 1st team and plays for City of Birmingham Rockets in NBL2

“The scholarship programme has helped me throughout my time at Worcester tremendously. Having access to strength and conditioning suite, psychological support, nutritional advice and the list goes on, The support you receive for your support, doesn’t come close to the academic support that is offered to Scholarship athletes. the ability to workout around timetables and assignments really does go along way to be successful in both areas of your sport and studies.”

Grace Roberts is just completing her first year of her undergrad in Sports Therapy. Since joining us from up north, Grace has been a member of our Women’s 1st team and the Worcester Wolves

“Being part of the sports scholarship program at the university is a massive privilege that highlights everyone’s hard work and dedication to their sports. The facilities at the university are outstanding as well as the sports therapy and S&C support alongside, so we are able to perform to the best of our ability.”

Matei Balteanu – 3rd year undergraduate student, studying Business and Human Resource Management. Matei plays for our Men’s 1st team and Worcester Wolves.

“Having a scholarship at University of Worcester has enabled me to compete at a high level in my sport, and maintain focus on my studies at the same time. Benefits of being part of the scholarship programme included a personalised strength and conditioning programme, alongside injury clinics which were very helpful throughout the whole season. Especially considering the amount of games and trainings we have. On top of this, the 1 on 1 meetings gave me the possibility to discuss any issues I had regarding sports or academics. I also got to talk with my Scholarship mentor about time management strategies and how to successfully manage both my studies and my sports career.”

Nuri – 3rd year student, studying Sports Exercise and Science. nuri plays for our Women’s 1st team and Worcester Wolves

I have been a sports scholar for 3 years and it has made my experience of playing sports whilst studying smoother, happier and less stressful.

“As a sports scholar at the university I have been able to meet with my scholar tutor and talk about any concerns I’ve had in relation to anything I needed to talk about which really helped alleviating the stress I’ve experienced through out university. It has also been really good for me as I was able to discuss my future steps and what is best for me within what I want. In addition to the personal support from tutors, I have also been able to talk to nutritionist, use the sports therapy team for any injuries I’ve had and the additional funds given by the university have allowed me to get any equipment I needed for the season or university.”

Wilfrid is a 1st year student, completing a course in Sport Business Management. Wilfrid plays for our Men’s 1st team, while also competing for Worcester Wolves

“The sports scholarship helped me as a student as it’s allowed to purchase things that have benefited me, both on and off the court. Also I have been given nutritional advice which I think has improved my performance.”

I really appreciate being awarded the sports scholarship as it meant I was able to have individual sessions along with team sessions in the gym to work on my performance. Additional along with this we all benefited from having physio sessions each week which helped keep us all fit for game. Overall I think the scholarship program helped me improve both on and off court and I would highly recommend that other students apply.

For information on how to apply for a Sports Scholarhip please click here.