Marjon Sport Performance Scholarships
As a small university with a big emphasis on sport, we’re proud for Marjon to be the base for inspiring elite sport scholars every year.
Why be a Marjon Sport Scholar?
Sport is at the heart of Marjon. With first class facilities on campus and constant one on one support, our scholars benefit from being part of a close community in our beautiful city.
As a smaller institution we’re able to provide dedicated mentoring to our scholars with monthly sessions. We believe this level of contact provides a unique level of support.
At Marjon our scholarship program is grounded in providing athletes the opportunity to flourish as competitors while developing their careers through a range of academic courses.
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What’s on offer as a Marjon Scholar?
Direct financial support – bursaries of up to £4,000 are available per year
Free access to our full support network –
- Marjon Sport & Health Centre – gym, swimming pool & sports hall
- Marjon Sport & Health Clinic – rehabilitation, sport massage & Osteopathy Clinic
- BUCS membership & individual BUCS entry fees covered.
- Sport Psychology, strength & conditioning sessions and performance sports kit
- Monthly mentoring sessions covering all aspects of the student experience.
Performance support
All Sport Performance Scholarships provide performance support options worth up to £2000 per annum. Depending on your level of performance, you may benefit from financial support too.
The performance support available to all scholarship holders are:
- Free use of Marjon Sport & Health Centre – this includes use of our state of the art gym, swimming pool, sports halls, tennis courts and astro pitches.
- Free use of Marjon Sport & Health Clinic - including exercise-based rehabilitation, injury prevention, electrotherapy, taping, sports massage and more.
- Free use of the Marjon Osteopathy Clinic- treatment for musculosketal problems athletes could incur throughout the year.
- Complimentary membership of Marjon Sports Federation and a Marjon Sports team – this covers the cost of your training and insurance.
- Your costs for entering BUCS championships and competitions will be paid for when you represent Marjon.
- One set of Marjon sports clothing – a sports tee-shirt, a hoodie and tracksuit trousers.
- Ongoing Sport Psychology support.
- Twice weekly sessions in our strength and conditioning suite plus your own customised strength and conditioning programme overseen by one of our coaches.
Tier 1 and 2 athletes have access to ‘academic flexibility’, which means that when exams and assessments clash with competitions the University will work with you to do as much as we can to flex around those commitments. Also, if applicable, tier 1 and 2 athletes will have their entry fee to the University Games paid by the University.
You’ll be invited to a Welcome for Sport Performance Scholars at the start of the year. Here you’ll meet both the staff who are there to support you and your fellow Sport Performance Scholars. Our athletes tell us the opportunity to connect with one another is very helpful, as they can support one another in pursuing both their sporting and studying ambitions.
Financial support
Students who are awarded a Sport Performance Scholarship may be eligible for financial support to put towards kit, equipment, travel, competition entries, nutrition etc.
Financial support is worth up to £2,000 per year for Tier 1, up to £1000 per year for Tier 2 and up to £250 per year for tier 3 athletes.
The level of financial support available to you will be confirmed when you are offered your scholarship to help you budget for the year ahead. Please note that you could be offered a scholarship without finanical support.
Who can apply for an Elite Sport Scholarship?
- To be eligible for a Marjon elite Sport Scholarship you must either have applied to study at, or already be studying at, Plymouth Marjon University.
- Able to represent Marjon in BUCS competitions & wider sporting competitions.
- Competing/representing at a national or international level in your respective sport.
We’re proud to have supported a range of athletes across a multitude of sports. From conventional team sports to non-traditional individuals’ sports, our broad facilities provide the perfect base for any athlete to develop alongside their studies.
International Students can still apply for a Marjon Performance Sport Scholarship through the Student Sport Company who are able to provide specialist support via this link.
If you have any questions or enquires regarding performance sport scholarships please reach out to Marjon Sport Federation via msf@marjon.ac.uk
When & how to apply for an Elite Sport Scholarship
The window to apply for a Sport Performance Scholarship for the 2026/27 academic year at Marjon is now LIVE.
The application window will run until the 24th June 2025. Please fill out an application form via this link:
During this window you may be invited to a online interview. At Marjon we love to get to know our scholars, and this can provide a valuable experience in understanding your potential fit here at Marjon.
International Students – You can apply for a Marjon Performance Sport Scholarship through the Student Sport Company who are able to provide specialist support through this process – Apply - The Student Sport Company
We look forward to reading your application!
Our current sport scholars
Our current sport scholars are already achieving incredible things. Find out more about them, the sports they excel in, and the impressive results they're bringing home, on their dedicated page.
Meet the scholars