Overview
Funded from a philanthropic donation via the University of Sunderland’s Development and Alumni Office, the Douglas Clasper Elite Sports Scholarship aims to support a current undergraduate student to fulfil their athletic potential while studying at the University.
This scholarship offers the following generous support package for each year of continuous study:
- £2,000 cash payment for each year of undergraduate study (up to a maximum of three years)
- A tuition fee discount of 20%
- A 20% discount on university-managed accommodation
- Specialist support, including mentoring, sport massage and physiotherapy, gym access, strength and conditioning, nutritional advice and lifestyle management
The Douglas Clasper Elite Sports Scholarship 2024/25 is for students who:
- Started an eligible full-time undergraduate course in autumn 2024
- Have been selected within the last 18 months to compete at Regional, National or International level
- Is a member of Team Sunderland as an Elite Athlete
- Participate in a sport recognised by BUCS (British Universities and Colleges Sport)
By applying for this scholarship, you agree to participate in PR/marketing activity if awarded.
Who's eligible?
1. You must be a 'Home' or 'Overseas Island' student on an eligible full-time course
The Government classes all students as ‘Home’ or ‘International’. This status determines which tuition fees you pay, and which scholarships and bursaries you may be eligible to receive.
Overseas Island; Isle of Man and the Channel Islands students are eligible.
EU students with a UK Settled Status at the time of application are eligible.
International students are not eligible.
You are not eligible if you have been awarded a University of Sunderland Medicine Bursary.
2. You must apply for and meet the conditions of your offer, then successfully enrol onto and study an eligible course
You must be a first-year student based at City Campus, Sir Tom Cowie at St Peter’s Campus, Dance City, or the Northern Academy of Music Education (NAME). You must have started your course in autumn 2024.
3. As an Elite Athlete you must continually meet the following conditions:
- You must agree to represent the University in your chosen sport
- You must have exemplary class attendance and maintain satisfactory academic and sporting progress to retain access to the allocated support
- You must play a full part in sport at the University and represent the University when it is compatible with their training, competition and academic courses
- You are required to display the highest standards of sporting behaviours at all times as expected in sport generally and abide by the Team Sunderland Code of Conduct
How to apply
You can apply from Monday 21 October 2024. The deadline for applications is Friday 15 November 2024. Once the deadline has passed, we are not permitted to accept any further applications.
You can apply via your myApplication account.
Your username is your student number, which can be found on all correspondence you have received from the University. If you are unsure of your student number, please contact Student Administration at studentadmin@sunderland.ac.uk. As part of the application process, you must submit:
- A statement detailing your most recent achievements in sport (up to 2,000 characters). You must specify the competition, age group, event, and year. Please include any recent inclusion in excel/national/international or regional squads
- Any video footage of a performance in the last 12 months
There is one scholarship available. Please note that applying for this scholarship does not guarantee that you will receive it.
Receiving the scholarship
The Douglas Clasper Elite Sports Scholarship will be awarded following an application process. All applications that meet the criteria will be shortlisted for consideration. An award will be made following a checking and verification process.
Once the scholarship award has been allocated, the successful student will be notified via email of their provisional award.
The scholarship cash payments will be paid via bank transfer into your UK bank account via the University’s Development Trust.
Additional information
If you have not registered on your course within three weeks of the course start date or provided sufficient evidence of eligibility, the scholarship or bursary will be withdrawn and offered to another eligible student.
Once provisional awards are made, the Development and Alumni Office will contact awardees via registered contact details. If you do not respond, we reserve the right to reallocate funding.
If you do not supply us with the required information by February 2025, the scholarship provisional award will be withdrawn.
If you withdraw from your course before receiving a scholarship or bursary payment, the award will be withdrawn. If you withdraw after a payment is made, you will be required to return the funding to the donor.
The award is conditional on you maintaining satisfactory engagement and making academic progress on your course in the reasonable opinion of the programme team.
If you repeat a year of the same course, the award will not be paid in the repeated year.
If you transfer to another course, or you repeat a year of the same course, the award will not be made in the repeated year. However, the award will continue once you progress onto the following level(s) of study.
If you are on a placement year or studying for a year and not paying full fees, the award will not be paid during that year.
If you take a leave of absence (LOAB), your payments will stop until you return and progress academically.
If you are in debt to the University to the value of £50 or more, you will not receive payment until the debt has been cleared.
All payments will be made into your UK bank account. It is your responsibility to enter your bank details and ensure these are kept up to date. If you fail to enter your bank details to enable payments to be made to you before your course end date (or the date of leaving your course if earlier), all scholarships, bursaries, and payments will be withdrawn.
As part of the admissions process, the University will verify various aspects of a UCAS or direct application to determine that you should be classed as ‘Home’. The following criteria will be verified:
- Declared nationality
- Country of birth
- Area of permanent residence
- Date of entry into the UK (if applicable)
- Location of previous education provider
Disclaimer
Every effort is made to ensure that all details included in these guidance notes are correct at the time of writing. They are intended to act as an information source only, and in no way should they be considered legally binding or guarantee an award.
The University will not be deemed to be in breach of any legal or contractual obligations due to changes to eligibility criteria beyond the reasonable control of the University. It should therefore be noted that these guidance notes are regularly reviewed and are naturally subject to change, sometimes without notice. The University’s decision is final.
Published: 21 October 2024