Overview
We are delighted to partner with Mike Clasper CBE, to create one scholarship at the University of Sunderland for academic year 2024/25. The scholarship aims to support an eligible undergraduate student to fulfil their athletic potential whilst studying at the University.
This scholarship offers an eligible student 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 & conditioning, nutritional advice, and lifestyle management.
The Douglas Clasper Elite Sports Scholarship 2024/25 is for students who:
- Study an eligible full-time undergraduate course in 2024/25
- Have been selected within the last 18 months to compete at Regional, National or International level
- Are a member of Team Sunderland as an Elite Athlete
- Participate in a sport recognised by BUCS (British Universities and Colleges Sport)
This scholarship is funded from a philanthropic donation via the University of Sunderland’s Development and Alumni Office. 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 are eligible to receive.
Overseas Island: Isle of Man and the Channel Islands students are eligible for this scholarship.
International students are not eligible for this scholarship.
You must be a first-year student applying to commence your studies in autumn 2024 based at City Campus, Sir Tom Cowie at St Peter’s Campus, Dance City, the Northern Academy of Music Education (NAME) or the University of Sunderland in London.
You are not eligible for the Douglas Clasper Elite Sports Scholarship 2024/25 if you have been awarded a University of Sunderland Medicine Bursary.
2. 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 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.
Awarding the scholarship
The Douglas Clasper Elite Sports Scholarship 2024/25 will be awarded following an application process. All applications that meet the criteria will be shortlisted for consideration by the Awarding Committee. An award will be made following a checking and verification process.
How to apply
If you are starting a full-time undergraduate course in autumn 2024 or are entering year one having completed an Integrated Foundation Year, you can apply for this scholarship from March 2024.
You can apply for this scholarship via your myApplication account. The deadline for applications is Saturday 31 August 2024.
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 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
Once the scholarship award has been allocated, the successful student will be notified via email of their provisional award in October 2024.
The scholarship recipient will receive the following cash payments in each year of study, subject to validation checks and academic progression:
- Year 1: £1,000 in November 2024 and £1,000 in February 2025
- Year 2: £1,000 in November 2025 and £1,000 in February 2026
- Year 3: £1,000 in November 2026 and £1,000 in February 2027
The scholarship cash payments will be paid via bank transfer into your UK bank account via the University’s Development Trust.
The University agrees to pay you, the student, all scholarships, and payments that are awarded and due to you whilst you are on your programme of study. If a scholarship or bursary payment is made to you in error, the University reserves the right to recover any awards or overpayments from you, the student. This may result in you being asked to repay an award if it was paid to you in error. It is also the responsibility of you, the student, to ensure that all awards and payments received are accurate. Any payment discrepancies will be rectified by the university or the student.
If you fail to enter your bank details to enable the payment to be made to you before your course end date (or your date of leaving your programme of study if earlier), this scholarship and payment will be withdrawn and will no longer be due.
The scholarship award is conditional on you maintaining satisfactory engagement and making academic progress on your course of study in the reasonable opinion of the Programme Team. If you transfer to another course and repeat a year, or if you repeat a year of the same course, the scholarship will not be awarded in the repeated year. However, the scholarship award will continue once you progress onto the following level(s) of study. If you withdraw from your course before receiving a scholarship payment, the scholarship offer will be withdrawn.
If you withdraw in the same academic year after receiving your scholarship payment, you will be required to return the funding to the donor.
Please note, 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 re-allocate funding. If you do not supply us with the required information, including any evidence you have been asked to submit, and the scholarship award cannot be paid in early November 2024, the scholarship offer will be withdrawn.
This scholarship will only be payable if all tuition fee payments are up to date and there are no monies owed to the University.
If you have an outstanding university debt of £50 or more, you will not receive the scholarship until the debt has been cleared.
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
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 for potential scholarship applicants and in no way should they be considered legally binding or guarantee an award of a scholarship.
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 from time to time sometimes without notice. The University’s decision is final.
Published: 5 April 2024