About our scholarships

Our scholarship package is more than just a bursary; it’s a range of services, support and financial assistance that allows you to balance your studies with your sporting ambitions.

Our sports scholarship package‌

We are proud to be a part of a world-class sporting city and confident in our programme’s ability to enhance dual-career athletes.

Our programme recognises and is tailored to each athlete’s individual needs.

The total package is worth up to £7,000 per year. Additional support is available for exceptional applicants.

The package includes:

  • Tuition fee discount between 20%-40% (Further discount can be provided for outstanding athletes) 
  • Access to the self-funded Performance Sport townhouse accommodation
  • Financial expense contribution
  • Access to on-campus and local sporting facilities
  • Personalised sports science support
  • Bespoke nutritional support
  • Physiotherapy and sports massage
  • Access to our performance sport science suite
  • Personalised strength and conditioning programmes
  • Free sports club membership for team athletes
  • Lifestyle support
  • MMU Sport branded kit from our official supplier, Kukri.

Our sports scholarships are awarded on a case-by-case basis, with priority given to individuals whose sport features within the British Universities & Colleges Sport BUCS programme. The amount offered will be determined by the University’s sports scholarship committee and each case is considered on its own merit.

Become a Manchester Met sports scholar

To be a sports scholar, athletes must meet the following criteria:

  • be currently enrolled on an undergraduate or postgraduate degree course at Manchester Met, or in the process of applying to become a Manchester Met student for the next academic year.
  • be competing at a regional, national, or international standard in your chosen sport or show evidence of significant future sporting potential.
  • participate in a sport recognised by Sport England with priority given to individuals whose sport features within the British Universities & Colleges Sport BUCS programme.
  • be able to represent Manchester Metropolitan University in your sport.
  • meet the academic requirements of your course.

Sports scholarships

Applications are now open.

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Meet our scholars

Athletics

  • Halle Ferguson

    BA (Hons) Criminology and Sociology

  • Emily Madden-Forman

    MSc Dietetics

  • Amy McTeggart

    MSc Dietetics

  • Karran Kapur-Walton

    BSc (Hons) Computer animation and visual effects

  • Cameron Unsworth

    BA (Hons) Film and Media Studies

  • Neve Davenport

    BA (Hons) Business and Marketing

Badminton

  • Medha Shashidharan

    BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science

Basketball

  • Idil Turk

    MSc Sport Business Management and Policy

  • Eva Karasaite

    BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science

  • Evan Walshe

    MSc Sport Business Management and Policy

  • Noah Togo

    BA (Hons) Business Management with Law

  • Eve Shadrick

    BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Nutrition

  • Emilie Black

    BSc (Hons) Sport Business Management

Billiards

  • Yan Wong

    BA (Hons) Sport Coaching and Development

Cycling

  • Ava Brown

    BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science

  • Caitlin Ellis

    BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy

Hockey

  • Enya Darby

    BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy

Lacrosse

  • Will Allsop

    MSc Sport Business Management and Policy

  • Jacob Brindle

    BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance

Netball

  • Megan Bentley

    BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science

  • Ellie Heyes

    BSc (Hons) Sport Business Management

  • Emma Rayner

    BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy

  • Niamh O'Leary

    BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy

  • Niamh Skillicorn

    BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy

  • Alice McGeachy

    BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science

Olympic Weightlifting

  • Neil Thomas

    MSc Strength and Conditioning

  • Oliver Godwin

    BSc(Hons) Sport and Exercise Nutrition

Para Football

  • Ayman Hafiz

    BSc (Hons) Psychology

Para Swimming

  • Kieran Williams

    BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science

Rugby Union

  • Alice Iwanejko

    BEng Mechanical Engineering

  • Polly Bowman

    BSc (Hons) Sport Business Management

  • Willem Johnson

    BA (Hons) Business and Marketing

  • Archie Kellett

    BA (Hons) Business Management

  • Jordan Lombard

    BA (Hons) Business and Marketing

  • Bothma Oosthuizen

    BSc Sport Coaching and Development

  • Albany-d Coates

    BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science

  • Emily Downs

    BA (Hons) History

  • James Appleton

    BSc (Hons) Product Design Engineering

Snowsports

  • Brogan Crowley

    MSc Project Management

Swimming

  • Mollie Garratt

    BA (Hons) Filmmaking

  • Toby Hill

    BA (Hons) Criminology with Quantitative Methods

  • Jay Manners

    BSc (Hons) Sport Coaching and Development (DL)

  • Henrietta D'Ammassa

    BA (Hons) Business Psychology

  • Mollie Fisher

    BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science

Trampolining

  • Oscar Carey

    BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy

Triathlon

  • Sophie Alden

    MSc Sport Business Management and Policy

Water Polo

  • Malachy Byrne

    BA (Hons) Business with Spanish

  • James Blenkinship

    BSc (Hons) Accounting and Finance

  • Harry Dunkerley

    BA (Hons) Business Management

  • Rory Inman

    BA (Hons) Business and Marketing

  • Holly Toone

    BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science

  • Aron Ando

    BA (Hons) Business Management with Law

  • Benjamin Grech

    MSc Sport and Exercise Psychology