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    Oxford Brookes University is committed to supporting and enhancing our students’ sporting excellence.  Each year we offer a number of TEAMBrookes Sports Scholarships to Brookes students who show, or have shown, outstanding talent and success in their chosen sport.  Each award is tailored to the needs of the athlete, to ensure that everything is put in place to help them achieve both academic and sporting success while at Oxford Brookes.


    Our TEAMBrookes Sports Scholars receive support, which may include:

    • Monetary bursary, up to £2,000
    • All-inclusive Gym membership for Brookes Sport facilities and fitness classes
    • TEAMBrookes membership, required to join and compete for a sports club
    • Full TEAMBrookes Under Armour tracksuit
    • Strength & Conditioning training
    • Sports specific Nutritionial support
    • Physiotherapy including screening, massage, prehab and reactive services
    • Sports Psychology and Performance Lifestyle sessions        
    • Support with academic flexibility


    Eligibility

    TEAMBrookes Sports Scholarships are awarded on a case by case basis, with priority given to individual's whose sport features within the British University and Colleges Sport ( BUCS) programme.

    To qualify for a TEAMBrookes Sports Scholarship, you must:

    • Be currently enrolled on an undergraduate or postgraduate degree course at Oxford Brookes, or in the process of applying to become an Oxford Brookes student for the upcoming academic year
    • Compete at a regional, national or international standard in your sport, or show evidence of significant future sporting potential


    How to apply

    Applications for 2021-2022 will open at 12:00 on Monday 29th March. The deadline for applications will then be 12:00 on Wednesday 18th August.

    To apply, please complete the TEAMBrookes Sports Scholarship application form.

    All applications are dealt with on a case-by-case basis, so please make sure that you include as much relevant information as you can.

    Need help with your application?

    If you have any questions regarding our TEAMBrookes Sports Scholarship Scheme, please email us at Sport@Brookes.ac.uk.


    Advice for applicants

    When applying for a TEAMBrookes Sports Scholarship at Oxford Brookes, please be aware of the following:

    • Experience level is not a guarantee of a successful application
    • TEAMBrookes Sports Scholars must compete for Oxford Brookes in all competitions and attend all club training sessions
    • If you are unsuccessful in your application the first time around, you can apply again in the following academic years
    • TEAMBrookes Sports Scholarships are valid for one academic year only; successful TEAMBrookes Sports Scholars must reapply if they wish to continue to receive support


    **Subject to change**

    As a student at Oxford Brookes, cricketers have the opportunity to play for the Oxford University Centre of Cricketing Excellence (combined with Oxford University); one of the six academy-sponsored centres of cricketing excellence.

    Students who are selected for the Oxford UCCE programme train daily from November through to the end of June, supported by expert coaches across all disciplines of the game. In addition, all players are provided with Oxford UCCE playing kit, as well as team strength & conditioning programming throughout the year.

    Please note that selection to the Oxford UCCE squad is reflective of a "cricket scholarship" due to the level of support and resource involved in the programme.  If you would like to trial for the Oxford UCCE, please submit an online application form, to be submitted by Friday 1st October 2021.

    Oxford Brookes University Boat Club is one of the strongest undergraduate boat clubs in Europe with a long history of domestic and international success.  Brookes students and alumni have also competed at every U23 World Championships and medalled at every Olympic Games since 2000.

    Brookes’ dual-career students who are selected for the squads are automatically entered into the Performance Grant Scheme each academic year, so no applications are required to be eligible.

    Grants are awarded twice yearly to dual-career students based on their performance and are continually assessed by our GB Rowing coaches throughout the year.

    Please note that selection to the OBUBC squads is the only level considered for Boat Club scholarships.

    For more information on rowing at Brookes, please visit our Rowing sports club page or contact headcoach@brookesrowing.org.uk.