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СʪÃÃÊÓƵ of London in partnership with Brunel alumna Eniola Aluko MBE and Hyphen Sports are providing extra Scholarship support to Brunel Sports Scholar’s.

To be considered, here's what you will need to do:

• for the Brunel Sports Scholarship in the usual way and indicate you would like to be considered for a Hyphen Sports Scholarship on the application form.

Successful awardees may be expected to undertake specified duties as Brunel Ambassadors for the Brunel Sports Scholarship and Hyphen Sports. Activities might involve representing Brunel Sports and Hyphen Sports at internal and external events. Scholarship winners will be contacted by the Sports Department, Hyphen Sports Team or Brunel Marketing team as and when participation is required.

Please read our terms and conditions for the finer details.

Award details

1. Award details

Value: The Brunel Hyphen Sports Scholarship offers a cash bursary of up to £3,000.

How many: 5 scholarships are available

Application process:

1. Applicants must for the Brunel Sports Scholarship in the usual way.
2. Applicants should then indicate if they would like to be considered for a Hyphen Sports Scholarship by ticking the Yes/No box on the application form.

The application will also comprise of a statement of no more than 500 words reflecting on the applicant’s motivation, future plans and how the scholarship would help their career plans.

We will not be able to consider incomplete or late applications.

Applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria to be considered for the scholarship, the Brunel Hyphen scholarship allocation panel will then shortlist applicants based on their submitted application.

Eligibility

2. Eligibility

To be eligible for a Brunel Hyphen Sports Scholarship applicants must:

2.1 Be in receipt of an offer to study on at Brunel in September 2024.

2.3 Complete the sports scholarship application form. 

Those not eligible for this Scholarship

• Applicants who will not commence their course in the upcoming academic year - applicants holding offers for deferred entry will be required to submit a fresh scholarship application for their deferred month of study. Applicants who defer to a new academic year will not be considered for a scholarship and will be required to complete a fresh scholarship application form and be considered for a scholarship in the year they start their course.
• Applicants applying to the Brunel Pathway College (BPC) or the Brunel Language Centre (BLC).

Allocation

3. Allocation

3.1 The Hyphen scholarship allocation panel will assess applications after the deadline (31^st August). All scholarship applications will be rigorously assessed against a set of standard criteria, that includes a written statement which the members of the Hyphen scholarship allocation panel will review.

3.2 The Hyphen scholarship allocation panel will be responsible for initiating and managing communication with applicants, alongside the Scholarship team. They will be screening and assessing all applications, and submit their recommendation to the panel.  The panel will be responsible for producing a final list for eligible awardees. 

3.3 Applications for scholarships will be considered on the balance of eligibility criteria met by each applicant.

3.4 The decision of the Hyphen scholarship allocation panel is final. The University will not accept any appeals in respect of the decisions made by the Hyphen scholarship allocation panel.

3.5 Applicants who meet the eligibility criteria at the time of allocation will be considered for scholarships using the information provided at the time of their course application only and cannot be considered should their circumstances change during the course of their studies. Scholarships cannot be backdated.

3.6 Scholarships are awarded for the September entry of the academic year 2024/25 only and cannot be deferred to later months or years of entry. Course applicants who intend to defer their studies will lose any award they have been made and must re-apply for a scholarship in the year they will begin their studies.

Conditions of payment

4. Conditions of Payment

Scholarships are awarded for the academic year 2024/25 only and cannot be deferred. Applicants who intend to defer their studies must re-apply for a scholarship in the year they will begin their studies.

The Scholarship will be paid in three instalments in the academic year 2024/5.

Successfully awarded students will be advised of payment dates and will be required to supply relevant UK bank account details to support receipt of the cash payments and will be contacted by the Brunel Sports Team.

Withdrawal of a scholarship

5. Withdrawal of a scholarship

5.1 Misleading information: The University reserves the right to withdraw a scholarship from anyone who is found to have misled the University about any aspect of their eligibility and to seek repayment of any monies already paid by appropriate means.

5.2 Mode of Attendance Change: If a student changes to different mode of study, their eligibility for a scholarship will be reviewed if applicable.

5.3 Changing course: If a student transfers to a different course but remains in the same academic year there will be no impact on the award.

5.4 Abeyance/Temporary Withdrawal: A student who takes a period of temporary withdrawal (abeyance) and who is in receipt of a scholarship award would cease to receive scholarship payments whilst temporarily withdrawn. Scholarship payments made prior to temporarily withdrawing will not generally be requested to be repaid and remaining payments would generally be paid once the student returns to complete that level of study.

5.5 Suspension of СʪÃÃÊÓƵ: Should a student be suspended for any reason, scholarship payments would be withdrawn and consideration of reinstatement will be dependent on the disciplinary outcome.

5.6 Repeat/Extended СʪÃÃÊÓƵ: Repeat periods of study, and periods of temporary withdrawal that result in extended periods of study, are not supported by additional scholarship payments. Scholarship entitlement is for the maximum duration of each award and entitlement is not extended if overall course duration alters.

5.7 Withdrawal from СʪÃÃÊÓƵ: A student who withdraws from their programme prior to completion and who is in receipt of a scholarship award will not normally be requested to repay scholarship payments made up to the point of withdrawal; however, entitlement to all future scholarship payments and/or adjustments, cease immediately when a student withdraws from СʪÃÃÊÓƵ of London. 

More information about the Sports Scholarships can be found here.

Updated 22 October 2024.