Aberystwyth University Scholarships

Application details

The scholarship is for gifted football players (male or female) who will play for Aber Town’s first team squad. Additional benefits include Platinum membership of the University Sports Centre, football coaching development opportunities, medical insurance, access to physiotherapy, match and training kits. Applicants must be applying to study full-time for a degree in any subject (undergraduate or postgraduate) at Aberystwyth University. Applicants MUST have achieved at least the standard of playing in the Welsh Premier League or equivalent (this would be the Vanarama National League in England). Applicants must complete and submit the AU/ATFC Scholarship application form (aber.ac.uk/scholarships) by 15th July in the year of entry to University. If any awards remain unallocated, consideration will be given to applicants originally holding Aberystwyth as their Insurance choice or those applying through Clearing up until 31 August. Applications will be considered by an awarding panel comprising representatives from the University and the Football Club, and applicants may be invited to attend ATFC for a trial.  The decision of the awarding panel is final and applicants will be informed of the outcome before the start of term. Priority will be given to applicants who apply to Aberystwyth University by 15th July and hold Aberystwyth as their Firm choice of university. Applicants must be accepted onto their chosen course in order to be eligible.  The Scholarship will be held for the first year of study. Scholarship holders will be required to train with/play for the Aberystwyth University BUCS football team in the event that they are not starting with the ATFC first team squad week to week– this could be due to a clash with AU/ ATFC fixture lists, non-selection, recovering from injury etc. Any such arrangement will be agreed between the ATFC Board of Directors and the AU SU Student Opportunities Manager.