Sport scholars

Sport Scholarships

As well as a reputation for academic excellence, we also have a history of sporting success. We provide financial and specialist support to student athletes, to help maximise their sporting potential whilst studying at the University of Portsmouth. Our aim is to help student athletes balance their training and competition schedule, along with the pressures of achieving a high quality degree. We do this by providing support through our Sports Scholarship Scheme. If you are competing at a regional or international level in your sport, you may be eligible for funding.

We provide scholarships for around 20 talented student athletes every year. Our scholarships are worth between £2,000 and £6,000 each. The scheme is open to all students, irrespective of nationality, year of study or academic course. Applications open in the summer, and scholarships are awarded at the start of the academic year in September. Visit our sports scholarships page for further information and to receive your application form.

Adam Dart - Swimming

Adam, wearing UOP sports kit, is smiling in front of a blue wall

BA (Hons) Interior Architecture and Design

2019 World Duathlon Champs - 10th U19
2018 World Duathlon Champs - 7th U19
Qualified for the 2020 World and European Champs

Alexandros Matsangos - Cycling

Alexandros wearing glasses, smiling and standing in front of a purple background

BSc (Hons) Sport & Exercise Science

2019 European Games – 32nd Time Trial
Cypriot National Road Race Championship 2018 – GOLD
Cypriot National ITT Championship 2018 – BRONZE
Cypriot National MTB Championship 2018 – SILVER
UCI Men’s World Junior Road Race Championships 2017 – 91st

Bobbie Haywood - Rugby Union

Bobbie who has curly hair, smiling against a blue backdrop

BSc (Hons) Sports Science

Plays in the Harlequins 1st team in the Tyrells Premiership
Women’s rugby AASE programme national 7’s Champion 2018
Cypriot National ITT Championship 2018 – BRONZE
South East England rugby team 2015-18

Chloe Barr - Sailing

Chloe who has long blonde hair, is smiling while standing in front of a blue background

BSc (Hons) Product Design and Innovation

Youth National Laser Champion 2017 and 2018
2016 Youth Worlds Auckland NZ – 13th
Inland National Championships 2017 – 4th and 1st lady

Derry Asante - Handball

Derry smiling and looking forward, standing in front of a purple back drop

BSC (Hons) Sport & Exercise Science

2019 GB U20's squad
2018 England Handball AASE program
2018 GB U18’s Silver medal in IHF Trophy Kosovo

Ella Boxall - Sailing

Ella laughing against a blue back drop

BSc (Hons) Physics

Member of the British Keelboat Academy Squad 2018
Member of the Code Zero Racing team 2018

Emily Beach - Badminton

Emily smiling against a purple background

BA ( Hons) Digital Marketing

2019 ranked #5 woman in England
2019 world ranking #207
2019 Nottinghamshire Senior Champs – GOLD
2019 Iceland International Open – Last 16

Emily Niven - Judo

Emily smiling with her hair in a bun, she is standing in front of a purple background

BSC (Hons) Sports Psychology

2019 GB U21 ranking of 4th
2019 Natwest Island Games Senior Champion
2018 English Open U21 – GOLD
2017 UK School Games – BRONZE

Fleur Schrader - Para Dressage

Fluer wearing black UOP sports jacket, smiling in front of a blue wall

BSc (Hons) Social Work

Member of the Hong Kong Para Dressage team
Competed in the 2018 World Equestrian Games USA
Ranked 112th in FEI World Rankings
Training for Tokyo 2020 Paralympics

George Coles - Sailing

George wearing UoP sports kit smiling in front of a dark purple wall

MPhys (Hons) Physics, Astrophysics & Cosmology

2019 British Keelboat Academy member
2019 University Yacht nationals – 5th
2018 National Youth Laser Championships – 11th
2016 Laser Nationals – 12th
2014 Topper World Championships – BRONZE

Hebe Hemming - Sailing

Hebe with long blonde hair is smiling in front of a dark purple wall

BSc (Hons) Sports Science

Under 19 ISAF Silver Medallist
RYA Women’s Match Racing Nationals in 2016 & 2017 – SILVER
Represented GBR in the Women’s International Match Racing Series – 11th
Represented GBR in the Eurosafs Youth Match Racing in Poland – 9th overall and 1st female team
RYA Youth Match Racing Nationals 2017 – 4th
RYA National Match Racing Grand Finals – 11th
Currently ranked 18th in the world in the Women’s Match Racing rankings