Basketball scholarship applications for 2024-2025 have now closed and we are looking forward to welcoming our student-athletes for pre-season ahead of the new academic year.
Future student-athletes eager to grow, develop, and strive for personal excellence are able to apply for our sport scholarships for 2025-26 from October. If you're up for the challenge and meet the academic eligibility criteria, we have generous fee waiver scholarships up to 100%, cash bursaries plus additional support packages available to financially help support your time here with us.
Applicable for high performance undergraduate or postgraduate student athletes playing at elite National Governing Bodies or Federation pathway programmes (Basketball England EABL, WEABL or international equivalent).
Alongside performance coaching, recipients of the Performance Sport Scholarship programme may also receive additional support services package benefits such as free kit, use of facilities and access to a range of support services worth up to of £1,500 per year (details outlined below).
Our Performance Sport Scholarship programme has four different tiers:
Scholarship type; |
Award |
Tier 1* |
Tuition fee discount up to 100%, performance coaching and support services package. |
Tier 2 |
Cash bursary (of varying amounts), performance coaching and support services package (available for undergraduate students only). |
Tier 3 |
Performance coaching and support services package. |
Tier 4 |
25% tuition fee discount |
*Some exceptional athletes in receipt of a tier 1 scholarship may also receive additional financial support.
Under tier 1 of the Performance Sport Scholarship programme, we award a number of tuition fee discounts to students on University of Essex undergraduate, postgraduate taught and postgraduate research courses.
Basketball Fee discounts for students commencing their studies at Essex in 2024-25 are:
Number of awards |
Scholarship Award |
Up to 8 PG awards for international students (full-time or part-time) |
Between 50-100% fee discount |
Up to 12 UG or PG awards for UK students (full-time or part-time) |
Between 50-100% fee discount** |
Details and Deadlines
Applications for our basketball scholarship awards ended 31 May 2024.
If you have any queries about our basketball program, please email performancesport@essex.ac.uk