Welcome to the home of Performance Sport at Queen’s University
Queen’s support students who wish to pursue improvement in their sport at all levels. Our Athlete Pathway empowers committed and talented people with facilities, coaching, mentoring and services that nurtures a sustained performance outlook.
Queen’s provide a working environment where talented student athletes have the opportunity and resources to become exceptional.
Applications for 2024 entry to our Elite Athlete Programme are now open.
The Elite Athlete Programme is the highest level of scholarship support for student athletes at Queen’s University and is appropriate for sports people competing towards the very highest end of their sport.
We are an ASAS accredited institution and support our athletes with personalised performance services. Athletes attend Queen’s University to achieve a world class education and we mould whatever assistance they need around their pursuit of excellence in both sport and academia.
Unsuccessful applicants will automatically be considered for a scholarship within one of our six sporting academies at level two of our athlete pathway.
Closing date: April 19th 2024
Scholarship Programmes
Queens University provides a working environment where talented student athletes have the opportunity and resources to become exceptional. Our level 2 and 3 Athlete pathways have been designed to challenge athletes to raise their ambition and to maximise their sporting and academic potential. The Elite Athlete Programme is the flagship scholarship programme for international level athletes and is the highest sporting award offered with up to £5000 in financial support. Other benefits include academic and sports mentoring, physiotherapy, strength and conditioning coaching, media support, bespoke sports clothing, academic flexibility support and facilities access. Our Sports Bursary and Academy Scholarship Awardees also avail of these benefits while at Queens. While our Sports Bursary Athletes compete largely in individual sports our 5 Academies consist of Rugby, GAA, Hockey, Rowing and Soccer
