High Performance Programme

Type of award – Sporting Performance Scholarship
Year of Entry – 2024/25
Financial Aid:
Development Grade – No Financial Aid (only resources)
International Grade - Up to £250
Olympic/Paralympic Grade – Up to £500
Study Level – Registered Salford University Student

 

What Is the High-performance Program?

 

The High-Performance Programme (HPP) is based around what is commonly known as a university Scholarships program. It is designed to offer support to you as a student that plays sport at a high level in several ways, with the end goal to improve your performances and sporting satisfaction. The main aim for this programme is to offer you additional support while enhancing your performance goals during your time at university. It is important to note that this program does not include any financial academic help.

Once an application has been received a panel will decide whether that application meets the criteria of the programme and if that individual will make a valuable contribution to Salford SU's sporting aims. You can be either be a Full-time or Part time student, and you have to be registered onto a Salford University Course for the 24-25 academic year. However, if you are a part time student you could be offered onto the course on a pro-rata basis dependent on course dates. We welcome all sports onto the programme, even those that we don’t hold clubs for or enter in BUCs team Leagues.

 

Programmes within a programme

 

There are three categories within the programme which you can be placed on. This is designed to be able to tailor the programme around you and make sure that the full benefits are achieved from both your side as an athlete and the SU side of things are being covered. First package will be the Olympic or Paralympic Package, then International Package, with the final package being the Development Package.

 

 

 

 

Criteria for the programme?

 

To be eligible for any of the programmes you will need to meet the below criteria. First thing you will need to have been to be a current Student at the University of Salford and registered onto a course (all courses are eligible, undergrade, postgrad, and PHD students).

It is important to note that all criteria below will be asked for if you get through to the interview process to check statements are correct. Any information not backed up will be disregarded going forward and could affect your place on the programme.

Olympic/Paralympic Grade:

• Current county champion in your chosen sport (most recent age category)
• Regular first team member within your sporting national county set up.
• Be able to assist within BUCs competitions and compete for a university club or enter individual BUCs events.
• Currently on a National Governing Body development or talent pathway programme.

 

International Package:

• Current TASS athlete on a national talent pathway programme.
• An international athlete competing Junior international Level competitions (Example – under 18s youth games), Or at least (Under 19 National Champion) to be considered.
• Chance to qualify and medal at the BUCs national within your sport. Top 20 ranked in your current aged, national, sporting discipline rankings.

 

Development Package:

• Current county champion in your chosen sport (most recent age category) Regular first team member within your sporting national county set up.
• Be able to assist within BUCs competitions and compete for a university club or enter individual BUCs events.
• Currently on a National Governing Body development or talent pathway programme.

 

What we expect from you during time on the program?

Getting onto the program is just the first step. You will be required to adhere to measurements the SU set in place to stay on the program for the year, and if not, you will be removed from this program and will not be considered for reinstation at any point during your remaining time at Salford University.

Requirements of the Program:

• The athlete must attend at least 80% of the clubs training if they are part of the club (absent form needs to be completed if not able to attend) Review will be had with the club committee to check this.
• The athlete must be available for all sports clubs matches if part of one (absent form needs to be completed if cannot attend) team sheets will be checked each week.
• The athlete should provide coaching support during events and within club sessions to pass on experience (committee review will track this).
• The athlete must wear the Team Salford Apparel to any University funded match or tournament they have been entered in.
• The athlete’s behaviour during matches and training will be monitored. Should the athlete break the code of conduct or the requirements of the HPP, they will be given 1 warning. Should a second incident occur, the athlete will be removed from the program.
• The athlete must be present at all player development sessions so their HPP manager can track their progress and support the athlete in any future developments.
• All SU funded competitions will required results sent through within a week on competing.
• At least one photo will be taken and sent to the SU HPP lead from the competitions competing, as well as one in the HPP apparel.
• Be a member and help the SU in BUCs club events and compete for the club (if the SU has a club within that sport).
• Be an ambassador for Salford SU and be available for Marketing material if needed.

 

Selection Process:

 

The criteria above are only there as guidelines for the eligibility for student athletes to apply. Dependent on number of applicants this can be altered to suit applications received based on their current statement and Student Union sporting Aims.

Student athletes that meet the criteria are not guaranteed to be given a space on the programme. If the selection process is competitive then students could miss out dependent on places being offered.

All evidence being asked for and provided will only need to be from the last year of sporting achievement. Any earlier than that is beneficial but is not needed.

 

Want to apply?

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