Coaching Scholarships Programme

Other eligibility requirements

All Coaching Scholarship recipients are required to meet the following criteria:

Study at Heriot-Watt University on a postgraduate degree
Hold a Level 2 Coaching qualification or equivalent (significant playing experience at a professional / international level will be considered)
English Language requirements – IELTS 6.5 (or equivalent).

Our Coaching Scholarships are designed to attract individuals who are passionate about coaching and developing the sports programme and performance of student athletes. Anyone studying at postgraduate level at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh Campus, is eligible to apply for a Coaching Scholarship.

Coaching Scholarships will receive a Tuition Fee Reduction on postgraduate fees.

Typically, the discount will start at 20% but could reach as high as 100% for exceptional candidates

Candidates will be assessed on the following criteria:

• Whether the applicant’s sport is a focus sport
• The applicant’s coaching and/ or playing experience
• The applicant’s potential to recruit fee-paying student athletes

The fee reduction will then be determined based on a combination of candidate assessment, volume of coaching/recruitment work and the applicant’s total tuition fee.

In return, the coaching scholar will be expected to deliver coaching to one of the constituted clubs of Heriot-Watt University Sports Union.

Applications will be considered for any club with the Sports Union, however there are a number of focus sports that we are encouraging applications:

• Handball
• Tennis
• Rugby
• Basketball
• Volleyball
• Netball
• Rowing (Boat Club)
• American Football
• Gaelic Football
• Football