Golf scholarships
Our golf scholarships provide a fantastic package of support including training, competition and funding support to fit alongside your academic studies.
At Stirling we bring together high performance coaches, excellent facilities, innovative sport science and performance mentoring.
Our facilities include a par three golf course, short game practice areas, artificial putting green and driving range. We also have state-of-the-art strength and conditioning suites and sports science facilities.
Excellence in golf
Our golf teams are amongst the best at Scottish, British and European university competitions.
Over the years we've produced:
- 9 national champions
- 8 Curtis Cup players
- 4 Walker Cup players
- 3 British amateur Champions
We've helped more than 100 golf scholars gain international honours.
Golf at Stirling
1st in Scotland and Top 5 in the UK
for good sports facilities
Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey 2017
We're in the UK's Top 10 universities
for having a great sports scene
Which? University Student Survey 2017
What our golf scholarship offers you
- Full-time high performance golf coaching from former European Tour Pro and Italian Open Champion Dean Robertson.
- Part-time high performance Golf Coaching from PGA Professional and former University of Stirling Golf Scholar Bobby Rushford.
- Muscular-skeletal and functional movement screenings
- Strength and conditioning support
- Sports Science support
- Sport Psychology support with Dr John Mathers
- Golf Data Lab, notational analysis
- Physiotherapy clinics
- Fairmont St Andrews memberships
- Two week winter training camp in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
- Invitation to compete in NCAA competitions (Stanford and Yale)
- Travel as a team to compete in major international amateur championships
- Team clothing and equipment
- Funding to subsidise competition entry, travel and other sports-related costs
- Academic flexibility (Dependent on schedule. Can include assessment extension, exam deferment and study extension periods)
Selection criteria
To be considered for an International Golf Scholarship at the University of Stirling, applicants should:
- Hold - or be in the process of applying for - a place on an undergraduate or postgraduate degree programme at the University of Stirling.
- Hold a golf profile in national sports competition at junior level or beyond.
- Have a handicap of +1 or below for men and 1 or below for women.
- Have the appropriate attitude, work ethic and commitment to improve.
I found Stirling a great place to get my degree, work on my golf and enjoy myself. The sports facilities are some of the best in Scotland, giving you every chance to improve your chosen sport at the highest level.
Richie Ramsay, European Tour golfer
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Applying for a scholarship
Please complete and return the ISSP application form before 15 January (UCAS deadline) for a September start.
Scholarships are offered, subject to achieving relevant academic entry requirements before the end of June.
See also
UK and overseas sports scholarships
These scholarships are awarded to undergraduate students from England, Wales, Northern Ireland or from outside the EU who meet both the sport-specific and academic qualification criteria.
Winning Students scholarships
We are a network member of Winning Students, Scotland's national sports scholarship programme. It provides funding support and academic flexibility to athletes studying in colleges and universities.
Contact us
If you would like to talk to us about our sport scholarships please contact David Bond.
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