Champions for Change Scholarship
The Champions for Change Scholarship is open to alumni, current, and prospective students of the International Sports Management Programme (ISM) at the University of London.
This scholarship celebrates those who have innovatively leveraged sports initiatives to address social issues within their communities.
Candidates are required to demonstrate how their sports initiative has creatively and effectively tackled a social problem or issue, illustrating the innovative ways in which sports can be a catalyst for change and improvement in their community.
Deadline for applications
- The deadline for applications is 3 June 2024.
How to apply
- Submit your application form online for the International Sports Management Programme (ISM).
- When you have received your offer letter, download and complete the scholarship application form (Word).
- Upload your completed scholarship application form via Contact us online form.
- Under Applications, select the Scholarships and Bursaries section to upload your form.
Applications from underrepresented groups in sports management are encouraged. Preference will be given to candidates who demonstrate financial need in their personal statement.
The following terms and conditions apply to the Champions for Change Scholarship at the University of London.
- The Champions for Change Scholarship is available for the University of London distance learning PG Cert in International Sports Management programme only.
- The Champions for Change Scholarship will be applied against the module fees payable to the University of London only.
- The Champions for Change Scholarship may be awarded in addition to other scholarships and funding, but it cannot be used in conjunction with any other University of London bursary or scholarships.
- The Champions for Change Scholarship will be for admission in the 2024/25 academic year only and cannot be transferred to another academic year.
- Students awarded a Champions for Change Scholarship but who subsequently withdraw from their course of studies will no longer be eligible for the Champions for Change Scholarship.
- Recipients of the Champions for Change Scholarship will undertake one module on the PG Cert in International Sports Management programme in the 2024/25 academic year only. Failure to undertake the module in this academic year will result in the Champions for Change Scholarship being withdrawn.
- The Champions for Change Scholarship cannot be retroactively applied to studies in previous academic years.
- You agree to abide by the rules and regulations of the University of London.
- You undertake to use your best efforts to fulfil the academic requirements of the distance learning course on which you are registered.
- As part of the Champions for Change Scholarship award, the University may ask you to participate in marketing related activities and/or events to promote and share your experiences of the Champions for Change Scholarship. You are under no obligation to undertake any of these activities. Examples of typical activities and/or events may include participating in an interview, providing a profile for the University website. If you participate in such activities and/or events, you agree for the University to use any material resulting from such activities and/or events for the purposes of publicity material and/or for the education of other students, whether electronically or in print. You furthermore release and discharge the University and its agents, representatives and assignees from any and all claims and demands arising out of or in connection with the use of the publicity material, including without limitation any and all claims for invasion of privacy and defamation. Additionally, you agree that the copyright of any publicity material shall be wholly vested in the University and you hereby assign to the University any and all rights in the publicity material.
- You will be asked to provide a report outlining the impact of your study and research – this is a requirement of being a scholarship recipient. This report will be shared with the University of London’s Development Office who will share the report (having removed all relevant contact details) with the Donor of the Champions for Change scholarship.
- By agreeing to these Terms and Conditions, you are giving the University the right to hold and process your personal data, including some sensitive personal data. The University will process this personal data (including any personal data provided as part of participation in a marketing related activity and/or event under clause 16) in accordance with the UK Data Protection legislation and the University’s Data Protection Policy. The University will only share data with third parties in accordance with its Data Protection Policy and the University will remain the data controller of the data. The Data Protection Policy is applicable from the time of accepting these Terms and Conditions.
- The University of London and World Academy of Sport (WAoS) are separate legal entities. In accepting the Champions for Change Scholarship you agree to the sharing of your personal data between the University and World Academy of Sport (WAoS) (where relevant) for the purposes of the management of your Champions for Change Scholarship.
- Each of the clauses of these Terms and Conditions operate separately. If a clause or any part of a clause is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable, it shall be deemed deleted, but that shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the rest of these Terms and Conditions which shall remain in full force and effect.
- These Terms and Conditions constitute the entire agreement between you and the University in relation to the Champions for Change scholarship. All previous agreements, arrangements and understandings between you and the University relating to the Champions for Change Scholarship, whether written or oral, shall have no legal effect unless expressly set out in these Terms and Conditions.
- If the University fails to insist that you perform any of your obligations under these Terms and Conditions, or if the University does not enforce its rights against you, or if the University delays in doing so, that will not mean that the University has waived its rights against you and that will not mean that you do not have to comply with those obligations. If the University waives a default by you of the Champions for Change Scholarship, the University will only do so in writing, and that will not mean that it will automatically waive any later default by you.
- These are the Terms and Conditions between you and the University. No other person shall have any rights to enforce any of the terms of these Terms and Conditions.
- These Terms and Conditions, and any matters arising out of or in relation to these Terms and Conditions, are governed and construed in accordance with English law. The parties agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts to settle any dispute or claim arising out of or in relation to these Terms and Conditions.