33 talented athletes from The University of Edinburgh have been awarded scholarships following the launch of the Winning Students 100 scholarship programme this week. The programme which is funded by Sport Scotland and the Scottish Funding Council aims to support student athletes along their performance pathways, enhancing international levels of success and helping student athletes balance their studies with high performance training and competition. Image 106 scholarships have been awarded for 2023/24 across 28 different sports and 21 universities and colleges. Amongst the 33 athletes from The University of Edinburgh (the largest cohort from any university) who have been awarded grants are Commonwealth gold medallist, Grace Reid (Diving) and U23 European 10,000m record holder, Megan Keith (athletics). Keith, who won the U23 European Cross Country by a record margin before her record-breaking efforts at the Valencia 10K in January, is one of Scottish athletics’ leading prospects and a prime example of a world-class student athlete pursuing excellence in and out of the classroom. Commenting on the impact of the Winning Students 100 on her sporting and academic endeavours, the University of Edinburgh, Applied Sport Science student, said: “I really appreciate the generous support from Winning Students 100 for the upcoming year. In what is looking like an exciting year of competitions, the scholarship will help fund the travel required to train and compete to the best of my ability” List of Edinburgh University Winning Students 100 supported athletes 2023/24: Megan Keith Athletics Applied Sport Science Alyson Bell Athletics Biological Sciences Sarah Calvert Athletics Medical Science Isla Bethune Canoeing BioChemistry Grace Reid Diving Applied Sport Science Danny Mabbott Diving Chemical Engineering Angus Menmuir Diving Applied Sport Science Clara Kerr Diving Medicine Ellen Buckley Fencing Education Studies Isaac McKerr Fencing Civil Engineering Sophie Hinds Hockey Psychology Keir Robb Hockey Medicine Lunjika Nyirenda Hockey Medicine Calum Douglas Hockey Physical Education Oliver Short Judo Economics Joshua Matthews Rowing Applied Sport Science Hannah Supple Rowing Veterinary Medicine Alexander Patton Rowing Mechanical Engineering Grace Dawson Rowing German & Politics Isla MacCallum Rowing Applied Sport Science Josephine Briggs Rowing Chemistry James Deardon Rowing Chemical Engineering Freddy Foxwell Rowing Electronics and Computer Science Oliver Holmes Rowing History Shona Campbell Rugby Sevens Psychology Lucy Evans Shooting Applied Sport Science Archie Goodburn Swimming Chemical Engineering Thomas Carswell Swimming Mathematics Ciara Schlosshan Swimming Politics, Philosophy and Economics Isla Hedley Triathlon Landscape Architecture List of Edinburgh University Winning Students awardees continuing from 2022/23: Kara Hanlon Swimming Sport Policy, Management and International Development Niamh Hunter Orienteering Chemistry Eilidh Campbell Orienteering (BIO) Infectious Diseases Related Links Winning Students (External Link) Performance Programmes Publication date 08 Feb, 2024
