The Portsmouth FC Scholarship supports local young people with their higher education and career ambitions.
The University of Portsmouth and Portsmouth Football Club partnership has launched the fourth edition of its scholarship.
The Portsmouth FC Scholarship, which looks to support local young people with their higher education and career ambitions, will award £9,000 to a student who is under the age of 25 and lives in the Portsmouth area or on the Isle of Wight.
They will receive £3,000 in each of the three years of their undergraduate studies, while also getting the opportunity to gain valuable work experience with the football club.
They must be the first member of their family to progress to higher education or have a household income of under £35,000.
To apply, students looking to start with the University in September 2024, can visit port.ac.uk/pfcscholarship for more information and to find a link to the application form.
Our partnership with Portsmouth Football Club has always been about showing local young people that higher education is for them. There are plenty of talented young people in this city. We just need to give them the opportunities – particularly those who may not have seen other family members go to university, or who face challenging financial circumstances.
I’d like to thank the football club for sharing our vision, for supporting this scholarship and for giving young people this exceptional opportunity to achieve their potential. Pompey is a very special football club.
This is the fourth year of the scholarship, which is at the heart of the partnership between the University and the club as the two organisations look to support young people locally..
Previous recipients of the scholarship, who are currently studying at the University, have worked with the club on architecture, graphic design and sport science projects, each relevant to their respective degrees, as well as receiving the financial support.
Professor Graham Galbraith, University of Portsmouth Vice-Chancellor, said: “Our partnership with Portsmouth Football Club has always been about showing local young people that higher education is for them.
“There are plenty of talented young people in this city. We just need to give them the opportunities – particularly those who may not have seen other family members go to university, or who face challenging financial circumstances.
“I’d like to thank the football club for sharing our vision, for supporting this scholarship and for giving young people this exceptional opportunity to achieve their potential. Pompey is a very special football club.”
Andrew Cullen, Portsmouth FC CEO, said: “Our Portsmouth Football Club Scholarship scheme represents a shining beacon within our long-standing partnership with the University of Portsmouth. We are proud of the scholarship and are totally committed to work with the university to use the motivational power of football to raise educational aspirations amongst young people, both throughout our city and on the Isle of Wight.
“It was vitally important for the football club to continue the scholarship as we enter a new era. We hope once again to see many applications as the scholarship enters a fourth successive year and especially from those families who support Portsmouth Football Club”.
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