Performance Sport Scholarships - Apply Now
Saints Sport provides support for exceptional student athletes from around the world to facilitate sporting and academic excellence whilst studying at the University of St Andrews.
Scholarship support is available for outstanding individuals competing at an elite level (typically international, depending on the sport and nationality) and representing the University in British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) competition. Scholarships are open to entrant undergraduate and postgraduate students - including those joining the School of Modern Languages.
More information can be found on the Performance Sports Scholarships webpages.
About the School of Modern Languages
The School of Modern Languages at the University of St Andrews:
- is one of the largest and most diverse of its kind in the UK - the School offers degree programmes in eight languages as well as dynamic cross-disciplinary programmes in comparative literature and digital humanities
- is consistently rated among the best in the UK by major national rankings - the Guardian University Guide 2026 ranked St Andrews 1st in Scotland and 2nd in the UK for languages and linguistics
- prides itself on being a vibrant, diverse, inclusive and engaging academic community that welcomes all students wishing to pursue the study of foreign languages and cultures and comparative literature
- believes that the acquiring of high-level language skills goes hand in hand with studying culture
- has an exceptionally broad variety of research interests ranging from the medieval period to the present day and engages with literatures and cultures from around the world