An exciting opportunity has been developed in partnership with the Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (TASS) to create a fully-funded MSc Scholarship for the Strength and Conditioning Coaching course for the academic year of 25/26. In addition, the successful applicant will be provided with a CPD budget of up to £2000 and voluntary S&C work experience through the Team Hallam S&C internship, potentially working with student athletes and teams, Performance Athlete Support Programme (PASP) athletes, and TASS athletes, developing your knowledge, skills, and experiences as a practitioner.
This scholarship is open to any individual looking to study a postgraduate programme in S&C at Sheffield Hallam who represents one or more of the protected characteristic groups such as an ethnic diversity, disability, lower socio-economic group etc. Please see the link for additional criteria:
• Must have achieved a 2.2 or above in a sport related undergraduate programme or have come from industry and possess appropriate applied experience (alternatives will be considered on a case-by-case basis)
• Able to commit to a full-time postgraduate study programme
• Willing to contribute to the S&C internship programme and undertake applied voluntary work experience
All applicants will be assessed on their ability to undertake, progress through, and complete an MSc programme of study, in addition to the following desirable criteria: • Relevant work experience in the Strength and Conditioning, Sport Science, Sport Coaching or Fitness industries
• Suitable programming, testing, and monitoring experience with athletes or clients
• Experience of working with diverse groups of learners, clients, and/or athletes
• Good communication, organisational, leadership, and coaching skills
• A relevant fitness or S&C qualification (e.g., L2 gym instructor, L3 personal trainer, L3 UKSCA trainer award, UKSCA accreditation) or the willingness to complete