BRIDGEPORT, Pa. — The University of Strathclyde is offering partial athletic scholarships for women’s water polo players wishing to complete graduate courses commencing in the Fall of 2025.
Live, Study & Play in the United Kingdom:
- The University of Strathclyde is offering partial athletic scholarships for Women’s Water Polo players wishing to complete Graduate courses commencing in the fall of 2025.
Live:
- The University of Strathclyde is based in the heart of Glasgow, a friendly, vibrant and cosmopolitan city located in the north of the UK.
- Whilst Glasgow is ranked the fourth Best Student City in the UK (QS Best Student Cities Survey, 2025), it is also one of the most affordable cities in the UK (NatWest Student Living Index, 2024).
- Depending on your lifestyle, the cost of living in Glasgow is typically £10,000 – £15,000 ($13,400 – $20,100*) per year (*Based on exchange rate of £1.00 GBP to $1.34 USD).
Study:
- The University of Strathclyde, which was named Scottish University of the Year (Daily Mail, 2024), offers over 200 Graduate (MSc/MBA/LLM) courses across four Faculties:
- the Faculty of Science, which houses Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy & Biomedical Sciences
- the Engineering Faculty, which is the largest Engineering department in Scotland
- Strathclyde Business School, which is just one of 129 Triple Accredited (AMBA, AACSB and EQUIS) Institutions in the World
- the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, which encompasses Strathclyde Law School
- Unlike studying in the US, Graduate degrees in the UK are completed in 1-year on a full-time basis.
- Depending on the course, tuition fees range from £21,550 – £38,950 ($28,870 – $52,193).
Play:
- Water Polo is one of six University Varsity sports at Strathclyde, and the Women’s team compete in the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) Prem league, which is the equivalent of a NCAA Div 1 Conference.
- Furthermore, the Women’s Water Polo team were back-to-back BUCS National Trophy Champions in 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- The University is seeking to recruit talented and ambitious female Water Polo athletes to join the reigning BUCS National Trophy Champions roster for academic year 2025-26. More info on the Water Polo program can be found on the University website by CLICKING HERE
Eligibility:
- UK Universities are regulated by different eligibility rules than the US. As a result, former NCAA athletes are eligible to compete for the University regardless of the number of years that they have previously played college sport in the US.
Financial Aid:
- In addition to partial athletic scholarships (up to 40% tuition fee discounts), the University of Strathclyde is approved by the US Department of Education to allow US students to access Federal Aid through the William D Ford Federal Direct Loan program.
Academic Entry Requirements:
- Minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
Water Polo Scholarship Selection Criteria:
- NCAA Division I roster player.
Recruiting Questionnaire:
- Water Polo athletes interested in expressing an interest in the University of Strathclyde Women’ Water Polo program should initially complete the recruiting questionnaire by midnight (British Standard Time) on Sunday, August 10 or 7:00 p.m. Eastern/4:00 p.m. Pacific on Saturday, August 9.
About the University of Strathclyde:
The University of Strathclyde is a leading international technological university based in the center of Glasgow.
Inspired by our founding principle as ‘a place of useful learning’, our mission is to make a positive difference to the lives of our students, to society and to the world.
Strathclyde students benefit from an innovative and practical educational experience enhanced by its integration with our research capabilities, high-quality academic resources and an unparalleled industry engagement program.
The excellence of our research is evidenced by the growth in range and scale of our research collaborations and by our performance in the Research Excellence Framework 2021 where almost 90% was rated ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally-excellent’.
We have redefined how we collaborate and work with industry, government and the third sector to ensure innovation and knowledge exchange are fundamental activities that deliver tangible impact.
Strathclyde was named Scottish University of the Year 2024 in the inaugural Daily Mail University Guide, Sunday Times Good University Guide Scottish University of the Year 2020, Times Higher Education UK University of the Year 2019, and was awarded a Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education for its excellence in energy innovation in 2019, excellence in advanced manufacturing in 2021 and excellence, innovation and entrepreneurship in photonics in 2023.
