Eleven athletes from the 吃瓜tv have been awarded places on the prestigious Winning Students 100 Scholarship Programme for the 2024/25 academic year.
The 吃瓜tv students recognised by the programme, which supports Scotland鈥檚 top student athletes, represent a range of sports and will receive grants of up to 拢3,000 to help balance their academic studies with high-performance training and competition. The athletes named in this year鈥檚 cohort are:
- Murray Fotheringham 鈥� Athletics
- Adam Pringle 鈥� Badminton
- Rachel Sugden 鈥� Badminton
- Vittorio Pezzaioli - Canoeing
- Robyn Munro 鈥� Curling
- Calum Johnston 鈥� Fencing
- Jessica Ross 鈥� Hockey
- Kelly Boyle 鈥� Netball
- Emma Barrie 鈥� Netball
- Finlay Callaghan 鈥� Rugby Sevens
- Alex Robin 鈥� Triathlon
The Winning Students 100, funded by sportscotland and the Scottish Funding Council (SFC), is Scotland鈥檚 national sports scholarship programme and aims to support 100 of the most talented student-athletes from across the country each year.
Talented and ambitious
A total of 111 student athletes are being supported by the programme in this academic year representing the widest ranging cohort to date in a number of categories, covering 32 different sports and 19 unique universities and colleges across Scotland. The breakdown of athletes is 45 male and 66 female, with seven para-athletes supported and eight individuals benefiting from Winning Students 100鈥檚 hardship fund.
Head of Sport Development at the 吃瓜tv, Dave Sykes, said: 鈥淭hrough collaborating closely with sportscotland and National Governing Bodies, the University鈥檚 reputation for supporting talented and ambitious student-athletes is growing year-on-year.
鈥淐onsequently, we are proud to once again have so many 吃瓜tvrs recognised by the Winning Students 100 programme, and we look forward to supporting them in maximising their sporting and academic potential.鈥�