Heriot-Watt students are amongst the 150 talented athletes selected to receive tailored support this academic year through the Winning Students scholarship programme.
Winning Students, Scotland €™s national sports scholarship programme for student athletes, provides funding and academic flexibility to help students achieve their potential.
The Heriot-Watt winning students are:
Callum O'Donnell - Fencing
Ewen Urquhart - Squash
Kyle Gribben - Squash
Michael Ross - Squash
Patrick Dawson - Judo
Stephanie Inglis - Judo
Craig McNally - Swimming
Kathryn Johnstone - Swimming
Winning Students is delighted to play its part in developing sporting talent ahead of so many major sporting events. Scotland €™s colleges and universities are packed with sporting talent and the support ensures these students can also prepare for successful careers after sport
Kyle Waddell, an HND Sports Coaching with Development student at City of Glasgow College, is the Scottish Junior Champion and helped Scotland win a bronze medal at the 2012 World Junior Championships.
At the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games, no fewer than 29 Winning Students represented their countries, with two gold medals and one silver placing the scholarship programme equivalent to 18th place in the final standings.
Many students are now turning their attention to gaining selection for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games and new recruits to the programme will be buoyed by a recent survey of the programme revealing 62% of students cited an improvement to their sporting performance since gaining scholarship support.
Winning Students Programme Co-ordinator Jason Atkins said: "Winning Students is delighted to play its part in developing sporting talent ahead of so many major sporting events. Scotland €™s colleges and universities are packed with sporting talent and the support ensures these students can also prepare for successful careers after sport."