Apply now for AISTS Athlete Scholarship

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The AISTS Athlete Scholarship has been helping former and current elite athletes who have competed at an international level to transition to a second career for over seven years. The AISTS MAS in Sport Administration is a unique 15-month international postgraduate programme in sports management, endorsed by the International Olympic Committee, and located in Lausanne, Switzerland. Each year it attracts aspiring sports managers from all over the world and from all walks of life to take part in its internationally recognised programme.

Olympians who have received the AISTS Athlete Scholarship in the past include double Olympian Enee Udo-Obong of Nigeria, who won gold in the 4x400m relay at Sydney 2000 and Bronze at Athens 2004 and Germany’s Olympic windsurfer Toni Wilhelm OLY, (Athens 2004, London 2012 and Rio 2016).

Applications are open until 1st May 2018, with the programme commencing in September 2018. The AISTS Athlete Scholarship contributes up to 50% of the tuition fee each year. 

You can watch an interview with the current AISTS Scholarship recipient, Thomas Roos - professional triathlete, academic scientist and entrepreneur - as he talks about the AISTS and the Athlete Scholarship here.

You can find further information by visiting: www.aists.org/mas or www.aists.org/scholarships.