How much direct investment it has made in university sports in each year since 2007, also broken down by (a) capital, (b) revenue and (c) i…

The Scottish Government routes its funding for sport through sport scotland, the National Agency
for Sport. sport scotland has made the following direct investments in university sport since 2007.
sport scotland has made the following direct investments in university sport since 2007.
sport scotland capital investment into Scottish university* sport since 2007
Year
Applicant
Project
sport scotland Award
Funding Source
2015-16
St Andrew’s University
Indoor Tennis Centre
£250,000
National Lottery
2013-14
City of Edinburgh Council / Heriot Watt University
Oriam – Scotland’s Sports Performance Centre
£2.25 million
Scottish Government
2012-13
University of Edinburgh
Peffermill 3G Synthetic Pitch
£300,000
(Cashback funded)
Scottish Government
2010-11
University of Stirling
High Performance Sports Science & Medicine Facility
£200,000
Scottish Government
2010-11
Aberdeen Sports Village**
Aberdeen Aquatics Centre
- 50m pool
£5 million
National Lottery (£4m) and
Scottish Government (£1m)
* sport scotland also invested in one college sport facility during this period: 2015-16
| Perth College | Climbing Centre | Perth & Kinross | £200,000 award | £747,255 total
project cost | funding source – National Lottery. **Aberdeen Sports Village is a partnership
between the University of Aberdeen and Aberdeen City Council. sport scotland revenue
investment into Scottish university sport since 2007 sport scotland invests Scottish
Government and National Lottery funding into Scottish Student Sport*. Scottish Student
Sport has the aim of ensuring quality and breadth in well-managed sporting programmes,
increasing and promoting involvement in physical activity and aiding and supporting the
development of appropriate professional structures and systems throughout sport in Tertiary
Education in Scotland. Scottish Student Sport are hosted by the University of Edinburgh,
but work across tertiary education institutions in Scotland.
Since 2007, sport scotland has invested the following:2018-19
- £135,0002017-18
- £135,0002016-17
- £130,0002015-16
- £130,0002014-15
- £116,2502013-14
- £56,2502012-13
- £40,0002011-12
- £40,000*2010-11
- £55,0252009-10
- £55,0252008-09
- £40,0002007-08
- £35,000
*Scottish Student Sport is the amalgamation of Scottish Universities Sport and Scottish
Colleges Sport. Prior to 2011-12, sport scotland invested in Scottish Universities Sport.
The Scottish Funding Council also provide direct funding for University Sport.
Project
Institution
AY
Funding amount
Winning Students (H08023)
Winning Students is a network of colleges and universities with the purpose of providing Scotland’s national sports scholarship scheme for elite student athletes. It is managed by the University of Stirling on behalf of both sectors.
University of Stirling
Four separate awards

2008-09
2009-10

2010-11
2011-12

2012-15

2015-19
Total £5,858,785

£316,816
£541,969

£500,000
£450,000

£1,650,000
(£550,000 per year)

£2,400,000 (£600,000 per year)
Sporting Chance initiative (H10068/HR10049) SEEKIT funds
Scottish Centre for Business Innovation in Sport (H15029) SEEKIT funds
The Sporting Chance Initiative (SCI) later re-branded as Scotland’s Centre for Business Innovation in Sport (CBIS).
University of Stirling
Two separate awards

2011-13

2015-18
Total £843,901

£393,901
(£125,558 year 1
£268,343 year 2)

£450,000(£150,000 per year
Scottish College Sport Network (FS100003)
SFC’s support part-funded a co-ordinator post to help develop the Scottish Colleges Sport Network. (predecessor to SSS below)

Scottish University Sport/Robert Gordon University
Two separate awards

2009-10
2010-11
Total £80,000

£50,000
£30,000
Scottish Student Sport (H14042/F17029)
The Scottish Student Sport network aims to improve the student experience in the college and university sectors through sport and physical activity.
University of Edinburgh