High performance athlete support
We support our high performance student athletes to combine their sporting goals with their education, career and other life aspirations. We encourage athletes to succeed both on and off the sporting stage.
Who we support
We can offer you support if you're:
- An AUT Find Your Greatness Scholarship student
- An AUT Welcome to Auckland Scholarship student
- An industry sports scholarship recipient
- A Prime Minister’s Scholarship recipient
- An NZAS-carded athlete
- A general student athlete who competes at a high level for your region or country
How we support our athletes
You'll be teamed up with an athlete support advisor who will offer you support with:
- Career planning and development
- Arranging time off from studies for sporting commitments
- Setting goals for study, sport and life balance
- Employment (information and tips)
- Finding and using other AUT services – particularly student support services
- Referral to external agencies
- Time management and educational guidance
Register for support
You can register for AUT’s high performance athlete support programme online. Complete the form to tell us about your sport achievements and study details, and we'll get in touch to discuss how we can support you.
Hear from students we’ve supported
AUT Blue Awards: celebrating athlete success
Each year we celebrate the achievements of our student athletes at the annual AUT Blue Awards.