Postgraduate Degrees & High-Level Football: You can pursue a Master's degree, or a PHD, at a UK university while simultaneously training and competing in a professional soccer academy environment.
University Partnerships: UDA partners with institutions like the University of Gloucestershire and the University of Chester. The programs are integrated so that academic progress and football development are coordinated for success both on and off the field.
Professional Training Environment: The academy programs typically feature multiple technical sessions per week, strength and conditioning, and matches in both the British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) leagues and local English FA club leagues. You are trained by UEFA-licensed coaches with professional experience.
Pathways to the Next Level: UDA provides exposure to professional visiting coaches from the English leagues and dual-registration opportunities with higher-level clubs, giving players a platform to continue playing in Europe or back home after graduation. UDA is looking for potential Graduate level players for Spring 2026 / Fall 2027 academic year.
Currently recruiting for Men's / Women's Soccer (Current and Former players) for our multiple UDA Academy programs in the UK:
University of Chester (Chester, England)
University of Gloucestershire (Gloucester, England)
University of Bath (Bath, England)
University Degrees Abroad is actively recruiting potential postgraduate students for our high level Academies based in Bath, Chester and Gloucester, England.
If you are looking for a pathway to continue playing at a HIGH level and Postgraduate education is a part of that plan, then the opportunity to Study, Train AND Play in the UK via one of our UDA Academies is a path worth exploring!
UDA's international recruitment team, along with UDA UK Academy Director John Dyke will be hosting our Fall Recruitment Tour on the following dates in cites in the midwest and east coast.
UDA Soccer ID Camp Fall Tour - November 7 - 14, 2026
November 7 - Willoughby, Ohio
November 9 - Rolesville, North Carolina
November 10 - Salisbury, Maryland
November 11 - Yorktown, Virginia
November 12 - Richmond, Virginia
November 14 - West Chester, Pennsylvania
For more information visit our website at UNIVERSITY DEGREES ABROAD or to register for an event near you, fill out the form at UDA Soccer ID Camp Fall Tour
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact any of our UDA Recruitment Team:
Dr. Brian Haley - UDA Director
Jay Sparrow - UDA National Recruitment Director
Abbey Golden - UDA Women's Recruitment Director
Martin Dell - UDA Recruitment / Former NJCAA National Championship Coach
Ollie Slawson - UDA Recruitment / Former NCAA Div I National Championship Coach
These are postgraduate study opportunities at UK Universities. There are limited academic scholarship options but some do exist. The majority of PG programs in the UK are 12 months in length. Funding is available through PG student loan programs such as US Direct PG Student Loan and private loan sources.