SPORTS AID - 2008/09 SportsAid GRANT SCHEME
The SportsAid Grant Scheme is a performance-oriented programme available for young sporting talents supported by Sport England. The SportsAid scheme currently offers grants of up to £500 (with exceptional performance grants up to £1,000) to athletes normally aged between 12 and 18 (under 12 and up to 21 with special justification); however priority will be given to those in the 12 to 16 age bracket.
The BCU/Canoe England has been allocated 23 National SportsAid applications, additionally throughout the SportsAid regional offices further applications may also be available subject to funds available within their designated region. In order to be considered for a regional award the applicant must reside within that specified region or local authority.
Nominations have now been made to the National and Regional SportsAid offices and the names of the successful applicants will be published once ratified by SportsAid
For more information see documents on the right hand side.
TASS - 2008/09 TALENTED ATHLETE SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME
The Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (TASS) is a performance-orientated programme launched by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) during 2004. The forth year intake will end on 30th September 2008, the BCU/Canoe England has been allocated 20 Scholarships for the 2008/09 intake, the names of the successful applicants can be found within the TASS Awards 2008-09 document
For more information see documents on the right hand side.
Derbyshire Sport - Talented Athlete Fund - 2008/09
Derbyshire Sport is committed to supporting governing bodies in the development of performance sport in the county, through 3 key developments - providing direct support to athletes, enhancing the performance environment and developing performance coaches. The direct support to athletes is through the Derbyshire Talented Athlete Fund.
Nominations have now been made to Derbyshire Sport and the names of the successful applicants will be published once ratified by Derbyshire Sport
For more information see documents on right hand side