Grant Opportunities
Local Sporting and Para Champions - OPEN
Local Sporting and Para Champions grants are open but close on 31 January 2025. The NSW Rowing Championships and the Australian Rowing Championships coincide with the eligible competition dates, being 1 October 2024 and 30 May 2025.
Eligibility - Local Sporting Champions:
Applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Be turning 12 to 18 years of age in the same calendar year as the nominated championships.
- Be an Australian citizen or have been granted permanent resident status, residing in Australia.
- Be participating as an athlete, coach, or match official in:
- an official state championship endorsed by the relevant ASC recognised national sporting organisation (NSO), national sporting organisation for people with disability (NSOD) or a School Sport Australia member body; or
- an official national championship endorsed by the relevant ASC recognised NSO, NSOD or School Sport Australia; or
- an international competition, as a member of an official Australian team representing an ASC recognised NSO, NSOD or School Sport Australia.
- Those attending a state championships must be living more than 250km from the championships venue, and travelling greater than 500km return to participate in the nominated championships*.
- May receive a maximum of one grant from an application submitted in the same allocation year (3 June 2024– 30 April 2025)
- Must incur out-of-pocket expenses for the nominated championship equal to, or greater than, the grant amount they are eligible to receive.
- Must not receive a Local Para Champions grant or a Local Sporting Champions grant in the same or a previous round to attend the same championship or competition.
- Applications must be submitted within timeframes indicated in the ‘When can I apply?’ section of this document.
Note:
* Those attending a national championships or international competition do not need to be travelling a minimum distance to be eligible.
Further information can be found HERE
Eligibility - Local Para Champions:
Applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Be turning 12 to 24 years of age in the same calendar year as the nominated championships.
- Be an Australian citizen or have been granted permanent resident status, residing in Australia.
- Be participating as an athlete, coach, or match official in:
- an official state championship endorsed by the relevant ASC recognised national sporting organisation (NSO), national sporting organisation for people with disability (NSOD) or a School Sport Australia member body; or
- an official national championship endorsed by the relevant ASC recognised NSO, NSOD or School Sport Australia; or
- an international competition, as a member of an official Australian team representing an ASC recognised NSO, NSOD or School Sport Australia.
- Those attending a state championships must be living more than 250km from the championships venue, and travelling greater than 500km return to participate in the nominated championships*.
- May receive a maximum of one grant from an application submitted in the same allocation year (3 June 2024– 30 April 2025)
- Must incur out-of-pocket expenses for the nominated championship equal to, or greater than, the grant amount they are eligible to receive.
- Must not receive a Local Para Champions grant or a Local Sporting Champions grant in the same or a previous round to attend the same championship or competition.
- Applications must be submitted within timeframes indicated in the ‘When can I apply?’ section of this document.
Note:
* Those attending a national championships or international competition do not need to be travelling a minimum distance to be eligible.
Further information can be found HERE