New Funding Opportunity Available
The National Skills Academy, SkillsActive and Sports Coach UK have worked with Sport England in delivering a new £1.8 million programme to fund qualifications for aspiring sports coaches.
Applicants must have undertaken a course from the 1st January 2009 up to 31st March 2009, and they can apply for a rebate of up to 66% of the course costs.
Please see the National Coaching Bursary Programme for further information.
Coaches, officials and volunteers scholarship - now online
Please note that there have been some changes made to the Coach, Official and Volunteer Scholarship Scheme. These changes are designed to improve the quality of bids and target those coaches, officials and volunteers that have the most immediate impact on coaching and club sport delivery in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
The criteria is available on the Scholarship page , where you can also access the online application form. Please note that you must include the name and email address of a designated Lead Officer. This should be your local Sports Development Officer or county/regional National Governing Body representative.
The focus is on:-
- UKCC Level 2 & 3 Scholarships (Lead and Head Coaches)
- Minimum Standards for Deployment courses for coaches e.g. Safeguarding, Equity in Your Coaching, Coaching Disabled Performers and First Aid etc
- Officiating courses
All applicants will have to register on Coaching Hampshire & IOW
When are scholarships awarded?
Application forms are accepted throughout the year, but awards are made quarterly in June, September, December and March.
The application deadlines for the remainder of this financial year are as follows: -
- June Panel - 17 June 2010
- September Panel - 16 September 2010
- December Panel - 16 December 2010
- March Panel - 17 March 2011