Funding
Grant aid applications now being accepted for the following four categories:
Closing date extended
Rising Stars - Closing Date 28 February 2010
closing date extended
Shining Stars - Closing Date 28 February 2010
Community Sports Fund - Closing Date 28 February 2010
Coach Scholarship Fund - Closing Date 27 February 2010
New this year - apply online
Rising Stars
Aspirations of the fund
To help talented young athletes with the financial burden that occurs in the progression from local to national competition.
Scope of the award
One award up to £500 will be considered in any financial year to help towards annual training costs other specialist support deemed appropriate by the national governing body.
Eligibility
Applicants should be in full time education and be competing in sports officially recognised by Sport England.
The applicant’s permanent home address must be within Nottinghamshire. All applications must be supported by the relevant national governing body.
Rising Stars download full criteria [PDF 30KB]
Rising Stars dowload full criteria [WORD 35KB]
Shining Stars
Aspirations of the fund
To support talented athletes currently performing at international level. Ensuring that those competing in sports within the Olympic, Paralympics or Commonwealth Games will have the best opportunity to succeed in their quest for international honours and 2012 success.
Scope of the award
One award up to £2,500 will be considered in any financial year. Grants will be awarded towards travel, training, competition fees accommodation, and equipment, specialist coaching and other specialist support deemed appropriate by the national governing body.
Eligibility
Available to any athlete who has been nominated by their national governing body and currently residing within Nottinghamshire (this should be the individual’s permanent home address for the past twelve months) .
Applications to this fund will only be accepted from national governing bodies.
Shining Stars download full criteria [PDF 28KB]
Shining Stars download full criteria [WORD 30KB ]
Community Sports Fund
Aspirations of the fund
To help local sports clubs and organisations, by supporting new projects that encourage additional people to get involved in sport.
Scope of the award
One award up to ?2000* for Clubmark clubs will be considered in any financial year towards costs such as coaching fees, facility hire, equipment and publicity. This must be spent within 12 months of the award allocation.
*(£1500 for organisations and clubs that have not achieved Clubmark).
Eligibility
Applicants must:
- Be a club or organisation based in Nottinghamshire
- Not have started the project
- Complete the project within a 12 month period
- Be ‘not for profit’
- Be listed on website: www.intosport.org.uk
- Be affiliated to their national governing body. New organisations will need to demonstrate their intent to affiliate.
- Hold Clubmark accreditation or comply with eligibility requirements set out in the online guidance.
Community Sports Fund download full criteria [PDF 32KB]
Community Sports Fund download full criteria [WORD 43KB]
Coach Scholarship Fund
Aspirations of the fund
The growth of our sporting community is reliant upon the abilities and passion of coaches. Without talented coaches there can be no talented athletes. It is the aspiration of this fund to support their professional development.
Scope of the award
One application up to £200 in any financial year.
Awards will be made to successful applicants to help with up to 75% of the course cost.
Eligibility
Applicants at all levels of experience, in a sport recognised by Sport England, and coaching on a voluntary basis. (A paid coach working for less than 20 hour per week may still apply, but only for courses relating to the voluntary aspect of their coaching).
All applicants must be a member of a club which has attained or is actively working towards Clubmark.
Their permanent home address must be within Nottinghamshire.
Applications must be supported with an appropriate reference.
Coach Scholarship Fund download full criteria [PDF 30KB]
Coach Scholarship Fund download full criteria [WORD 35KB]
Sports equity
Nottinghamshire County Council recognises the importance of equity in sport and fully embraces Sport England's equity statement which reads:
"Sports equity is about fairness in sport, equality of access, recognising inequalities and taking steps to address them. It is about changing the culture and structure of sport to ensure that it becomes equally accessible to all members of society, whatever their age, ability, gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality or social/economic status"
We welcome applications from all sectors of the community.
