There are a variety of grants/support schemes that can be utilised by riders:
SportsAid
To be eligible for a SportsAid Grant, applicants must meet some indispensable criteria as follows:
- Be a British competitor, living and training in England.
- For the able-bodied disciplines, we focus on the age group between 12 and 18 year-old with a preference for the 12 to 16. Special cases can be put forward by NGBs for athletes out side this age group if accompanied by a special and comprehensive justification.
- Those who benefit from TASS, TASS 2012 and Lottery funding are not eligible for a SportsAid Grant.
- Applicant must be competing at the GB/National level or squad members who are judged to have the potential to compete successfully with a view to international representation in due course.
- Applicants must not be earning more than £7,500 per annum.
For disabled disciplines, there is no age restriction. However, applicants must meet the same performance level.
Find out more at www.sportsaid.org.uk
TASS Scholarships
The overall aim of the Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (TASS) is to assist Great Britain's most talented young athletes who wish to optimise the effectiveness of their sports and academic programmes. It enables them to take advantage of a scheme that will propel them towards Olympic medals, whilst ensuring that they can fulfil their academic potential alongside their sporting ambitions. This system is driven through partnership working between Higher Education Institutions, Further Education Colleges National Governing Bodies of Sport and other sports organisations.
The aim for British Equestrian
The TASS programme aims to provide a seamless transition for riders filling the gaps in current provision between the World Class Programmes as well as providing a stepping stone for 'non-funded' riders into the World Class Start, Potential and Performance Programmes, while encouraging riders to pursue an academic career.
The scheme also provides effective links with regional and national development programmes such the Pony, Junior and Young Rider squads, and forms an integral component of the Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) model and the BEF One Stop Plans.
- Frequently asked questions about TASS
Tass SLR ( Service Level Request)
If you have been asked by Debbie Lee to complete a TASS SLR form, please click here. This form must be returned electronically no later than 5pm on the 22nd August 2007 to debbie.lee@bef.co.uk. If you have any queries please call Debbie on 02476 698876.
Applications have now closed for the 2007/8 TASS scheme
Sport Liverpool Scholarship Scheme
This is a scholarship scheme set up by the University of Liverpool as part of it's commitment to all sports. Over the next three years the University will be offering up to 150 scholarship awards of between £500 and £2000, making this one of the UK's biggest sports scholarship programmes in the Higher Education sector.
By introducing this scholarship scheme they hope to be able to encourage athletes to continue in education whilst competing in their sport at the highest possible level.
For more information please visit the University of Liverpool Website.
