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Max.
grant per year |
National
(selected and representing a National Team in the
UK)
N.B. those
in National Squads but not yet selected for a
Team may
receive a reduced grant |
£200 |
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International
(Selected
and representing a National Team abroad.
i.e. Europe/Rest of the World)
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£300 |
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All
individuals must be affiliated to Aberdeenshire
Sports Council (through their club or individual
membership) and resident in Aberdeenshire
(though students whose parents reside in Aberdeenshire
are eligible).
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Applications must be accompanied by a letter from
the Governing Body of Sport confirming selection to
the appropriate level of attainment. Where a
person attends an ‘International Event’ on a voluntary
or invitational basis, having not been selected to
represent the Scottish or National Governing Body of their sport,
he/she may be considered for grant aid.
· A ranking list for the sport must be provided whenever possible.
· Individual regional grants have been discontinued, however regional squads can apply for development grants.
Maximum
Grant - £200.00.
May be
awarded to a new club/forum towards establishment
costs including administration, equipment purchase,
insurance, facility hire etc.
·
The
club/forum must enclose a copy of their constitution
and aims/objectives (assistance may be given by the
Sports Council to produce a constitution for the
club/forum and general support/advice will be offered
where required).
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New clubs/forums
will be expected to affiliate to the Sports Council
for a minimum of 3 consecutive years thereafter.
Maximum
Grant - 50% of the costs up to a max of £1000.00 per
club per year.
May be
awarded to residents of the district or members of
resident clubs towards the cost of National Governing
Body awards, Sports Coach UK/ Running Sport Courses,
Scottish Vocational Qualifications, or other
recognised workshops/seminars directly relevant to
coach/sport development
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Participants are required to attend local courses
where possible.
·
Assistance will be calculated on a maximum of 50% of
the cost of the course fees, travel, accommodation and
subsistence. Travel by car will be based on petrol at
25p per mile. Applicants receiving lifts from other
participants should not claim for travel. Sharing cars
is encouraged.
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Professional qualifications – applications may be
received from persons seeking to obtain professional
qualifications which will enable them to teach sports,
exercise, recreational activities for regular payment.
· All applications to be submitted by Club officials, individual applications will not be considered
Maximum
Grant - 50% of costs to a max of £400 per club
(Scotland) or £1000 (if in the UK or abroad) per year.
Clubs travelling to a non-selective event in the UK, Europe or abroad will now only be considered if detailed long-term development benefits to the club can be demonstrated (apply for a development grant).
Maximum
Grant - 50% of costs to a max of £1000.00 per year for ClubCAP accredited clubs and £600 for non-accredited clubs per year. Development grant applications from non-accredited clubs will be provided with
the ClubCAP application folder, and the current application fee of £15 will
be deducted from the grant.
Please note that general running costs to sustain activity cannot be considered.
Funding
may be available towards development projects and
initiatives such as the following:-
· District and Regional Squads for travel and training.
· Hosting of prestigious events or competitions. Events to be of a higher standard than the club's normal fixtures of events.
· Towards
the purchase of items of equipment for development of
the club and its activities. Note that personal &
consumable equipment or team strips are not eligible –
equipment must be for club use. Protective clothing
may be considered.
- In
the event of a club ceasing to operate the equipment
should be made available for use by other clubs in the
area who may benefit from it.
·
Sport for
people with disabilities.
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Clubs traveling to tournaments within the UK and abroad (maybe non-selective events, but must be recognized by the National Governing Body of the sport). The application must include a detailed long-term development plan highlighting the benefits to the club and its membership.
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Initiatives aimed at enhancing participation and performance at club and community level (e.g. open days, festivals & mini games, club/school links, development of volunteers, high level coaching workshops, come & try it events, new section such as junior, youth, people with disabilities etc, etc.)
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Development of introductory, improver and performance
squads
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Initial
establishment of annual leagues, tournaments etc
· Clubs/forums must be able to indicate the purpose of
the project and to submit a detailed programme of
activities including aims/objectives and
financial/budget details.
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