Support for Athletes
Funding your athletics career!
While athletics is a relatively cheap sport, the Club are keen for cost not to be a barrier to membership or competition. The Club have an assistance fund to help local athletes to cover joining and participation costs. If you are a talented athlete targeting high level competitions in the UK or Europe, flight and accommodation costs can soon mount up. There are a number of granting bodies and companies on the island that athletes can ask for financial support. This page aims to provide this information for our members.
Grant & Funding Organisations
The Club are keen to ensure that anyone who wants to become a member of the Club can do so, and to this end there is an Assistance Fund for members or potential members who may be in financial difficulty.
Each case is considered on its own merits and can be confidentially discussed with our Administrator and Treasurer.
The One Foundation provides grants to individuals to assist with sporting costs.
Athletes need to contact [email protected] to receive an application form. This needs to be completed by the athlete and then submitted by a Club representative (a member of the Executive Committee) along with a copy of the Club accounts.
Blue Islands enable islanders to pursue ambitions through funding off-island travel.
Athletes can find more information and application forms here.
Condor Ferries have a Community Fund to support local individuals and charitable organisations.
Individual athletes aged 13 – 23 year and in full time education can find the application form here.
The LouLou Race Foundation aims to support underfunded young people in their sports aspirations and nurture talent. The Foundation was established in memory of Louise Bracken-Smith, a devoted wife, mum of four, business leader, and triathlon champion who lived in Jersey.
The Foundation supports individuals in solo and team sports by financing all the necessary costs and support young athletes, whether providing equipment, arranging travel for competitions, or providing access to top-level mentors and professional coaches.
Details on the funding opportunities from the Foundation can be found here.
The Jersey Sport Travel Grant is intended to support the development of Jersey athletes by providing financial assistance towards the travel costs associated with off-island sporting competitions or training camps.
Applications are done by the Club on behalf of members, based on competition plans that the athletes have for the year. The full prospectus can be found here: Travel Grant 2024 Prospectus, Terms & Conditions.
To apply for the Travel Grant, the Club will be shortly implementing a new process to streamline the process for both athletes/parents/coach and our Grants Officer. Full instructions will be communicated out to members before the 2025 process begins.