SportsAid Scotland

SportsAid Scotland is a charity that provides financial assistance in the form of grant awards to talented sporting youngsters in the 12 to 22-year age range and to disability athletes of any age who are already competing at national level in their age group and have the potential to represent Scotland at senior level. The finance given is to help the athletes with their travel and training costs, and will hopefully assist them in becoming Scotland’s future sporting stars.

SportsAid Scotland invites nominations each year from the National Governing Bodies of 30 or more sports and disciplines. Nominees must be identified and nominated by their National Governing Body of Sport’s official representatives, based on their talent, their sporting potential, and their financial need. Athletes should meet the following criteria:

• Performance : Currently competing at national level for their age group, and ranked within the top 3 nationally within their age-group, with potential to represent Scotland at senior level.
• Age: between 12 and 22 years old; no age limit for disability sports.
• Funding: should not be in receipt of over £1,000 of other funding, such as lottery-funded or sportscotland funded ‘athlete personal awards’, or Scottish Institute of Sport ‘Winning students’ funding.

JudoScotland is provided with a limited number of spaces for this fund usually within the region of 5-8 depending on the year. 

Team Scotland Youth Trust

Team Scotland Youth Trust (TYST) exists to support young Scottish athletes achieve their potential.
Established in 1989, the Team Scotland Youth Trust is a registered charity which supports talented young Scottish athletes through scholarships, awards and educational experiences.
The TSYT have been a proud partner of Team Scotland for over 30 years, supporting the development of athletes who go on to compete and win medals for Scotland at the Commonwealth Games.

Scotland’s sports scholarship programme is back!

Winning Students 100 is a world-leading dual-career programme that supports 100 of the most talented student athletes studying at Higher and Further Education institutions in Scotland.

Since the original Winning Students scholarships launched in 2008, the programme has supported over 1500 student athletes, including world and Olympic champions.

Winning Students 100 is the latest phase of the programme, with applications for academic year 2023/24 now open, closing on Wednesday 11 October.

We have compiled a list of local authority support opportunities to aid athletes seek additional funding. This list is not exhaustive and is an example of the type of funding available within local authorities. We would advise checking within your local area to see what is available.