Financial Support for School Sports Associations and Individuals in Hampshire

Michael Austin Harlick Memorial Fund Trophy Grants

Trophy grants provide financial assistance to sports organisations towards the cost of awards that recognise the sporting achievements of young people in Hampshire. Grants are available to help with the purchase of challenge cups, individual medals, team awards and colours.

Who can apply?

Applications for trophy grants are welcome from organisations providing sporting opportunities for school-aged people in Hampshire. These will include:

County and District Junior Sports Associations

Hampshire School Sports Associations

Cluster groups of schools

Groups working with young people with disabilities

Clubs hosting open tournaments

Applications for club trophies will not be considered.

When to apply?

Recommendations will be received by Executive Member three times during a financial year. To feed reports into the process, applications must be received by:20th January 2012 (for Decision Day on 8 March); 14th May (for 10 July) and 10 December 2012 (for 24 January 2013). Applicants will not know if they have been successful until after the Decision Day.

An application form can be downloaded from HERE

or by contacting:

Carole Warmington, Service Manager, Outdoor Education and Sport Service, Clarendon House, Monarch Way, Winchester, Hampshire. SO22 5PW Tel: 01962 876219; carole.warmington@hants.gov.uk

Financial Assistance for Talented Young People in Sport

(Supported by the Michael Austin Harlick Memorial Fund)

This fund is made available by Hampshire County Council to ensure that young people are not denied the opportunity to participate at a representative level in sport through financial hardship.  Each of the following criteria must  be met before an application will be considered.   In some cases, the decision may be made to target support directly, for example, by paying club fees or meeting additional training costs.

1. The young person is of school/sixth form college age.
   

2. The person with parental responsibility is resident in Hampshire, Portsmouth or Southampton.
   

3. Generally, the young person is involved in competitive sport at above district level and, in the view of the relevant school sports association and governing body of sport, has the attitude and ability to progress.
   

4. The application is supported by the school, county coach or county team manager or the relevant school sports association.
   

5. The award is for a specific purpose, e.g. travel to training or to take part in a particular event or for extra coaching.
   

6. The application will be strengthened if it is accompanied by documentary evidence confirming the receipt of benefits, eg Income Support , Working Tax Credit or similar.

7. Awards will be made at the discretion of Hampshire County Council and will be dependent on funds being available.

When to apply?

Recommendations will be received by Executive Member three times during a financial year. To feed reports into the process, applications must be received by:20th January 2012 (for Decision Day on 8 March); 14th May (for 10 July) and 10 December 2012 (for 24 January 2013). Applicants will not know if they have been successful until after the Decision Day.

For an application pack, please contact:

Carole Warmington, Service Manager, Outdoor Education and Sport, Clarendon House, Monarch Way, Winchester, SO22 5PW.  Tel. 01962 876219.  e-mail: carole.warmington@hants.gov.uk

Or download from here:     Application Pack

Hampshire Talented Athlete Scheme (HTAS)

Competing at the highest level in any sport is an expensive business. Travel, equipment, training, coaching and physiotherapy – the costs soon add up. Hampshire County Council’s Culture, Communities and Rural Affairs and Children Services Departments, in partnership with Southampton City Council and Portsmouth City Council have developed the Hampshire Talented Athlete Scheme - an athlete-centred support programme designed to give Hampshire’s most gifted athletes access to as much support as possible to help them reach their full potential.

Applications to the Hampshire Talented Athlete Scheme are open on an annual basis. Successful applicants then become a member of the scheme for 12 months.

Applications for the 2011 Hampshire Talented Athlete Scheme have now closed. Please visit the HTAS website for full information.

Hampshire Talented Athlete Scheme

Teacher supply cover:

 In order that teachers can be released from their teaching commitments in order to act in an official capacity as team manager / officials for county regional and on occasions national schools events, supply cover can be agreed.  These need to be agreed in advance with the Outdoor Education, PE and School sport Service.

Facility Hire:

Hampshire County Council acknowledges that in certain circumstances in is necessary to hire specialist sports facilities in order to stage representative school sports events at county level.  Therefore through the Outdoor Education, PE and Sport Service it provides funding to ensure such events take place.  Funding can only be agreed in advance of the event and is dependent on funds being available.