| Scholarships
- Country Athlete Award Scheme
Applications are now open for the 2008 Awards
What is the CAAS?
The Country Athlete Award Scheme is an initiative of the South Australian Government. The scheme aims to assist junior athletes from rural areas to achieve their sporting potential.
The financial assistance provided is to enable the athlete to access training and competition programs.
What are the benefits of the CAAS?
- Up to $800 to assist with travel costs to
training and competition
- A certificate and t-shirt recognising the
athlete as a Country Athlete Award Scheme recipient
- An invitation to attend a SASI Talent Development
Program
What are the application criteria?
- Applicants must be aged 14 - 18 years on
closing date
- Applicants must permanently reside 130km
or more from the Adelaide GPO (applicants who board in Adelaide
are ineligible)
- Kangaroo Island residents
are eligible to apply
- Applicants must be a permanent resident of
South Australia
- Applicants are ineligible if they receive
support of $1000 or more in the current financial year,
including: SASI High Performance or Talent Scholarships,
State Sporting Association Scholarships
- Athletes must have a long-term commitment
to their sport and demonstrate ability to eventually compete
at the elite level
- Applicants must be involved in a SA State
Sporting Association (SSA) whose development program operates
within the National Junior Sport Policy guidelines
- The athletes State Sporting Associations'
sponsorship arrangements must not conflict with the philosophies
of SA Government's health promotion messages (eg. no tobacco
sponsorship)
- Applicants must be current participants in:
either state or state country development squads and/or
state, national or international competitions and/or be
recommended by an accredited State Coach or Officer of the
SSA
- Note: the application process can take some time. Applicants should understand that lodging an application does not guarantee them funding. Additionally, there is no guarantee that funding will be provided prior to travel, so applicants should be prepared to use their own resources to travel to events.
How do you apply for a CAAS?
To apply for the Country Athlete Award
Scheme, you must:
- Complete all the details on the Country Athlete
Award Scheme Application Form
- Attach a one page letter of endorsement from
your your club/association/coach or relevant school teacher demonstrating your support for and commitment to your application
- Forward the scholarship application to SASI
before the closing date (11 April 2008)
Applications are welcome either directly from
individuals or via schools, local clubs or SSAs.
How are applications assessed?
Once received, SASI forwards all applications to the appropriate
State Sporting Association for endorsement and a ranking.
The selection panel base their decision on this ranking, and
on a comparison with the applicants involved in other sports.
Note: Closing date for applications is 11 April 2008
For further information
Programs Coordinator
Phone: +61 8 7424 7774
Email: tutt.kaitlyn@saugov.sa.gov.au
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