PSCB: Indigenous High Performance Athlete Travel Grant due Mar 15, 2025
March 15
PacificSport Columbia Basin acknowledges the significant financial investment athletes and their families make to pursue sport excellence. We recognize the need for financial aid to support the training and competition needs of national caliber athletes from within our region. The intent of this grant is to provide qualified athletes with travel assistance to attend competition or training camps that position the athlete to attend the 2027 North American Indigenous Games, Canada Games, or Olympic / Paralympic games.
HOW TO APPLY
Applications, based on the linked APPLICATION FORM are to be submitted to PacificSport Columbia Basin by 11:59 pm March 15th, 2025
ELIGIBILITY:
- Indigenous athletes (First Nations, Metis, Inuit) from the Columbia Basin are invited to apply. Proof of indigenous ancestry, including a letter of confirmation and status number must be provided upon request.
- Athletes must have participated in one or more of the following:
- ISPARC Team BC Athlete Development Program in the sport they are requesting funding.
- Team BC and national level competition
- Team Canada and International level competition.
- They must live or their home-town be from within the Columbia Basin of British Columbia.
- athletes who have achieved National Team carding status or are registered with Canadian Sport Institute Pacific will be eligible;
- each athlete will be eligible for one grant per year only;
- the funds will be used for travel expenses only;
- the maximum annual allocation of funds will not exceed $400.00 to any one athlete/team;
- The application for funding must be (1) based on performance(s) achieved within the fiscal year (April 1, 2024 – March 31 2025 and (2) be submitted to and received by our office before March 15, 2025.
The grant adjudication panel will use the above criteria as guidelines. All travel applications must be approved by the panel. The decisions of the panel will be final.
The Travel Grant Advisory Committee will meet up to 2 times each calendar year to review bursary applications and disperse funds. The allocation of funds will depend on the amount and availability of funds.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q: I am a summer sport athlete and my camp / championships was in October, can I still apply?
A: Yes you can still apply for the grant if you meet the qualifying standards
Q: I did not keep my receipts for attending my event, but I’m sure I could work with our team admin and my parents to reflect more than $400 in hotel and transportation costs to Nationals. Do you need to see receipts?
A: The grant committee may choose to audit the authenticity of a submission by requesting receipts, however this is not common practice. You don’t need to find the receipts unless you are specifically asked.
Q: I grew up in the Columbia Basin but have relocated for training and academic purposes. Am I eligible?
A: It depends where you are registered and what you have listed as your home-town.
- If you are registered with another PacificSport Centre you are eligible for their travel grants, not this one.
- If you have registered for a team with ISPARC and listed your hometown as from within the Columbia Basin, you are eligible.
- If you are registered with Canadian Sport Institute Pacific and your home location is in the Columbia Basin you are eligible.
If you are out of province for training / school and have questions about your eligibility please contact columbiabasin@pacificsport.com