The Islands Athlete Travel Award Scheme allows Athletes from the Outer Hebrides the opportunity to benefit from the program designed to support travel costs in the islands.
Athlete Travel Award - Pre-Application Guidance
Yes, you can apply for up to £750 for both the first and second round of applications. On both occasions you must evidence your upcoming competition and training season to justify the amount you are applying for. Please ensure both applications are as detailed and thorough as possible. You can also just apply for one of the grant periods if your feel your competition season falls in that period only.
No. Your second application must follow the same process as the first. It must be as detailed and evidence high level competition and training camps for this period as well as the first.
Yes, please as early as possible in the process contact your local ATAS facilitator Euan Macleod euan-macleod@cne-siar.gov.uk who will be happy to offer you guidance. We also strongly advise your Sports Coach works with you throughout the application process - their knowledge will be vital in ensuring your application meets the required standard.
Yes, you are welcome to re-apply. Please check that you meet the eligibility criteria and if so, then please apply.
Yes, you are welcome to re-apply. It’s a very competitive scheme and the standard of application is rising each year so to be consistent and fair to all applicants, we do not take any previous grant applications into account, successful or otherwise. Please ensure you fill in the form to the best of your abilities based on your latest information rather than relying on your previous application. Remember your local ATAS facilitator will be happy to provide help and advice with your application.
Yes, you are welcome to apply again. To ensure consistency and to be fair to all applicants only look at live applications from the relevant period and do not take previous applications into consideration.
Yes, but please refer to the eligibility guidelines before completing your application to ensure that you still meet the criteria. Your local ATAS facilitator will be happy to help.
Yes. If you meet the eligibility criteria you can apply as many times as you want. We do not take past applications into account, whether they were successful or not.