Club Development Fund

The Northumbria Sport Club Development Fund aims to upskill the student workforce to ensure the long-term sustainability of coaching and officiating within your club.

The Club Development Fund can provide funding towards nationally recognised sports coaching and leadership qualifications, conferences, master classes or a club support package to help increase participation and engagement within your sport club.

Who can apply?

• ONLY Northumbria University students who will be registered to study in the 2023-24 academic year can apply to the Club Development Fund
• Students must be a member of a Northumbria Sport Club in 2022-23

*If you are graduating in 2023 and would like to apply for funding, please apply to the Northumbria Sport Leadership Bursary 

What can you apply for?

• Qualifications
• Accreditations
• Conferences
• Workshops, Seminars or Masterclasses
• Continuous Professional Development opportunities (CPD)

Terms and Conditions: 

• You must be registered for study at Northumbria University in the academic year 2023-2024
• Applications to the club development fund must be received one month in advance of the course / qualification start date
• You must fully commit to completing the course and ensure you are available on all dates requested, including any assessment dates.
• Provide a minimum number of volunteer hours within your sports club in a coaching or officiating capacity*
• Repay Northumbria Sport in full if the course is not attended or voluntary hours are not complete

£300 - £201 funding awarded – minimum of 20 hours volunteering

*Between £200 - £101 – minimum of 15 hours volunteering

*Between £100 - £10 – minimum of 10 hours volunteering 

APPLY NOW. 

• Submit your application form at least 1 month prior to the start date of the course.
• You can complete your online application via the link below
• Communication will be sent to you via email with a decision and relevant information after your application is reviewed including a grant letter for you to sign in order to agree to the terms and conditions.
• You must agree to attend a review meeting with a member of the panel after completing your course or reply to an email for feedback from the Northumbria Sport Team
• No applications will be considered for the Club Development fund after the 30^th June 2023
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Applications will go live from Monday 19^th September