Junior Athlete Education

Junior Athlete Education (JAE) is a talent support programme for school sport partnerships to help their talented young sports people to balance school and sport demands.

Key features of the programme are:

• Support workshops for talented young athletes
• Workshop for parents
• Mentor support for identified staff in schools

» To access this programme, please contact your School Sport Partnership Development Manager

» For more information on the programme please visit www.talentladder.org or www.youthsporttrust.org

The Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (TASS)

"I know how difficult it is to develop in your sport to the highest levels whilst undertaking academic studies or a career. This exciting new scheme provides our most promising future Olympians with top quality sporting services and access to good quality training facilities."

Sir Steve Redgrave CBE, Olympic Champion

The Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (TASS) is a Government funded programme that represents a unique partnership between sport and higher and further education.

The programme awards Scholarships and Bursaries to talented athletes that are committed to combining their sport and education. It aims to reduce the drop out of talented athletes from sport and supports and develops the talent of today for sporting success in the future. Scholarships are available to 16 to 25 year old sportspeople.

TASS 2012

The 2012 Scholarships will be targeted at 12 to 18 year olds, however, as each sport has a different optimal age range, a sport can ask for variation within the age 10-20.

The scholarship awards each athlete with £10,000 per annum to help with access to world class facilities, coaching and support services.

» For more information click here www.tass.gov.uk/

Disabled Talented and Gifted

To find pathways for Talented and Gifted disabled young people the Youth Sport Trust and English Federation of Disability Sport (EfDS) inclusion website is the best resource.

Designed to help teachers, parents and coaches of young disabled people in all aspects of their sporting provision you'll find sporting pathways and details of key agencies, as well as examples of inclusive sports which allow more accurate assessment of potentially talented young people.

» Click here to access the website.

Merseyside Sports Bursaries

The Merseyside Sports Bursary Fund helps aspiring young sportsmen and women through the support invested through sponsorship of events and administered by Merseyside Sports Council, with a panel assessing each of the applications with monitoring and evaluation managed by Merseyside Sports Partnership.  The fund will work with the National Governing Bodies of Sport and Local Authority Sports Development Officers to identify young athletes in need of financial support to help them to achieve their sporting potential.

Grants of up to £200 are given to performers if the following criteria are achieved:-

• Applicants must be under 25 years of age

• Individuals applying must either reside in Merseyside or compete in Merseyside competitions

• Achieving success above County level competition

• Applications may be received for; kit, equipment, travel expenses, costs of lodging when competing away from home, personal development for those wishing to extend their sporting career and specialist coaching or other coaching programmes