Funding and Facility Access
At High Life Highland we are committed to supporting our local athletes to perform at regional, national, and international level.
Working in partnership with sportscotland we provide funding awards for eligible athletes who attend regular training and competitions outside* Highland and FREE access to our facilities.
Through the Highland Athlete Travel Award Scheme, we help support our local athletes to participate, progress and achieve success.
Eligibility
To be eligible athletes must be:
· Resident in Highland.
· Competing within a sportscotland recognised sport. To check your sport visit: www.sportscotland.org.uk/sport-a-z
· Regularly attending training and competitions out with the Highland region or that require a *120-mile round trip within Highland.
· Currently selected to compete or train at a regional, national, or international level.
· Endorsed and supported by the relevant National Governing Body (NGB). To check your sport visit: www.sportscotland.org.uk/sport-a-z
Awards
The Highland Athlete Travel Award Scheme currently consists of two funding rounds each financial year.
Each funding round covers a 6-month period for which eligible athletes can apply for a funding award of up to a maximum of £750 and free facility access. The funding award can apply to any travel and accommodation costs for training and competitions out with the Highland region or that require a 120-mile round trip within Highland.
How to apply
For more information the Highland Athlete Travel Award
Scheme (Highland ATAS), please read through our Highland ATAS FAQs and Guidelines documents below.
If you have any accessability needs regarding the application forms, such as large print, please contact an ATAS facilitator via the ATAS email address: [email protected]
Equalities form
We are commited to making sport accessible to all. Download and return the completed Equalities form with your application.
Application form
Download and send completed applications, including NGB statements and Equalities forms to [email protected]
If you have any issues downloading the editable PDF forms, please contact an ATAS facilitator via email and we email the forms as attachments, [email protected]
