How to Apply?

Athlete Applicant Criteria and Coach Applicant Criteria can be found on the Awards and Criteria page.

Early estimates for the GLL Sport Foundation suggests that in our first year we will be able to give varying levels of support to around 800 young sports people and sports coaches. In the coming year we hope this support will continue to increase further.

How we can assist

Support will be given in the following ways:

• Financial grants to young athletes and sports coaches
• Memberships that provide free access to 65 sports and leisure facilities currently managed by GLL on behalf of our Partners (see below)
• Where our Borough Partners have an established Council-led talent identification and support initiative, the GLL Sport Foundation will work in partnership through or with this organisation

Guidelines for Applications

• Applicants must reside or have training base in GLL operating Borough
• Awards will be made between £250 and £2000 (see funding profiles)
• Successful applicants may be eligible for a combined financial award and GLL free membership based on level of award
• Individuals can only receive one GLL Sport Foundation Award per annum and cannot apply for multiple Boroughs
• Financial awards are made towards costs of training, competition, coaching, and can be used to offset costs of; equipment, travel, accommodation, competition fees, coaching fees, or other similar expenditure in chosen sport
• Subsequent annual applications will need to show a progression since previous award(s) and how previous funding has been used and benefitted
• The GLL Sport Foundation Board will hold the absolute final decision on financial awards and allocation of memberships

Where will the GLL Sport Foundation be available?

Support will be available if a person lives or belongs to a Sports Club based in any of our Partner Boroughs:

• Barnet
• Camden
• Ealing
• Epsom and Ewell
• Greenwich
• Hackney
• Hammersmith & Fulham
• Lambeth
• Merton
• Newham
• Reading
• Sutton
• Tower Hamlets
• Waltham Forest

Support is also available to those people who belong to a sports club in the follow centres GLL manages:

• Crystal Palace National Sports Centre (in partnership with London Development Agency)
• Bellingham lifestyle & Leisure Centre (in partnership with Bellingham Community Project)
• Peter May Centre (in partnership with London Playing Fields Foundation)

In the following Boroughs the GLL Sport Foundation will be partnering with existing Young Talent Schemes, therefore application/awards will be made through and with the following organisations:

• London Borough of Greenwich - The Starting Blocks Foundation
• London Borough of Hackney - The Youth Sports Fund
• London Borough of Newham - The Newham Sports Academy

What to expect from GLL

• All applications will be considered. A receipt of application will be sent (if you have not heard within one week please contact gllsportfoundation@gll.org)
• All applications will be assessed by The GLL Sports Foundation Board and all applicants will be notified in writing of the outcome within 1 month
• Awards will be made within 2 months of The Boards decision
• Consideration will be given relative to international experience where there is overscribed applications
• Overscribed applications mean that awards are spread across different sports and ages