Talented athlete funding application window closes on 20th February
Applications for the GLL Sport Foundation will close on 20th February 2025.
Applications are welcomed from aspiring athletes in Bath and North East Somerset for the free gym memberships and bursaries offered by the programme which has fostered talent up and down the country.
The largest athlete programme of its kind in the UK, GSF awards include financial help, access to sport facilities, physiotherapy, lifestyle mentoring and mental health wellbeing support.
In 2024, 41 talented individuals in the BANES area won awards worth nearly £27k – among them Olympic Gold Medallist swimmer Kieran Bird; Olympic swimmer Leah Crisp and Olympic Modern Pentathlete Charles Brown.
According to research carried out by OnePoll on behalf of GSF in November 2024, two thirds of the 2000 people surveyed (66%) say they believe more should be done to support Britain’s talented young athletes achieve sporting success and over a quarter (27%) say that a career in sport offers great opportunities to younger people from under privileged backgrounds.
Operating under the Better brand, GLL is the not-for-profit social enterprise that runs five leisure facilities in the BANES area on behalf of Bath and North East Somerset Council.
“It’s a real privilege to see the difference GSF awards can make in helping talented sportsmen and women achieve their potential,” said GLL Community Sport Manager Mark Harrison.
“The scheme is now in its seventeenth year and thousands of athletes in BANES and beyond have benefited from the wide-ranging support available during that time.
“Sporting success is a great source of national pride and I’m proud to be part of an organisation that actively encourages sporting excellence in such a practical, hands-on way.”
The deadline for GSF Awards applications is 20 February 2025.