Overview & Criteria
Coaches and officials are key to the successes of all our sports clubs and intramural teams. With that in mind, it is a key strategic target to look to improve our support of these individuals. The Coaching & Volunteering Academy (CVA) has launched a fund which is available for clubs and intramural teams to gain support for individuals to obtain qualifications to help their club.
The fund is to help make coaching and officiating courses more accessible to clubs. Should a club or intramural team be having any coaching or officiating issues, then they should contact eusu.cva@ed.ac.uk as soon as possible for support.
Criteria for Funding
Please note that funding will be allocated on the following basis:
- The individual is committed to contributing to their club / programme over, at least, 12 months ahead. Applications for students and non-students are permitted.
- The individual is a matriculared student at the University of Edinburgh
- The individual can demonstrate that their club is making a financial contribution towards the cost of the qualifications
Funding is allocated based on the following criteria:
- Level of course applying to attend
- Club / individual contribution
- The number of total applications received
- The impact in terms of benefits this qualification will have to the club / IM team / programme / SU.
Should any of the above be unclear, then please get in touch with Katherine Duncan.
2026/27 Applications
Applications open on Monday 21st September.
Applications will be reviewed on the fourth Wednesday of each month. Applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application by email no later than seven days after the review date.