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Coaching and Officiating Fund

Overview & Criteria

Coaches and officials are key to the successes of all of 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 and 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.

This 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 ASAP for support.

 

Please note that funding will be allocated on the following basis:

  1. The individual is committed to contributing to their club / programme over, at least, the 12 months ahead. Applications for students and non-students are permitted.
  2. Should the club / IM team want to put on their own coaching or officiating course, please touch base with eusu.cva@ed.ac.uk on how this can be done.
  3. Funding is allocated based on the following criteria:
    1. Level of course applying to attend.
    2. Club / Individual contribution.
    3. The number of total applications received.
    4. 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 Jo Foster.

2025/26

Please be aware that retrospective applications can be made for qualifications that are obtained outwith these windows or term-time (i.e. an application to the fund in Semester 1, can be made for a UKCC Level 1 qualification obtained in August 2025). To apply for the fund, please fill out this form linked here. 

Semester 1

22nd September 2025, 09:00 Fund opens for applications.
6th October 2025, 23:59 Fund closes for applications.
13th October 2025 Clubs / individuals informed of outcome of applications

 

Semester 2 - dependent on remaining funds after Semester 1 allocation

26th January 2026, 09:00 Fund opens for applications.
9th February 2026, 23:59 Fund closes for applications.
16th February 2026 Clubs / individuals informed of outcome of applications

 

Semester 2 - dependent on remaining funds after Semester 1 allocation

4th May 2026, 09:00 Fund opens for applications.
18th May 2026, 23:59 Fund closes for applications.
25th May 2026 Clubs / individuals informed of outcome of applications

Other Funding

There are various other funding opportunities available, external of the Coaching & Volunteering Academy
  •  Sport Scotland - UKCC subsidy for coaches, click here for more information.
  •  The City of Edinburgh Council - further support for UKCC qualifications, click here for more information.