TASS & Sportsaid
TASS (Talented Athlete Scholarship scheme)
The overall aim of the Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (TASS) is to assist talented young athletes who wish to continue within their sport whilst they study.
Applicants must be between the ages of 15 and 25 yrs and agree to commit to an agreed training programme.
Further information on the TASS scheme, the criteria and how to apply can be found on the British Equestrian Federation website.
SportsAid
SportsAid is a charity that financially supports young talented sports people to help them to achieve sporting success. Within the sport of equestrianism, SportsAid has supported young able bodied and disabled riders when they are on the first rungs of the sporting ladder to Olympic and Paralympic success for approaching 30 years.
Each year disciplines are asked to nominate talented riders who meet the criteria for grants to help them achieve sporting success.
The Criteria set by SportsAid and British Dressage are:-
• Performance: regularly meet the criteria set out below
• Location: Live and train in England, Wales and Scotland
• Be between 12 and 18 years old (25 for para-equestrian dressage)
• Must not earn over £8,000 a year
• Must not be in receipt of any other funding such as a TASS or Lottery Award
• Individual circumstances will be taken into consideration
Pony riders - consistently achieving 65% at Medium level or Pony FEI level (minimum 4 scores)
Junior riders - consistently achieving 65% at Advanced or Medium Open level and above 67% at Advanced Medium Restricted and above (minimum 4 scores)
Please note freestyle scores do not count towards minimum criteria
All applications must come through the National Governing Body (NGB).
Further information on SportsAid can be found on the BEF website.
BEF EXCEL TALENT PROGRAMME
The Excel Talent Programme aims to produce a pool of up and coming talented riders across the England Regions who are not currently on the BEF's World Class Programme.
The Excel Talent Programme has been set up through funding from Sport England and is being co-ordinated by the BEF, in partnership with the three Olympic and one Paralympic disciplines of eventing, dressage, showjumping and para-equestrian dressage.
The Programme, will provide selected riders with the opportunity to have access to top equestrian specialists including: coaches, physiotherapists, psychologists, vets and nutritionists via a series of rider performance camps.
The programme runs on a 2 year cycle and details of the 2011-2013 applications are below:
Selection Timetable
For selection criteria for all disciplines please click here. Application Forms will only be available to download from this website on the Application opening date.
Application opening date : 1st August 2011
Application closing date : 31st August 2011
Please note applications will not be accepted or considered for selection before 1 August 2011 or after 31 August 2011.
Important: Rider Age Groups:
A rider’s age will be based on F.E.I. ruling which is the age the rider becomes in a given year. The calendar age is taken from the beginning of a calendar year that a rider’s age is reached until the end of a calendar year that a rider’s age is reached.
For example; a rider who is 15 years may apply for the 16 – 18 year old category if they have their 16th birthday in 2011. A rider who is 18 years old and has their 19th Birthday in 2011 should apply for the 19 – 21 year old age group. This ruling then applies to all age groups.
BEF Excel Talent Programme Contact:
Beccy Phillips
Email: Beccy.Phillips@bef.co.uk
Telephone: 02476 698812
