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Funding Opportunities.

Gymnastics BC has a number of funding opportunities accessible to current members. Available internal funding opportunities are highlighted and detailed below.

Internal Funding Opportunities

Gymnastics BC Scholarships

Gymnastics BC (GymBC) is pleased to provide financial assistance to a selected number of deserving student-athletes from our community each year.

GymBC scholarships are designed to assist our current members in their pursuit of post-secondary education. These Gymnastics BC Scholarships honour young British Columbia students who have:

  • Shown outstanding leadership traits and skills in gymnastics and within their community.
  • Demonstrated a personal contribution to gymnastics, their community, school and club.
  • Demonstrated participation and achievements in gymnastics and other activities.
  • Attained high scholastic achievements

All applications are reviewed by an Awards & Scholarships committee. Points are issued based on submitted content in the areas of Athletic and Scholastic Experiences and Achievements, Community and Gymnastics Involvement, Reference Letters and a Personal Essay.

Scholarship recipients are recognized during the Gymnastics BC awards ceremony in the fall of each year.

To qualify for a Gymnastics BC scholarship, applicants must:

  • Be currently registered as an active Gymnastics BC member.
  • Have been registered with Gymnastics BC for at least five (5) years (not required to be consecutive).
  • Have graduated or be graduating from a recognized BC secondary school program.
  • Have been accepted to attend, or currently be attending, a recognized post-secondary institution.

Application Deadline: July 15

Scholarship Applications

Applications may be submitted at any time throughout the year. Applications received by July 15 will be considered for that year’s Gymnastics BC Scholarships. Applications received after July 15 will be considered for the following year.

Scholarship Application

WAG, MAG & TG Funding

See each discipline's operating manual for more info.

WAG Info MAG Info TG Info

Travel Subsidy

Many athletes that participate in GymBC Events are eligible for funding to offset expenses incurred while travelling to and from the events. More information coming soon! 

BC Athlete Assistance Program

The BC Athlete Assistance Program (BC AAP) is a program funded by the BC Government which provides grants to provincial sport organizations and post-secondary institutions to help athletes train and compete. By recognizing high performance athletes (selected by provincial sport organizations and post-secondary institutions) who compete in recognized national or international competitions, the BC AAP relieves some of the financial pressures associated with training and competition needs. Gymnastics BC focuses on supporting athletes who are in the position to compete for Team BC at the Canada Games and who are ranked just below athletes receiving Sport Canada Athlete Assistance Program funding (S1/S2 carding levels).

External Funding Opportunities

Aside from Gymnastics BC’s diverse internal funding opportunities, there are many external funding opportunities which can provide financial assistance to BC athletes. Some available external funding opportunities are detailed below. 

CanFund

CAN Fund is a financial assistance program available to active national team athletes training to represent Canada internationally. It provides direct funding to athletes creating the opportunity to focus on success instead of on unnecessary financial hurdles such as training, coaching, and nutrition fees.

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Team Investors Group Amateur Athletes Fund

AthletesCAN, in partnership with the Investors Group, award twenty Canadian amateur athletes with the Team Investors Group Amateur Athletes Fund each year. The $5,000 bursary is available to senior national team athletes based on selection criteria including athletic achievement, financial need, and community involvement.

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Rising Star Grant

Canadian Sport Institute recognizes the need for financial aid to support the competitive needs of amateur athletes in British Columbia. The Rising Star Grant is made possible on the strength of an endowment fund created in the name of the 14,000 volunteers who helped stage the successful Commonwealth Games in 1994. 

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KidSport

KidSport is a community-based sport-funding program that provides grants for children 18 and under to participate in a sport season of their choice. There are 40 community chapters in BC and over 175 chapters across Canada.

With the help from dedicated corporate partners, KidSport works to fulfill its mission of eliminating the financial barriers to sport participation, ‘So ALL Kids Can Play!’

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Jumpstart

umpstart helps kids between the ages of 4 to 18 by assisting with the costs associated with registration, equipment and/or transportation for sports and physical activity programming.

Applications for assistance can typically be submitted from January 15 to November 1, (varies by chapter) with the goal to be equitably distributed over Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter activities. The funding is distributed with a focus on maximizing the cost and length of participation per activity per child. 

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Athletics For Kids (A4K)

A4K’s overarching goal is to be there to assist any B.C. child in their dream of playing amateur sports. In other words, we want all kids to have the opportunity to play.

The support of A4K is available province-wide for children ages 5 to 18 who are currently enrolled in school. Basic registration fees are paid for a multitude of approved sports, up to an annual maximum of $600 per child.

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ViaSport

ViaSport administers sport-related grant programs funded by the government of BC that encourage sport participation and healthy living, develop high-performance athletes and improve delivery of sport and recreation programs to benefit all residents.

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