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Grants of up to $5,000 available to support the education of high performance athletes

Published Mon 28 Mar 2022

Australian high performance athletes are encouraged to manage education and career pathways with their sporting ambitions as the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) opening a new round of applications for the AIS Education Scholarship Program.

Now in its second year, the AIS Education Scholarship program has already supported 77 athletes in Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games sports with grants of up to $5,000 to support their education. Athletes are invited to apply now for another $100,000 in grants, with applications closing April 18.

Read more about the AIS Education Scholarship Program here.

Grants of up to $5,000 are available per athlete. Applications are available on the AIS website and open Monday 28 March, and close Monday 18 April. It is open to any categorised athlete who is intending to enrol, currently enrolled, or part way through a course/unit of study in period 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022 that is part of the EAEN.