Funding for Athletes

***PLEASE NOTE. THIS FUNDING PLAN IS YET TO BE APPROVED BY THE COMMITTEE. NO FUNDING WILL BE GIVEN UNTIL THIS HAS BEEN APPROVED***

One of the goals of the Club is to support our athletes' sporting endevours. The committee has recently approved a funding plan for the 2019-20 season to provide financial assistance for our athletes competing at competitions. This funding is available for all athletes from the elite to social level and intends to increase participation of our athletes at competitions. 

A summary of the funding approved for the 2019-20 Track and Field season is shown below with full terms and conditions found here. This plan is subject to an annual review and will be reconsidered for the winter cross country season.

Funding Plan

The funding plan consists of four main types of competitions: Team, Regular, NSW and Australian. Each type of event has a different pool of funding to allow all athletes to receive funding. These are outlined below. Maximum funds for each category may be increased at the discretion of the committee. Further details can be found in the terms and conditions.

Team Competitions

Events included

• NSW Relay Championships
• NSW Club Championships

Maximum Total Funding

• No Maximum

Individual Funding Avaliable

• All fees will be paid by the Club
• All Relays and Teams must be approved by the committee or organising delegate

Regular Competitions

Events included

• All Comers (x7)
• Trealor Shield (x5)

Maximum Total Funding

• Maximum of $1000 for all athletes

• Should the cap be reached it will be equally distrubuted amongst athletes

  • Funds will be equally distributed to each athlete, weighted according to the number of Regular Events individual athletes have attended.

Individual Funding Avaliable

• Entry fee of $10 for each All Comers/Tealor Shield attended (price as of 22/09/19)
• Up to $120 for each athlete (equivalent to attending all 12 competitions)
• Races/Events requiring seperate or invitational entry such as the Albie Thomas Mile and  Track Classics are not included in this section of the funding plan

NSW Competitions

Events included

• NSW Open Championships
• NSW Masters Championships
• NSW Junior Championships
• NSW 5000m Championships
• NSW 10000m Race Walking Championships
• NSW Combined Event Championships

Maximum Total Funding

• Maximum of $1000 for all athletes

• Should the cap be reached it will be equally distrubuted amongst athletes

  • Funds will be equally distributed to each athlete, weighted according to the number of NSW Events individual athletes have attended (capped at two per athlete).

Individual Funding Avaliable

• Entry fees (including base fee + maximum of two event fees) for up to two competitions will be paid in full (amount to be confrimed by the committee when entry costs become avaliable).
  • Should an athlete compete in more than two state championships, the two events with the highest entry fees will be paid for by the club as per the above clause

Australian Competitions

Events included

• Australian Track and Field Championships
• Australian Masters Championships (Interstate)
• Australian Combined Event Championships (Interstate)
• Zatopek:10 (10,000m Championships only) (Interstate)
• Albie Thomas Mile (Mile Championships Only)
• Melbourne Track Classic (5000m Championships Only) (Interstate)
• Australian 20km Race Walking Championships (Interstate)

Maximum Total Funding

• Maximum of $2000 for all athletes

• Should the cap be reached in entry fees it will be equally distrubuted amongst athletes

  • Funds will be equally distributed to each athlete, weighted according to the number of Australian Events individual athletes have attended (capped at two per athlete).

Individual Funding Avaliable

• Entry fees (including base fee, team levy + maximum of two event fees) for up to two Australian championship competitions. This is capped at $50 per competition. 
  • Should an athlete compete in more than two competitions, the two events with the highest entry fees will be paid for by the club.
• If the athlete participates in a competition that is held interstate then up to $200 is avaliable (in addition to the maximum $50 for entry/team levy fees). 
  • The exact amount will be detemined as follows:
    • A pool of 'interstate' funding will be calculated at the end of the season by amount of funding leftover for Australian Events after all entry fees have been deducted.
    • This will be equally distributed amongst athletes competing in an interstate event regardless of how many they attended, capped at $200 per athlete.
    • Athletes may be required to show proof of flights, hotel bookings and other travel expenses showing they have spent an amount equal to or greater than the funding they can recieve. It is not intended that the funding provided be used to improve the financial position of an athlete, but rather help cover costs of attending a competition. Luxury travel costs may not be covered under the funding plan. 

Other invitational or interstate events have not been included for funding in the 2019-20 season. Where an athlete recieves prize money (or any other financial aid) from Athletics NSW, Athletics Australia or an organiser to attend an event, no funding can be recieved from the funding plan outlined above. If the funding or prize money received is less than the total an athlete would have received from UNSW Athletics Club, some funding may still be recieved from the Club at the discretion of the Committee. The online fee is assumed to be the price of the event (any extra costs associated with 'on the day'/late fees will not be reimbursed). Athletes must compete in their UNSW Athletics Club Uniform (except where a state uniform is mandatory) and be representing the Club (evidence may be requested by the Committee). Funding will be awarded at the conclusion of the season. Athletes are required to keep track of receipts and may be required to provide this information to the Committee.