The Brayshaw Aboriginal Regional Scholarship Program (BRASP) is intended to provide financial assistance to regionally based Western Australian athletes of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander heritage.

One of the main barriers to participation for regional athletes is the distance and associated cost of being able to attend State and National level Championships and the associated qualifying events. The BRASP will provide 10 developing athletes support to progress on the track and field competition pathway.

Athlete Eligibility

Athletes who would like to submit an application must:

• Permanently reside in regional (country) Western Australia, regional athletes who attend school or university and are boarding in metropolitan Perth are not eligible to apply.
• Identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
• Be attending an event within the recognised State or National Pathway for Athletics, these include, WA Little Athletics State Championships, WA State Track and Field Championships, WA Combined Events Championships, State Cross Country Championships, State Road Walking Championships.
• Be an Australian citizen or permanent resident;
• Be aged 13 to 21 years at the commencement date of the event they are participating in;
• Have an active membership with Athletics West, this could be with a centre, club or an independent membership;

Assessment Criteria

Applicants who meet the Athlete Eligibility points above will be assessed on the following criteria:

Should the number of applications submitted exceed this number the following criteria will be used to decide the successful applications.

• Applicants current membership status
• Applicants past participation level
• Applicants performances to date
• Applicants receipt of regional travel subsidy within the same season
• Applicants potential for progression on the Athletics West competition pathway.

Funding Guidelines

Any funds granted will be used to offset the athletes out-of-pocket travel and accommodation costs only associated with an identified event or events. For example, fuel, flights, hotel etc. Applicants can make only one application per season and funding will not exceed $1,000 per applicant.

Items that cannot be funded include; Meals, uniforms, equipment, medical, school teams/events or any events not recognised within the Athletics West pathway. Requests to cover travel expenses for a parent/guardian chaperone will be considered on a case by case basis and only where the athlete would not otherwise be able to travel.

Outcome

All applicants will be contacted via email to inform them of the outcome of their application within one month of submitting their application

All funding decisions are final and made at the discretion of Athletics West.

Acquittal

Athletics West will pay funds to successful applicants following the athletes confirmed attendance at their nominated Championships. 

Information

If you have any questions regarding the program or would like to discuss your application please contact admin@athleticswest.com.au