Applications for the Nancy Ovens Bursary, aimed at voluntary coaches from the active leisure and learning sector, are now being accepted for the third year of the scheme.

 

Having already helped twelve successful applicants over the past two years, SkillsActive is delighted to continue its sponsorship and management of the bursary, on behalf of the Nancy Ovens Trust, into a third year and looks forward to this year’s applications.

The bursary aims to support coaches and leaders from across the active leisure and learning sector in undertaking innovative training experiences that are beneficial to their career or voluntary activity. Up to £2,000 will be awarded to allow individuals to enhance their own skills and knowledge by undertaking studies, work experience or activities outside of their day-to-day jobs.

Offering applicants the opportunity to tailor their own training, bursary applications should show intuitive ideas that demonstrate the motivation and drive of applicants. Applications are therefore flexible in terms of proposed experiences as long as they match the application criteria.  The bursary is open to all coaches or leaders within the UK who work in the active leisure and learning sector (sport and recreation, health and fitness, the outdoors, playwork and caravans) who have limited access to training in their work.

Previous awardees have used their funding in a number of ways, some to work with mentors both across the UK and abroad in order to broaden their knowledge base, while others have used the funding to find cover for their day job in order to work voluntarily in the community. 

To find out more about this year’s bursary and how to apply, as well as information on previous recipients, click here.