Funding

Summer of Sport 2026- Club Grant Fund

ClubSport Stirling in partnership with Active Stirling and Stirling Council are pleased to support the implementation of the national 'Summer of Sport 2026' programme of investment. Led by Scottish Government and sportscotland, the programme is focused on helping children and young people get active, stay active and improve their wellbeing through sport and physical activity.

• Clubs can apply for up to £1,000 to support holiday club activities OR term time activities. Funded projects must be completed by the end of March 2027. 

• Funding may be used to support a wide range of activity and associated delivery costs (full list detailed within guidance doc). 

• We have initially committed to two application deadlines to allow clubs to plan activities: 

Sunday, June 21st (outcomes June 25th)

Sunday, August 16th (outcomes August 21st)

• We greatly encourage if possible that applications are discussed with the clubs allocated Community Activation Officer if possible.

Club Development & Coach Scholarship Funds

We are pleased to offer a range of funding awards to affiliated clubs to support their work and development. Our awards are designed to ensure they are as accessible as possible and support the diverse range of work supported by the network. In conjunction with this we want to encourage innovation, collaboration, and evaluation of the awards impact. 

Awards are made from affiliation fees paid by clubs each year, the three funding award categories are: 

Small Grant- Maximum Award £300

Applications for small grants can be made by any affiliated for any purpose they have identified that will make a positive difference in developing the club, its members, or its community. 

Large Grant- Maximum Award £1000

Large grants will support targeted projects and pieces of work a club wish to undertake. Utilising a PLAN, DO, REVIEW process. 

Coach Scholarship- Between 50%- 90% of course total, subject to a maximum of £300 for an individual award

Specific guidance for Coach Scholarship applications can be found on our Coaching page. 

Please Note: 

• Both small & large awards use the same guidance and application form (linked below)

• Applications can be made at any time

• Please read the guidance in full before starting an application

• Applications will not be considered without prior notification or discussion with the clubs allocated Community Activation/Sport Development Officer. A clubs allocated officer can be found on our Clubs page

• - You can contact us with any enquiries about funding on: funding@clubsportstirling.org.uk