About the ELGA Trust

Contact Us

ELGA Trust Merchandise

ELGA Trust Stableford Competition

		ELGA Patron scheme
		The Angela Uzielli Bursary
		The Bellamy Bursary
		Guidelines For Individual Grant Applications

Guidelines For Individual Grant Applications

Guidelines for County Junior Organisers in applying for
and administering grants

Trust Grant Application Form

The ELGA Trust Fund is our own fund for helping young golfers who are under 21 OR in full-time education. The objective of the Trust Fund is to help young golfers in need, with the cost of purchasing essential equipment, tuition, accommodation and travel. It is not necessary for a girl to have a low handicap to apply for a grant.

Money for the Trust Fund comes from donations by individuals, ladies’ sections of Golf Clubs and County Associations. In addition money is raised through the sale of merchandise and from fundraising activities organised by ELGA. It is hoped that the following notes will be of assistance to you when making your application, but the Trust Management Committee and Trustees wish to point out that players must not think of grant aid as a right for which they may make a claim, but rather as assistance for which they may apply.

• Individual Grants are only available to players who are in membership of an affiliated golf club and whose subscription has been paid to ELGA.
• If a player is in receipt of an Athletes Personal Award from our Sport England Grant or an Angela Uzielli Bursary, Bellamy Bursary or SportsAid grant they should not apply to the Trust for assistance.
• If a player is in the EWGA training programme she should not apply for coaching expenses.
• The ELGA Trust Management Committee meets 3 times per year to consider applications - April, June and October. Applications for grants are not considered at any other time.
  Grants must be applied for in advance and cannot be awarded retrospectively.
• Grants to individuals will not exceed £500 in any Trust financial Year. (1 October to 30 September).
  
• The player should complete all sections of the form and return it to their County Junior Organiser for their comments and support.
• Coaching expenses should only be asked for if you are aged 16 or under, or a late starter, not in receipt of coaching vouchers, or in a squad (national/select/regional/birdie). Maximum award up to £50 per application. Please note that we are unable to make coaching awards from the Trust unless the coach has completed the NSPCC EduCare course of equivalent.
  
• Competition Expenses should be for listed National and Divisional championships only.
• Equipment should only be listed only if it is essential and really need assistance.
• After each meeting the EWGA Office sends a letter to the player stating how much she has been granted and a form listing what her grant may be used for together with claim forms. Under the Rules of Amateur Status players may only be reimbursed for expenses incurred.
• EWGA Office sends a copy of this form to the County Junior Organiser together with the cheque.
• The grant is administered by the County Association.