THE Emerging Athlete Pathways (EAP) program supports eligible young athletes, coaches and officials aged 10-18 to progress on a development pathway.
It provides financial assistance to help alleviate the costs associated with attending state, national and international events.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE?
Those who:
- have been selected as an athlete, coach, or official at an eligible state, national or international event.
- have their selection/attendance confirmed by the relevant event selector or event organiser for their event.
- are current residents of Queensland.
- have not already been approved (or have submitted an application that is pending approval) under this program for attendance at two events (to either compete, coach or officiate) with event start dates within the same financial year.
- are at least 10 years of age but under 19 years of age at the start of the event.
- are attending an event which is located at least 125km road distance (one-way) from their place of residence.
Events must be a Queensland State Championship, Queensland State School Championship, Australian National Championship, Australian National School Championship, or International Championship to be eligible. The full list of events is available on the eligible events list.
Detailed eligibility information is available in the EAP guidelines terms and conditions.
To find your individual event, check through the major category of sports first, for example:
- Athletics events, including cross country, track and field, are listed as Athletics
- Gymnastic events including artistic, acrobatic, rhythmic are listed as Gymnastics
- Ice figure skating events are listed as Figure Skating
Make sure you have the event name as listed in the Eligible Event List when completing your application.
Event nominations can only be provided by the relevant event organiser directly to the department.
All eligible events are updated regularly, please contact the relevant event organiser if their eligible event is not listed.
Visit qld.gov.au and search “emerging athlete pathways”.
