The SESF is a registered charity that supports young athletes aged 10 to 18 years old, whose financial circumstances would preclude them from otherwise participating at representative level for their state or Australia. 

Each recipient is awarded $1,000 per scholarship.

Successful scholarship recipients will be required to submit photos, videos and a testimonial documenting their story at their National or International Championship.

View the full scholarship Terms and Conditions here.

To be eligible for an SESF Scholarship, applicants must:

• Be between 10 and 18 years old,
• Be selected to represent their state or territory, or Australia,
• Be competing in a National or International Championship for an Australian Sports Commission recognised sport,
• Be enrolled in an Australian school. This includes Government and non-Government Schools,
• Be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident (within the meaning of the Australian Citizenship Act 2007),
• Be experiencing financial hardship.

Please note: You are not eligible if you are representing your school or sports club.

To be eligible for an SESF Scholarship, you must be competing in an official national championship endorsed by the relevant Australian Sports Commission recognised National Sporting Organisation (NSO) or School Sport Australia.

To check your sports eligibility please go to: https://www.sportaus.gov.au/australian_sports_directory or http://www.schoolsportaustralia.edu.au/sports/

A maximum of 1 scholarship per year can be awarded to an athlete.

Families and students can re-apply each year, regardless of the outcome of the application the previous year provided they still meet all eligibility requirements.

All applicants must fill in the application form on this page. Applications must then be endorsed by the school principal where the student is enrolled.

Applications will not be assessed until the school principal endorsement is received.

Evidence of financial circumstances that would otherwise preclude the applicant from participating will strengthen your application. This may include evidence of a valid Health Care Card /Pensioner Concession Card (not essential).

Please note: you must have confirmation of your team selection prior to applying for a scholarship.

In the current climate the SESF is being inundated with applications for support. Due to our resource constraints, less than 1 in 5 applications are successful, although we wish we could extend our support to many more families.