Grant

TEAM HAMBURG / Securing Elite Sports – Athlete Support

Monthly funding for Hamburg athletes and young talents in the TEAM HAMBURG project to compensate for sports-related additional costs and to create optimal conditions for top performance.

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Grant criteria

Application level: Advanced
Region: Hamburg

Funding objective

The goal is to provide Hamburg athletes with a perfect training environment so that they can fully focus on their preparation for national and international competitions as well as the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The monthly funding compensates for additional sports-related expenses and creates optimal conditions for peak performance.

Eligible to apply

  • Individuals

Funding requirements

  • Affiliation with an Olympic, perspective, or junior national squad (OK, PK, NK1, NK2)
  • Membership in a club or association affiliated with the Hamburg Sports Federation
  • Assignment to the Olympic Training Center Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein

Documents required for application

  1. TEAM HAMBURG Application Form
  2. Signed Application by Association and Umbrella Organization

Evaluation criteria

  • Squad membership
  • Successful participation in defined target competitions
  • Decision by the advisory board

Description

Within the framework of the project TEAM HAMBURG / Securing Elite Sports – Athlete Support, the Hamburg Elite Sports Foundation provides monthly grants to offset sport-related additional costs for Hamburg athletes and young talents. Funding is provided to athletes who belong to a current Olympic, perspective, or junior national squad (OK, PK, NK1, or NK2) in an Olympic or Paralympic discipline, are members of a club or association affiliated with the Hamburg Sports Federation, and are assigned to the Olympic Training Center Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein. The aim of the funding is to create an optimal training environment so that squad athletes can fully focus on national and international competitions as well as the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The decision on admission is made by a specially appointed advisory board, taking into account squad membership and proven successes in defined target competitions.

To apply, the completed TEAM HAMBURG application form as well as signatures from the club and the elite federation are required. The submission deadlines are February 28 and May 31 of each year. Applications that are not submitted on time or are incomplete cannot be considered. Through targeted funding, the Hamburg Elite Sports Foundation supports performance development and ensures the long-term competitiveness of Hamburg’s top athletes and talents.

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