Athlete Funding

What is the funding?

Funding for performance level BC Archery athletes (cadet and older) in Target, Field and 3D comes from a combination of BC Archery membership fees and viaSport annual funding contributions. The amount of funding varies each year. Funding is also available for coaches.

Who is eligible?

To be eligible, applicants must:

• be a member in good standing with BC Archery
• be working with a coach with a minimum certification of Instruction of Intermediate Archers
• have submitted all required documents and met required benchmark scores
• attended required events for the applicable funding year

Types of Athlete funding available and application requirements

Types of Coach funding available and application requirements

How do I apply?

• Choose the appropriate application form:  Recurve Application Form or Compound/3D Application Form.

Before submitting the Application, include the following documents in an email to the HP-Funding Chair:

• Complete and sign the Athlete Funding Application form
• attach a separate activity log (in case discrepancies are found between the activity log and the GoogleForm submission, the activity log will be accepted as correct)
• attach your training plan
• include all other documents as referred to on the Athlete Funding Application form
• Make sure your membership is renewed for the current year

Incomplete submissions (missing documents, incorrect application form) will not be accepted, nor will you be notified.

Completed documents must be sent to the HP-Funding Chair no later than January 31 of the year following the funding year. The log and training plan may be completed for a full year, but has to be submitted alongside the rest of the documents by January 31. Funding will only be considered for the time frame of the plan whether it is a Yearly Training Plan or a seasonal plan. Need a training plan template?

What should be included on the log?

Everything the athlete achieved and attended during the funding season, such as:

• tournaments
• clinics
• training camps
• Performance Program or 3D Team participation
• AC squad ranking
• records set/broken
• performance in elimination rounds at events

*Note that only events shot in equipment categories approved for funding will be accepted towards funding.

When does funding get released?

We try our best to process payments in March.

How much funding will I get?

Funding amounts vary based on the athlete's log and available funds for the year.

If I make a Team such as Canada Winter Games or BC Winter Games or a BC Team at Nationals, how do I get funding?

• Athletes selected for Team BC to participate at the Canada Winter Games will have all costs associated with the event (uniforms, travel, accommodations & meals) organized and covered.
• Athletes selected for the BC Winter Games Teams are required to pay for the team uniform and the event registration fee. Travel, accommodations & meals are provided by the BC Games Society. 
• Athletes who are selected to represent BC at the Archery Canada Outdoor National Championships will initially cover all their own costs and then will receive funding to partially cover those costs without needing to apply.  This includes the 3-D Team and the Performance (Target) Team.

The amount of funding  for our National Teams varies based on where Nationals are held and the criteria of the 3-D and Performance (Target) Team Programs (these programs are separate from the Athlete Funding program).  The coordinators of the National Team programs will submit for the National Team funding payments soon after you return from the event.  Please refer to the individual program documents on the main Athlete Information page for more information.