High Performance Athlete Program - 2027

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Applicants: please note

Before completing this application, please read the High Performance Athlete Program Guidelines.

Applications that are incomplete or submitted after the closing date may not be considered.

This eligibility section helps determine whether you meet the program requirements before you complete the full application. Please answer all questions carefully to ensure the program is suitable for your circumstances.

If you have any questions about your eligibility or the application process, please contact the Office for Recreation, Sport and Racing (ORSR) on 1300 714 990 or email ORSR.Grants@sa.gov.au.

Important: All correspondence relating to your application will be sent directly to the athlete using the email address provided. Please ensure you use an email account that is monitored regularly, as this will be the primary method of communication throughout the assessment and grant management process.

If you do contact us throughout the application process, please quote the application number below.

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Confirmation of Eligibility

To be eligible for the High Performance Athlete Program applicants must be: 

  • an Australian citizen; and
  • competing in a sport and discipline and classification represented at the Olympic, Winter Olympic, Paralympic or Commonwealth Games; and
  • live in South Australia or identify as a South Australian athlete and do not hold a formal agreement with a sports institute other than SASI; and
  • meet one of the following:
    • categorised by the applicant’s National Sport Organisation (NSO) based on the National Athlete Categorisation Framework (NACF) into one of the five categorisation levels (Podium, Podium Ready, Podium Potential, Developing, Emerging)*; or
    • representing Australia at a junior and/or senior level; or
    • a South Australian athlete, aged between 13 and 18 (as at 31 December 2026) with their primary residence 130km or more from the Adelaide GPO (includes Kangaroo Island) and recognised as having the potential to transition into a SASI sport program or Individual Athlete Scholarship.
    • a South Australian athlete, identified by their NSO as having the potential to transition towards sport categorisation, and is or has been under the custody or guardianship of the Chief Executive of the Department for Child Protection or identify as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.

*Categorisation information is provided by the applicant’s NSO. NSOs categorise athletes using a sport specific matrix based on the NACF. The NACF defines each of the five categorisation levels (Podium, Podium Ready, Podium Potential, Developing, Emerging) to inform planning and to prioritise support to best achieve system targets.

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