GLL Sport Foundation Applications Open for 2025

The UK’s largest independent athlete award programme invites tennis players from Middlesex to apply to be part of the 2025 Foundation.

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Friday 20 December sees the opening of the GLL Sport Foundation Awards 2025.

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Applications are welcomed from aspiring players in Middlesex for the free gym memberships and bursaries offered by the programme which has fostered talent up and down the country.

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The GLL Sport Foundation (GSF) was launched 17 years ago by leisure operator and charitable social enterprise GLL, with the aim of supporting talented young athletes with funding and practical help.

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GLL operate the leisure facilities across the country -under the ‘Better’ brand. 

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The innovative scheme is provided by charitable social enterprise GLL and expects to award £1.4m worth of funding support in 2025 to successful applicants. Already a popular and essential support programme for athletes, the Foundation is expecting heightened athlete interest as training costs, equipment purchases, strength & conditioning costs and travel costs continue to rise.

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The programme continues to widen and deepen the opportunities that come through sport across all communities.

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According the GSF research, a lack of money to compete in their favourite sport is the biggest threat to the sporting dreams of young people.  Most people agree more should be done to support Britain’s talented young athletes achieve sporting success for the opportunities and national pride that stem from this.

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It has always been a core mission of the GSF programme to support young emerging talent on their sporting journey, with most athletes aged under the age of 21 and the largest cohort under 18 years old. Across the programme, 88% of athletes receive no other funding or athlete support, which underlines the importance of the scheme to both athletes and GLL’s social values.

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Commenting on the launch of the GSF Awards 2025, Peter Bundey, GLL Sport Foundation Chair said: “Our GSF Awards work alongside a number of national talent pathways and provide a lifeline to individual athletes as well as helping local communities discover the opportunities and enrichment that comes through sport”.

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Past and present GSF athletes brought home an impressive 77 medals at the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. 

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GSF Awards include free access to Better Gyms and Leisure Centres across the UK. 

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For more information and an application form, go to www.gllsportfoundation.org

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GSF Awards Application window opens 20 December 2024 and closes on 20 February 2025.

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