Cadet terms & conditions & application

CADET Application

The Young Achievers Foundation (Y.A.F) invites junior golfers residing in the municipalities of Wyndham, Brimbank or Hobsons Bay to apply for an annual golf bursary.

Criteria for Awarding Bursaries

The Young Achievers Foundation fosters the expectation that the successful applicants of a Cadet bursary will become the best person he or she can be. In making its decision as to who will receive a bursary, the Cadet Sub Committee will consider the following criteria:

Information submitted by the applicant providing personal statements outlining their golfing achievements in the last 12 months and how they believe they can benefit from Young Achievers Foundation bursary.
Details of 2 referees (From school / coach or trainers / golf club professionals etc) who can collaborate the applicant’s potential.
The applicant should indicate what the bursary would be used to pay for, which must be golf related e.g. equipment, competition entry / travel costs, unforms, coaching etc.
The applicant must attend an interview with a Y.A.F Cadet Sub Committee member who will make a recommendation to the Y.A.F Governance Committee.

Eligibility to Apply

Applicants must be under the age of 20 by the end of the current financial year (June 30th).
Applicants must have a golf G.A handicap.
Applicants must live in one of the following municipalities: Brimbank, Hobsons Bay, Wyndham.

The application dates are as follows

Bursary Application Quarter

January – March

April – June

July – September

October - December

Application Closure date

(Decisions will be made within 14 days of the closure date)

31st March

30th June

30th September

31st December

Successful applicant payment dates

April and October

July and January

October and April

January and July

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APPLICANT DETAILS

Applicant Type

New Applicant
Bursary Renewal Application

Date of Application:

Surname:

Preferred Name:

Date of Birth:

Note: Applicants must be under the age of 20 before the end of the current financial year (30th June)

First Name:

Contact Number

Mobile

Residential Address

Postcode

Municipality

School / Tertiary / Occupation

Name confirm Paragraph

Current Golf G.A Handicap and G.A Number

Are you a member of a golf club, if yes please provide name of club

If applicant is under 18 at date of application, please complete Part 2, otherwise go to Part 3

Data Privacy & Declaration

Data Privacy

The Foundation generally collects personal information held about an individual by way of forms filled out by applicants or parents, face-to-face meetings, interviews, and telephone calls. The Foundation uses personal information it collects for the primary purpose of evaluating and selecting bursary applicants according to its stated purposes.

This information will not be made available to anyone other than Y.A.F sub committee members and governing members unless required to do so to satisfy legal obligations and allow Y.A.F to discharge its duty of care. However in these circumstances, the applicant and applicable parent / guardian will be notified. If you have any concerns about the way the Foundation is dealing with your information, you are invited to contact the Y.A.F Sub Committee Members.

Applicant Declaration

By submitting this application form you agree to the following:

All information submitted within this application form is accurate and complete.
Your nominated parent / guardian will be contacted if you are under 18 years old.
You agree that your nominated referees can be contacted to collect information regarding your golfing achievements / prospects.
If successful in receiving a Y.A.F bursary you agree to behave in a manner that does not negatively impact or damage the Y.A.F reputation. Noting that Y.A.F has the right to terminate any future bursary payments if we believe your actions are not in line with the expected behaviours.
If successful in receiving a Y.A.F bursary, you agree to provide Y.A.F with details of your golfing achievements and progress at least on a quarterly basis and that the information provided can be published on the Y.A.F website, in press releases, newsletters, social media etc.
If successful in receiving a Y.A.F bursary, you understand that if you cease to participate in golf / competition golf / not advancing golf as per your stated targets and ambitions that future bursary payments may be stopped/cancelled.

Please check here to acknowledge you have read the above conditions.