Applying for an AIS scholarship

The selection criteria used for each scholarship varies based on the sport, but will usually require current (or pending) Australian citizenship and national championship-level performance.

2011 scholarship applications

Applications for 2011 AIS scholarships are now closed. Please check back here later in the year for more information on AIS scholarships in 2012. 

Other scholarships

Scholarships in the remaining AIS sport programs are offered to athletes following a selection process involving AIS coaching staff and the applicable national sporting organisation.

Please note that AIS head coaches reserve the right to offer scholarships to athletes at any time through the year.

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Australia is one of only two nations to have competed in every modern Summer Olympic Games.

Quick numbers

700 athlete scholarships offered on average annually at the AIS.
263 current and former AIS athletes competed at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
143 Olympic medals have been won by athletes from the AIS since its establishment.
35 thousand kilometres were swum by Petria Thomas while at the AIS.
0.5 million people visit the AIS each year