The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) is Australia’s premier sports training institute.

Outstanding athlete results combined with skilled coaches, world-class facilities and cutting-edge sports science sports medicine services have given the AIS its international reputation as a world’s best practice model for high performance athlete development.

The Institute offers 36 sport programs in 26 sports, with a varying number of scholarships offered annually to Australia’s finest sportsmen and sportswomen.

You can find out more about scholarships offered by the AIS and how to apply in the scholarships section of this website.

The AIS is a national institution, with its main headquarters in Canberra, in the Australian Capital Territory. AIS programs are also based around the country, including Adelaide, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney.

AIS athletes in certain sports also train overseas at bases in Spain, Italy and the United Kingdom.