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Terms and conditions

  1. If the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) decides to offer a grant under the Athlete Accelerate Immersion Experience Program (Program) to the applicant, the grant will awarded subject to any terms the ASC sets out in the applicant’s letter of offer, these terms and conditions, and the Program Guidelines (as updated from time to time) (Agreement).
  2. The ASC will make a single payment of the Grant amount to the successful applicant (Recipient) or the applicant’s chosen organisation (Organisation) subject to sufficient funding being available to the Program, and the Recipient complying with this Agreement.
  3. The Recipient must:
    1. Complete the immersion experience with the nominated organisation for which the grant is awarded by 30 November 2025;
    2. Promptly notify the ASC if the Recipient becomes aware that he or she no longer fulfils the Eligibility Criteria (as set out in the Program Guidelines) for the receipt of the Grant;
    3. Only use the grant for the purpose of undertaking the immersion experience;
    4. Keep records detailing the use and expenditure of the grant, and make them available to the ASC or its authorised representatives, on request;
    5. Provide to the ASC within 30 days of completion of the immersion experience:
      1. (i) a statement and accompanying evidence in the form required by the ASC, verifying that the immersion experience has been successfully completed and the Grant has been spent in accordance with this Agreement; and
      2. (ii) a report on the Activity, in the form required by the ASC;
    6. Promptly repay to the ASC, any amount of the grant which has not been used on approved expenditure of the immersion experience.
  4. The Recipient:
    1. declares and warrants, at the date of agreeing to these terms and conditions, that he or she has not at any time been found to have breached any anti-doping rule or policy applicable to the Recipient, and has not engaged at any time in any conduct that constituted a breach of any anti-doping rule or policy applicable to the Recipient;
    2. agrees to maintain a high standard of personal behaviour expected of an athlete representing Australia; and
    3. agrees not to do anything to bring the Recipient, the ASC, or the Recipient’s National Sporting Organisation into disrepute.
  5. Without limitation to any other rights of the ASC, if the ASC reasonably believes, at any time following the award of the Scholarship, that:
    1. the Recipient has provided false or misleading information in the application process;
    2. the grant has been spent other than in accordance with this Agreement;
    3. the Recipient will not complete the immersion experience, or has otherwise breached any of its obligations under this Agreement; or
    4. the grant amount is additional to the requirements of immersion experience, then the ASC may by written notice, require the Recipient to repay to the ASC, at the ASC’s absolute discretion, all or part of the grant. The amount notified must be repaid within 30 days of any such notice.
  6. The Recipient must, if requested by the ASC, co-operate with the ASC in relation to promotional and educational initiatives regarding the Program and the ASC’s Athlete Accelerate Program activities.
  7. The personal details of Recipients (including name, home state, sport, the value of the grant awarded and a brief description of the purpose for the grant) may be released by the ASC to the public and the media for the use of promotional and educational purposes.
  8. If the Recipient is under 18 years of age, he or she must also obtain agreement of their parent or guardian to these terms and conditions and the Program Guidelines prior to entering this Agreement.
  9. The Recipient agrees to indemnify the ASC and its officers, employees and contractors against any claim, loss or damage arising in connection with undertaking the immersion experience, or a breach of this Agreement.  This obligation to indemnify the ASC will reduce proportionally to the extent that any act or omission involving fault on the part of the of the ASC, contributed to the claim loss or damage.
  10. This Agreement does not create a relationship of employment, or agency between the Recipient and the ASC.
  11. This agreement is governed by the law of the Australian Capital Territory.

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