Bowls England announces review of bursaries. Please be aware that no applications for bursaries will be accepted at this time. (12th December 2024)
Volunteers are the lifeblood of our sport. In support of this we offer a range of bursaries to help club volunteers looking to develop their skills in coaching, greens maintenance, safeguarding and umpiring. We are undertaking a review of all bursaries to ensure that this funding has the maximum impact on our sport in future. We advise that no applications will be supported until the review has been completed.
The endeavours of greenkeepers and their support teams directly affect the experience of all participants. Bowls England has a duty to give them the necessary support and guidance.
Greens Maintenance Bursary
The Bowls England Greens Maintenance Scheme helps members of affiliated clubs to obtain a Greens Maintenance qualification.
All successful applicants will be reimbursed up to 50% of the relevant course fee, up to a total of £200 per affiliated club, per year. The cheque will be made payable directly to the affiliated club which is supporting the application.
Applications for Greens Maintenance bursaries are not currently being accepted. Please see note at the top of the page.
Please note that due to expected demand only one application per year (ending 30th September annually) will be supported per affiliated club. Claims must be made within six months of the qualification date on the certificate.
Greens Maintenance Training/Support
- Grounds Training courses can be found here.
- Grounds Management Association (GMA) courses can be found here.
We also work very closely with Dennis/Sisis who have a lot of information to support greens teams which can be found here.