California South WSO Releases Coach Development Scholarships

Southern California - The California South WSO Board is excited to announce 2 coach development scholarships for members of the WSO, for a total of 8 scholarships distributed.

USAW will annually match up to two BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) Coach Development Scholarships and up to two Women’s Coach Development Scholarships for each WSO. Each scholarship is $549 for a Level 1 or Level 2 course enrollment. In addition to the scholarship match, USAW will provide a one-year coach membership at no cost to the scholarship recipient. Travel-related and non-tuition expenses are not covered.

The California South WSO Board will provide funding for the two matched scholarships. Up to 4 BIPOC Coach Development Scholarships (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) and 4 Women’s Coach Development Scholarships will be distributed.

Selection Criteria
The emphasis here is to award a scholarship to individuals who can demonstrate a commitment to growing the sport of weightlifting. The scholarships are awarded based on the following criteria.
‣ Applicants must meet all requirements and deadlines.
‣ Applicants who are working or plan to work with underserved populations in a weightlifting or sport capacity are preferred.
‣ Applicants with experience in the sport of weightlifting as an athlete or as a coach are preferred.
‣ Applicants with less than five years of coaching experience in the sport are preferred.
‣ Applicants with high levels of coaching success, social impact through sport and/or academic achievement in sport are preferred.
‣ Recipients must be U.S. citizens, 17 years of age or older, and identify as a member of the BIPOC community or women’s community.
‣ Recipients have six months from notification of scholarship to attend a course. Both awarded and remaining scholarships will appear on usaweightlifting.org.

Applications
The application window has opened and will close on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. Applicants will be emailed between May 27-31, 2024 with the results. The Board will also post an announcement on their website, here.

Submit applications to sarah@socalwlc.com attaching the application pdf.

Application documents can be found here.