Coaching Development Scholarship Opportunities
As part of our mission statement to foster the sport of Olympic style weightlifting and increase diversity and inclusiveness within our community, we are proud to announce coaching development scholarship opportunities for traditionally underserved and under represented groups within our PNW WSO. We will award 10 total scholarships 4 BIPoC, 4 Women’s and 2 based on financial hardship. Each scholarship also includes a year long membership to USAW.
The emphasis here is to award a scholarship to individuals who can demonstrate a commitment to growing the sport of weightlifting. Applications are available HERE for BIPoC , WOMEN and those that demonstrate financial hardship. The scholarships are awarded based on the following criteria.
General guidelines:
you must be a member of USAW and of the PNW WSO.
you must meet the criteria of BIPoC or a woman or demonstrate financial hardship.
applications must be submitted HERE within the open application period is February 5 th 12:01 AM to February 28th 11:59 PM 2025.
once applications are received they will be reviewed and awarded by the PNW WSO Coaching Scholarship committee.
coaching scholarships are for level 1 or 2 USAW certifications and must be completed within 6 months of being awarded.
scholarships are only for tuition and do not include travel related expenses, virtual options are available.
We prefer applicants who are working or plan to work with underserved populations in a weightlifting or sport capacity.
Applicants with some 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 social impact through sport and/or academic achievement in sport are preferred.
If you have any questions, please reach out by email. Recipients will be announced on this website and on our instagram account in the beginning of March.
Thank you!