NCR’s goal is to grow collegiate rugby and support our teams to create well-run, sustainable clubs that compete in both 15s and 7s rugby. The Emerging Team Grants provide new and early-stage clubs with fee discounts that enable greater investment in recruiting, equipment, and general club administration.
The application deadline is September 26.
The grants are awarded as a 50% discount on both the club and player registration fees as follows:
To be eligible for the grant, a team must be:
- in its first or second season (or re-forming after a three-year hiatus), OR
- Playing in a developmental or challenge league while building towards a full 15s roster
In addition, the team must have:
- Had 14 or fewer registered players in the previous 24-25 season; and
- Been a team in good standing and shown active progress in meeting registration requirements.
Grants will be awarded based on criteria set by NCR. Teams must adhere to the terms of the grant in order to remain in good standing.
The requirements include: registering the club, at least one coach and players to the club. Grantees must provide action reports and an end of the year progress report completed by the communicated deadlines to the Emerging Team Grant manager in order to remain eligible for the grant. Grantees that do not adhere to the terms risk losing the grant.
Grant awardees will be notified on a rolling basis until Oct 3, 2025 and will need to have their club, coach, and minimum of 3 players registered within two weeks of the notification.
All questions and inquiries regarding the Emerging Team grant should be directed to Kayla Dustin at info@ncr.rugby.