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Initiatives

Chase Fully Funded Places

Supporting coaches with funding to develop their skills, supported by Chase.

Initiative Overview

About the programme

Not everyone has the same opportunities when it comes to developing life skills that can help secure a job, or support career growth.

England Football Learning and Chase, as the Official Banking Partner of the England Football Learning, want to help change that.

Launched in 2024, the Chase football coaching programme provides access to funded grassroots and professional football coaching qualifications to individuals where cost is a barrier - harnessing the power of football to help them unlock their potential and develop skills that can support their careers, both on and off the pitch.

In the first year of the programme, over 2,100 aspiring coaches across England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales completed a Chase funded coaching course.

As part of its continued support, Chase is funding the Introduction to Coaching Football and the UEFA C Diploma - to help aspiring coaches develop the skills they need to succeed. 

We'd love for you to get involved and take the next step in your coaching career.

Please check out our eligibility criteria to see if you are suitable for a fully funded place.

Important information

Our funding eligibility forms for Chase fully funded places for Introduction to Coaching Football and the UEFA C Diploma is open throughout the season. Places are limited and the opportunity to apply for this funding will be removed once capacity is reached.
 


How is the funding awarded?

To assess your eligibility for funding on your chosen course, you will be required to complete our funding eligibility form.

 

Our eligibility form for Introduction to Coaching Football and the UEFA C Diploma is open all season. We welcome applications from coaches who meet the following criteria, at the time of the application:

  • Aged 16 and over
  • Live in England or volunteer, play or coach for a football club in England.
  • And at least one of the following: Have an annual income under £22,800, receive universal credit, received free school meals as a child or your parents were in a low paid or low skilled job when you were 14. 

If you are eligible for funding, you will be contacted directly by the end of month in which you submit your funding eligibility form, with further instructions on how to redeem your place.

 

Chase fully funded places on Introduction to Coaching Football and UEFA C Diploma are subject to availability. The opportunity to apply for this funding will be removed once capacity is reached.

 

As well as Chase fully funded places, we also provide our Partially Funded Places Programme.
 
Find out more here.

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