The WAIS Individual Athlete Program (IAP) provides services and support to Western Australian high performance athletes who are not scholarship holders with a WAIS operated sport program.
The program contains both a scholarship program (IAS – Individual Athlete Scholarship) and a grant (WACG – WA Connect Grant).
The scholarship program is designed to assist athletes who need access to WAIS services and facilities to support an externally coached and managed training environment. The WACG provides athletes that have graduated to a national or professional program with financial assistance to stay connected with friends, family and their sport.
IAP Scholarships
Scholarships are awarded based on the athlete’s current and forecast performance standard. There are six categories of scholarship available. For an athlete to be considered for the Program they must be currently nominated to one of these categories by their NSO. The scholarship benefits are assigned based on scholarship category and individualised to assist the athlete’s specific requirements.
IAP Athletes
- Bianca Chira – Artistic Swimming
- Amelie Carle – Artistic Swimming
- Caitlin Dransfield – Badminton
- Charlie Senior – Boxing
- Billy Polkinghorn – Boxing
- Yusuf Chothia – Boxing
- Sonja Johnson – Equestrian
- Sharon Jarvis – Equestrian
- Kristina Krstic – Lawn Bowls
- Cody Packer – Lawn Bowls
- Benjamin Wright – Powerlifting
- Anton Zappelli – Para-Shooting
- Bailey Groves – Shooting
- Laura Coles – Shooting
- Nicholas Timmings – Skeleton
- Aiden Yanev – Sport Climbing
- Maxim Pare – Sport Climbing
- Erin Classen – Squash
- Jacob Willcox – Surfing
- David Bryant – Para-Triathlon
- Sally Pilbeam – Para-Triathlon
- Sofie Pontre – Water Polo
- Andrew Ford – Water Polo
- George Ford – Water Polo
- Matthew Oberman – Water Polo
- Philippa Pedley – Water Polo
- Darren Cuomo – Wheelchair Rugby
- Jake Howe – Wheelchair Rugby
- Robyn Lambird – Wheelchair Rugby
- Tom Barns – Wrestling
Selection Criteria
| Podium Pathway Category | Description | National Representation Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Podium | Athletes have won a medal at an Olympic/Paralympic Games, World Championships or agreed BME in the previous 24 months and must be considered capable of winning a medal at the next Olympic/Paralympic Games. | International | Athlete who does not satisfy any of the Podium Pathway category criteria but has earned selection for the national senior team or squad preparing for the NSOs benchmark event. |
| Podium Ready | Athlete who have placed 4-8th at the most recent Olympic/Paralympic Games, World Championships or agreed BME and must be considered capable of progression to PODIUM level and targeting a medal at the next Olympic/Paralympic Games. | ||
| Podium Potential | Athlete who has achieved agreed performance benchmarks which, alongside international competition performances, reliably indicate their future potential for podium success. Athletes must be considered capable of progression to at least PODIUM READY level within the agreed sport specific matrix timeframes. | ||
| Developing | Athletes have progressed through a reliable confirmation phase and placed within a dedicated national development program. Athlete must be considered capable of progression to at least PODIUM POTENTIAL level within the agreed sport matrix timeframes. | ||
| Emerging | Athletes that have been identified by an NSO via a valid and reliable TID profiling method (Agreed in advance and with future podium potential characteristics identified) and are going through a set time-limited period of talent confirmation. |
Note: Emerging International category athletes in a non-WAIS Sport Program are not eligible for IAP Scholarship and Grants.
Further Information
For further information about IAP, please contact Performance Services Program Managers Carolyn Morrison or Laura Piromalli.