Apply for Support

Tees Valley Tennis Foundation supports young people aged 8-18 who live in the Tees Valley or surrounding area and face financial barriers to taking part in tennis or padel.

Support is available for both new and existing players, whether they are looking to get started, continue playing or progress in the sport.

Depending on individual circumstances and the funding available, support may include help towards coaching or participation costs, essential equipment, competition or tournament costs, and reasonable travel costs.

You do not need to already belong to a club or know where your child would play. Where appropriate, TVTF may be able to help identify a suitable local opportunity.

Applications are assessed individually. The type and level of support available will depend on financial need, the opportunity involved, available funds and the eligibility conditions attached to the charitable funding available to TVTF.

We aim to review applications promptly and normally provide an initial response within 7 days. Some applications may take longer where we need to confirm costs, availability or other details with a club or provider.

Please complete a separate application for each child you would like us to consider.

Child's full name

Child's date of birth

Postal Code

Parent or guardian full name

Email address

Telephone number

Gender of the young person

Female

Male

Another gender

Prefer not to say

We ask this because some of the funding currently available to TVTF is specifically for girls’ tennis. You can choose “Prefer not to say”, but this may mean we are unable to consider the application for funding that has gender-specific eligibility criteria.

Current tennis or padel participation

Does your child currently play tennis or padel?

Yes, regularly

Yes, occasionally

Has played before but is not currently playing

No, they are looking to start

Which sport does your child currently play, or would they like to play?

Tennis

Padel

Both

Not sure

What support are you asking TVTF to consider?

What support would you like TVTF to consider?

TVTF will normally consider support before a cost is incurred. If an entry or related cost has already been paid, reimbursement is not guaranteed.

If support is approved, car travel will normally be considered using an agreed mileage rate rather than petrol receipts. Public transport, parking or similar costs may require receipts.

TVTF will normally consider support before a cost is incurred. If the cost has already been paid, reimbursement is not guaranteed.

Financial need and impact

Please briefly explain your circumstances and why meeting this cost would be difficult without support from TVTF

What difference would this support make to your child?

Has this child previously received support from TVTF?

Yes

Is another organisation currently paying, or being asked to pay, towards the same cost?

Yes

Not sure

Consent and declarations

Permission to contact clubs and providers

I give permission for TVTF to contact any club, coach, venue, tournament organiser or other provider named in this application where necessary to confirm relevant details such as availability, cost or participation.

Attendance expectation

If support is provided for coaching or regular activity, I understand that the young person is expected to attend as agreed and that I should let the provider and/or TVTF know as soon as possible if they cannot attend or no longer wish to continue. Repeated non-attendance without reasonable explanation may lead TVTF to review the current support and may also be taken into account in future applications.

Accuracy declaration

I confirm that, to the best of my knowledge, the information provided in this application is accurate.

Privacy

I have read and understood the Tees Valley Tennis Foundation Privacy Notice and understand how the information in this application will be used.

Privacy Notice: https://www.tvtf.org.uk/privacy/

Keep me updated

I’m happy for Tees Valley Tennis Foundation to email me about future support opportunities and relevant Foundation updates.

This is optional and will not affect your application. You can unsubscribe at any time.

Submitting an application does not guarantee that support will be awarded. All applications are considered individually and are subject to eligibility, available funds and any conditions attached to the charitable funding available to TVTF.