During the application open dates, remote schools can submit one application each year.
Details about application open and close dates will be available via the Remote Sporting Schools website, our Sporting Schools Update (term newsletter) and our social media accounts.
Application submission dates for 2026
Open: 8am AEDT on Monday 2 February 2026
Close: 5pm AEST on Friday 29 May 2026
Please note that applications have now closed, with the available funding now exhausted. Any further funding for remote schools for 2026 has not yet been confirmed.
Before schools apply for funding they need to:
1. Be registered. Please complete and/or ensure your school is registered via the Sporting Schools website
2. Meet funding eligibility requirements
3. Review Program Parameters and terms and conditions
Step 1 - Access the Application
A registered school contact (Sporting Schools Coordinator, Principal or Finance Contact) can:
• Log into the School Portal
• Log in using their email address and password, as well as confirming via multi-factorial authentication
• Click on the ‘Grants’ tab
• Select your school by clicking on 'View school's grants'
• Arrive at 'School grants' page.
NOTE: If grants are closed, you will see 'Select a school' call to action is displayed.
NOTE: If you are having trouble accessing the application form, please check that your school meets the eligibility requirements and please DO NOT re-register. You can contact our Program Operations Centre support@sportingschools.gov.au or call us on 1300 785 707.
Step 2 - Application Form
• If grants are open and you school is eligible to apply, click ’Apply for a Remote school grant’ (Prerequisite: School account should be verified & bank details should be validated)
• You will be directed to the 'School details' page. You will need to confirm your school's bank and school account information before proceeding.
• If you need to update your bank account, then click on 'Update bank account' and you will be directed to the school profile page, then go to bank account section and update bank details. These will then need to be validated by another contact on the school account before you can access a grant application. NOTE: if your school has shared services then 'Update bank account' won't be visible
• If you need to update school contacts, then click on 'Update school contacts' and you will be directed to the school profile page and then to the contacts section.
• Once complete then go to 'Grants' again and continue completing the application.
• Select either Yes or No to the mandatory option under 'Child Safety' compliance - noting that schools which do not meet the 'Child safety' compliance and select No, are not eligible to apply for Sporting Schools funding.
• Tick confirmation box, then click next.
Step 3 - Funding
This section outlines your funding allocation.
• Select 'yes' or 'no' if your school wishes to apply for additional support funding.
• If selecting 'Yes', then you will need to select the amount of additional support funding your school requires and the reason for additional support funding. Then select 'Next'.
• If your school foresees additional program delivery costs, please fill in the details that are required, as seen below:
• If additional support funding is not required for the delivery of your program, select 'No', then 'Next'.
Step 4 - Program Details
This section outlines your sport delivery plan.
• If you are unsure of your sport deliver plan, select 'No', then 'Next'.
• If you know what sport provider you plan to use for the delivery of your program. Select 'Yes' and select a partner sport from the list. If your sport/activity does not appear on the list, then please select “Other” and enter in which activity you plan to deliver. Then click 'Add a sport provider'.
• If you wish to update the sport plan, simply click 'Update' from the drop down.
• make the updates and then once again click 'Update sport to plan'.
• similarly, to remove any sport plan, click 'Remove' from the drop-down list to remove.
• Continue to fill out any mandatory fields on this page and click 'next'.
Step 5 - Summary
This is the grant summary page, where you will need to check all the information is correct, once you are happy with it:
• Tick 'share my grant information with sports' if you would like your grant application details to be shared with our sport partners. Sport partners may use this information to contact your school to help arrange a sports booking if your application is successful.
• Tick ‘I Agree’ to confirm the information provided in your funding application is true and correct and you accept the programs terms and conditions.
• Click ‘Submit’
When your application is successfully submitted you will see the submission confirmation page. Click 'Return to grants' to return to the main page.
You will also receive an email saying that your application has been submitted.
If you require any assistance, please contact our Program Operations Centre on 1300 785 707 or support@sportingschools.gov.au
Can we submit an application after the application close date?
No, once applications close, you will not be able to access the form to complete and submit an application.
If you are having issues accessing the form during the application period, contact Sporting Schools immediately on 1300 785 707.
NOTE: Sporting Schools is not obliged to cover costs for programs arranged before a funding outcome confirmation was supplied to a school. Schools run the risk of having to fund programs that have been organised and run without funding approval