Introduction

Throughout our history, the support of young racers has been an integral part of the club’s activities and many of our members have achieved great success with the benefit of that support. It is not a coincidence that a significant proportion of the British national and Olympic ski teams over the last 50 years have been SSC members.

Due to the changing conditions and the expense of training, it is becoming increasingly difficult for our talented young skiers to finance their time on snow and, if this trend continues, it will inevitably lead to less racing activity and less success.

To help alleviate this, the Club has a Bursary fund in place to finance its Alpine camps. Funding is available to reduce the cost of specific camps each year, with some of the ‘pot’ set aside for other purposes such as coach development, and to ensure we can continue to offer high-quality and dependable camps at low cost.

Objective & Impact

The Bursary is managed through the Scottish Ski Training Trust (SSTT, RCN SC003213), and overseen by a sub-committee. The objective of the Bursary is to enable young, deserving club members to attend race training camps overseas to improve their ski racing skills.

In recent years, bursary awards have been made to allow dozens of young ski racers to attend camps each winter season since 2021.

Fundraising

In November 2024, we ran a fantastic social event, the Snow Ball at the Dunblane Hydro, where we raised over £8,000 for the Bursary fund. 

How to Donate

We can always accept donations of any size through our online campaign on JustGiving at justgiving.com/campaign/ssc-bursary. We also encourage all UK tax paying donors to make their donation eligible for Gift Aid wherever possible.