Compensation Grant Program - 2024/25

The purpose of the Compensation Grant program is to provide financial support to Paralympians whose Disability Support Pension (DSP) payments have been affected due to travelling outside Australia for training and/or competitions exceeding the general travel allowance of 28 days in a financial year.

The ASC has committed $97,000 each financial year to support Paralympians whose payments have been impacted.

For the application round 2024/25, applicants can apply for compensation for the financial year of 2023/24.

There is only one round of applications for DSP Compensation Grant per financial year to ensure all deductions can be taken into account.

To be eligible to apply for a DSP Compensation grant in this funding round, an athlete must:

i. Have been categorised by their National Sporting Organisation (NSO) within the ASC National Athlete Categorisation Framework (NACF) at any time during 2023/24;

ii. Have had their 2023/24 DSP payments affected as a result of travelling outside Australia (in excess of the general travel allowance of 28 days) for training and/or competitions in preparation for the Summer or Winter Paralympic Games; and

iii. Have the training and/or competitions mentioned in ii) sanctioned by their NSO.