The Camanachd Association is delighted to announce that Mowi, our longstanding partner, has once again renewed its commitment to youth shinty by continuing the Mowi Youth Development Fund in 2025. This agreement will provide crucial support to shinty clubs in their development efforts, ensuring more opportunities for children and young people to engage with the sport.
The Youth Development Fund aims to enhance participation at accredited or accrediting member clubs by offering a maximum grant award of £500. This funding is available to accredited member clubs proposing new or improved initiatives to develop shinty for children and young people up to the age of 18.
Ronald Ross, National Development Manager at the Camanachd Association, said: “The continued support from Mowi through the Youth Development Fund is invaluable in expanding opportunities for young players across Scotland. This funding helps clubs nurture the next generation of shinty players, ensuring a strong future for our sport.”
Jayne MacKay, Mowi Community Engagement Officer, added: “Mowi is proud to support grassroots shinty, and we are committed to making the sport accessible to more young people. The Youth Development Fund is a fantastic initiative that helps clubs grow and thrive, and we look forward to seeing the impact of this year’s funding.”
This investment marks an incredible 37 years of Mowi sponsoring shinty, showcasing their unwavering dedication to the sport and its development.
Examples of the types of projects eligible for funding include:
Recruitment, training, and development of additional volunteers, youth coaches, and referees to enhance club capacity through the Club Accreditation scheme.
Establishing new opportunities for young people to participate in shinty.
Enhanced activities targeted at increasing participation during holiday periods, such as running summer camps.
Enhanced promotional activity targeted at increasing participation i.e. Club Open Days, engaging with their community.
Improvement to a pitch, facility.
The closing date for applications is Thursday, 17th April 2025, the Association encourages applications from new clubs.
For full details on eligibility and how to apply, please see the links below:
