While dAIS is a direct athlete grant, athletes do not apply for a dAIS grant by themselves. Athletes are nominated by their NSO.

To be considered for a dAIS grant, an athlete must:

1. Be nominated by their NSO;
2. Be categorised in accordance with the NSO sport specific Athlete Categorisation Framework;
3. Be training to represent Australia in an Olympic, Paralympic or Commonwealth Games event/discipline;
4. Be an Australian citizen and eligible to represent Australia at the next Olympic, Paralympic or Commonwealth Games;
5. Be following an individual performance plan which is endorsed by their NSO;
6. Satisfy the dAIS means test (refer to Section 9);
7. Have a signed athlete agreement with their NSO and not be in breach of that agreement;
8. Not be currently serving a sanction or provisional suspension for an anti-doping rule violation and/or not be in breach of a NSO integrity policy including Member Protection, Competition Manipulation & Sports Wagering, Misuse of Drugs and Medicines;
9. Para athletes only - Hold a review or confirmed status international classification. Para athletes who do not hold an international classification should hold a national classification and be planning to seek international classification within an acceptable timeframe.

To be eligible to nominate athletes, NSOs must meet the National HP Sport Eligibility framework. The ASC will prioritise funding based on the HP2032+ Sport Strategy outcomes to ensure the right support gets to the right athletes to deliver medal-winning success at future Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games.

For further information, please contact your NSO and/or Athlete Wellbeing and Engagement Manager, or contact the ASC at AISInvestment@ausport.gov.au.