Club Open Doors 2026

Eligible applicants must be:

• Constituted community clubs / organisations delivering sport and physical activity.
• Constituted sports clubs
• Community Sport Hubs
• Organisations based in and delivering sport and physical activity within the Glasgow City boundary

Ineligible organisations include:

• Individuals 
• Organisations delivering activity out with Glasgow
• Organisations not delivering sport or physical activity
• Schools
• Unconstituted groups
• National Governing Bodies

Funding can be used to aid a wide range of opportunities to best support your organisation’s sessions throughout this celebration of sport and physical activity. 

Eligible costs include:

• Delivery costs
• Improving access 
• Refreshments
• Marketing and promotion

This fund cannot support:

• Items of personal equipment or strips / playing kit
• Costs already covered by other funding awards
• Capital costs
• Activities which take place beyond September 2026.
• Any expenditure incurred before a formal funding award issued.

All eligible applications will be considered. We want to see sessions which are targeting people aged 3 to 26 year olds to support access to sport and physical activity.

To apply to be part of this city wide celebration of sport and physical activity, organisations must:

1. Read the information provided and eligibility document
2. Complete an online application form providing all details requested. Please note you cannot save progress in the online form.
3. Attach governing document (e.g. Constitution)
4. Attach proof of sustainable bank account (e.g. bank statement in the organisation’s name).

Applications must be submitted via the online application form on this page.

Applications open on Tuesday 4 of August 2026 and close on Sunday 16 of August 2026.

Applications are based on:

• Delivery within the Glasgow City boundary.
• Sessions that directly target people aged 3 to 26 year olds.
• Sessions that take place during the celebration’s timescales.

In addition to the application process, all applicants must provide:

• Evidence of the organisation’s governance structure (e.g. Constitution or legal status)
• Proof of suitable club / organisation bank account
• Expectation that your organisation will have the following documents in place:  1. Appropriate Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups policy and procedures.
  2. Appropriate insurance cover for all activities being delivered.

All funded projects will contribute to the fund’s outcomes and will be asked to provide a monitoring and evaluation report.
As part of our commitment to Summer of Sport, sportscotland and Research Scotland request that all projects complete the following surveys:

• Deliverers survey (coaches / volunteers delivering)
• Parents and carers of participants
• Participants (optional)

Organisations are encouraged to share updates on social media.