Project Goal
To offer financial assistance to U23 athletes to prepare and attend the U23 World Championships - 2025 World Triathlon Championship Wollongong on 16 October 2025 in Australia.

Target National Federations
The target athletes must be from National Federations belonging to National Federation Group 2, 3B, and 3A (As per National Federation Survey, more details are here).

Qualification Criteria

Athletes must be registered and in good standing with their National Federations and have shown the ability to race at a high standard in the U23 World Triathlon Championships. 

The following criteria will be considered in the selection process:

• Athletes must be registered for the U23 World Championships - 2025 World Triathlon Championship Wollongong 

• Must meet the target group criteria above.

• Each eligible National Federation can nominate ONE (1) athlete for each gender.

PLEASE NOTE: All nominations MUST be submitted by the respective National Federation of the nominee. The National Federation must be in good standing with World Triathlon. 

Timeline

The online applications should be submitted no later than Monday, 15 September 2025. Successful applicants will be informed the same week.

Online Application Form

Please see below the link to the  online application form.

Use of the Support Grant

The World Triathlon U23 Athlete Support Grant is entitled to be used for travel and accommodation in conjunction with the World Triathlon Championship Finals Wollongong (U23 Category).

For more information on the World Triathlon U23 Athlete Support, please contact Zita Csovelyak, Head of Member Services & Development at zita@triathlon.org.

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: MONDAY, 15 September 2025

World Triathlon Athlete Scholarship Holders 2024:
Maria Carolina Velasquez (COL)
Raquel Solis Guerro (CRC)
Erica Hawley (BER)
Romana Gajdosova (SVK)
Ivana Kuriackova (SVK)
Zuzana Michalickova (SVK)
Jawad Abdelmoula (MAR)
Matthew Wright (BAR)
Diego Moya (CHI)
Gaspar Riveros (CHI)
Armando Matute (ECU)
Gabriel Teran (ECU)
Tyler Smith (BER)
Vitalii Vorontsov (UKR)

Petra Kurikova (CZE)  and Tereza Zimovjanova (CZE) will be invited to one of the Team World Triathlon projects (either Chengdu or Samarkand WC) prior to the closure of the Paris Olympic Qualification Period.

African Triathlon Scholaship Holders in 2024:
Shanae Williams (RSA)
Seifeldeen Ismail (EGY)
Selmi Seifeddine (TUN)
Badr Siwane (MAR)
Jean Gael Laurent L`entete (MRI)

World Triathlon Athlete Scholarship Holders 2023:

Maria Carolina Velasquez Soto (COL)
Raquel Solís Guerrero (CRC)
Zuzana Michaličková (SVK)
Ivana Kuriackova (SVK)
Abdelmoula Jawad (MAR)
Diego Moya (CHI)
Ramon Armando Matute Alava (ECU)
Federico Scarabino (URU)
Luis Miguel Velasquez Ramos (VEN)
Vitalii Vorontsov (UKR)

In 2022 World Triathlon awarded an Athlete Support Grant to U23 Athletes in conjunction with the 2022 World Triathlon Championship Finals Abu Dhabi.

U23 World Triathlon Championships | Athlete Support Grant Recipients | 2022 Abu Dhabi

Seifeldee Ismail (EGY)
Seifeddine Selmi (TUN)
Marcin Stanglewicz (POL)
Jamie Riddle (RSA)
Tzu I Pan (TPE)
Yejin Park (KOR)
Hannah Newman (RSA)
Alzbeta Hruskova (CZE)
Bailee Brown (HKG)

Post-Tokyo, World Triathlon Development reviewed the applications and athletes’ race results in 2021 and awarded some athletes as future potentials.
World Triathlon Athlete Scholarship NextTriGen holders in 2021:
Diego MOYA (CHI)
Tyler Smith (BER)
Erica Hawley (BER)
Henry Rappo (EST)
Andie Kuipers (ZIM)

World Triathlon Athlete Scholarship holders in 2021:
Antoanela MANAC (ROU)
Leslie Amat Alvarez (CUB)
Kaidi KIVIOJA (EST)
Diego MOYA (CHI)
Mohamad ALSABBAGH (SYR)
Mohamad MASO (SYR)
Ognjen STOJANOVIC (SRB)

World Triathlon Athlete Scholarship holders in 2020:

Antoanela MANAC (ROU)
Badr SIWANE (MAR)
Basmla ELSALAMONEY (EGY)
Diego MOYA (CHI)
Juan Jose ANDRADE FIGUEROA (ECU)
Kaidi KIVIOJA (EST)
Luis Felipe BARRAZA ROJAS (CHI)
Mehdi ESSADIQ (MAR)
Mohamad ALSABBAGH (SYR)
Mohamad MASO (SYR)
Ognjen STOJANOVIC (SRB)
Romina Natali BIAGIOLI (ARG)

World Triathlon Athlete Scholarship holders in 2019:

Antoanela Manac (ROM)
Brian Moya (COL)
Erica Hawley (BER)
Kaidi Kivioja (EST)
Kim Marion Mangrobang (PHI)
Matthew Wright (BAR)
Ognjen Stojanovic (SER)
Tyler Smith (BER)

World Triathlon Athlete Scholarship holders in 2018:

Armando Matute (ECU)
Brian Moya (COL)
Diana Castillo (COL)
Edda Hannesdottir (ISL)
Erica Hawley (BER)
Juan José Andrade Figueroa (ECU)
Kaidi Kivioja (EST)
Matthew Wright (BAR)
Mikita Bely (BLR)
Mikita Katsianeu (BLR)
Ognjen Stojanovic (SER)
Tyler Smith (BER)