The Refund of Fees Scheme supported by Baroness enables BIGGA members to claim 80% (up to a maximum of £500) of education and training course costs.
To apply for a Refund of Fees download an application form from your My BIGGA pages.
Supported by Baroness
To be eligible for a refund, you must:
- Be a Full Member or an Assistant Greenkeeper member of BIGGA
- Have been a member of BIGGA for a minimum of 2 years
- Have paid your own course fees and be able to provide proof of payment (e.g. receipt from the training provider and credit card slip or statement)
- Have completed a course or component part of a course and be able to provide evidence of completion e.g. certificate/end of course report etc
- You may apply for a refund prior to starting a course to ensure that you have funds reserved, that will then be paid on course completion as in (3.) above
- The course must not be subsidised already, by BIGGA*
- The course must be relevant to your job as a greenkeeper e.g. Diploma in Greenkeeping, SVQ, Spraying Courses, First Aid, IT, Language courses etc
- Only one claim against the fund is allowed each year
*Continue to Learn attendance cannot be paid for with funds from the Refund of Fees scheme
The Refund of Fees Scheme is funded by our Premium Partners, Partners, Supporters and individual contributors. BIGGA's Learning and Development Fund enables the association to encourage, support and provide training to its members.
Thank you to Baroness for providing additional funding for this scheme, enabling the amount per claim to be raised to £500.
2024 Scholarships have been awarded to:
Patrick Brown
David Shaw
Peter Moore
Steven Henderson
Stefan Carter
Jack Hall
Shaun Whittle
Paul Doran
Daniel Waring
Bradley Taylor
Daniel Hill
2023 Scholarships have been awarded to:
Jack Ashall
Marcus Davis
Christopher Hale
Graeme Gallimore
Stefan Carter
Daniel Waring
David Perdisatt
Steven Penman
2022 Scholarships have been awarded to:
Mark Downing
Charlie Brown
Jonathan Thompson
Marcus Davis
Tony Moore
James Dawson
Derek Grendowicz
2021 Scholarships have been awarded to:
Sam Sweetzer
Marcus Davis
Gregg Hood
Graeme Gallimore
Louis Dunn Allen
Neil Gilham