The following is a summary of projects and people successfully funded by the Orienteering Foundation in recent years.
Thankyou to all donors who have made funding of these projects possible.
If you would like to make a donation to future projects similar to these, please click here.
To apply for your own funding, please click here.
| Date | Awarded to | Purpose | Articles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | KFO | Map Devilla for new O hub | Award |
| 2021 | AYROC | Isle of Arran orienteering initiative | Award |
| 2021 | British Orienteering | Aspiring Elites program | Project announcement |
| 2021 | British Orienteering TrailO Development Steering Group | Production of a promotional TrailO video | Award |
| 2021 | Forth Valley Orienteers (FVO) | Club Development Officer extension | Award and appointment |
| 2020 | Lakeland Orienteering Club (LOC) | Coaching education courses | Award and report |
| 2020 | Cleveland Orienteering Klub (CLOK) | Club Development Officer | Award and appointment |
| 2020 | Scottish Orienteering Association | Developing orienteering in Lochaber | Award and report |
|
2020 |
Neil Bricknell | App store license costs for Event-O app | Award |
| 2020 | The Run In podcast | Server and music costs | Award and report |
| 2020 | Edinburgh Southern Orienteering Club (ESOC) | MapRun series for disabled users | Award |
| 2020 | Katherine Bett | Production of a video promoting Permanent Orienteering Courses | Report and press release |
| 2020 |
Junior coach development at Lagganlia (carried over to 2021) |
Award and report | |
| 2019 | Neil Bricknell | App store license costs for Event-O app | Award and report |
| 2019 |
Charlotte Ward Cecilie Andersen |
Support with expenses for competing for GBR at the World Cup Final 2019 in China | Award, Charlotte's report and Cecilie's report |
| 2019 | Lawrence Jones | Prototype of an Open Design Orienteering Timing System | Award and report |
| 2019 | WOC 2019 campaign | Crowd-sourced funding for WOC 2019 athletes | Campaign and report |
| 2019 | Lagan Valley Orienterers | Ceildph and mementoes to enhance the Junior Home Internationals | Award and report |
| 2019 | Steve Rush photography | Hosting costs for orienteering event photography | Award |
| 2019 | Masterplan adventure | Mapping for events in Fife to stimulate orienteering development in the area | Award |
| 2019 | Junior Regional Orienteering Squads (JROS) | Junior coach development at Lagganlia | Award, additional award and report |
| 2018 | Scottish Schools Orienteering Association | Three training days in preparation for the World Schools Champs 2019 in Estonia | Competition report and Training camp report |
| 2018 | Orienteering club of Exeter University (OROX) | Startup of new university orienteering club | Award and report |
| 2018 | Tayside Orienteers | Strathearn Schools Development Project | Award |
| 2018 | British Schools Orienteering Association (BSOA) | English schools participation in World Schools Champs 2019 in Estonia | Report |
| 2018 | WOC 2018 campaign |
Crowd-sourced funding for WOC 2018 athletes |
Campaign and report |
| 2018 | Scottish Orienteering Association | Launch event and roll out of the Scottish Orienteering Youth Leader (SOYL) programme | Launch report |
| 2018 | Chloe Potter | Support with expenses for competing for GBR at the Junior World Orienteering Championships 2018 in Hungary | |
| 2018 |
Alice Leake Jessica Tullie Peter Hodkinson Sasha Chepelin Will Gardner |
Support with expenses for competing for GBR at the European Orienteering Championships 2018 in Switzerland | Report |
| 2018 | Junior Regional Orienteering Squads (JROS) | Development of junior coaches at Lagganlia camp in July 2018 | Video |
| 2017 | Mar Orienteering Club | Support MAROC Talent Squad Inspiration Camp | Report |
| 2017 | Aberdeen University Orienteering Club | Developing the club further and getting more students interested | |
| 2017 | Glasgow University Orienteering Club | Increasing the scope of the annual training weekend | |
| 2017 | WOC 2017 campaign | Crowd-sourced funding for WOC 2017 athletes | Campaign |
| 2017 | Graham Gristwood | Map areas around Stirling for elite training | |
| 2017 | Oliver O'Brien | Enhancements to Open Orienteering Map v3 | Report |
| 2017 | Scottish Schools Orienteering Association | Pre-competition training and additional coach for World Schools Champs 2017 in Sicily, Italy | |
| 2017 | Junior Regional Orienteering Squads (JROS) | Training camp for the development of junior coaches at Lagganlia in July 2017 | |
| 2017 | Yorkshire and Humberside Orienteering Association (YHOA) | Junior squad coaches working towards their formal level 2 coaching qualification | |
| 2017 | British Orienteering Squad |
Touch-free SIAC cards for the squad to enhance their practice |
|
| 2017 | Kris Jones | Extension of Dundee urban map, to enhance WOC 2017 sprint training and benefit the local orienteering club | |
| 2016 | Chris Smithard | Development of a website to help orienteers analyse and evaluate their technique | |
| 2016 | British Schools Orienteering Association (BSOA) | English schools participation in World Schools Champs 2017 in Sicily, Italy | Report |
| 2016 | Harrison McCartney | Junior World Orienteering Championships | |
| 2016 | Junior Regional Orienteering Squads (JROS) | Summer training camp in Scotland | Report |
| 2016 | Tom Dobra | European Trail-O championships | Report |
| 2015 | Scottish Schools Orienteering Association | Training camp for the World Schools championships | Report |
| 2015 | Junior Regional Orienteering Squads (JROS) | Coach development at summer training camp in Scotland | Report |
| 2014 | British Schools Orienteering Association (BSOA) | English schools participation in World Schools Champs 2015 in Turkey | Report |
| 2014 | West Midlands Junior Squad (WMJS) | Training tour to Sweden | |
| 2014 | Junior Regional Orienteering Squads (JROS) | Coach development at summer training camp at Lagganlia | Report |
| 2013 | Scottish Schools Orienteering Association | Participation at World Schools Champs in Portual | |
| 2013 | British Schools Orienteering Association (BSOA) |
Participation at World Schools Champs in Portual |
|
| 2013 | Junior Regional Orienteering Squads (JROS) | Summer coaching camp in Scotland | |
| 2013 | Welsh Juniors | Assistance with staging the Ward Junior Home Internationals | |
| 2012 | North West Junior Squad (NWJS) | Training camp in Norway | |
| 2012 | South East Orienteering Association (SEOA) |
Assistance with staging the Ward Junior Home Internationals |
|
| 2012 | Welsh Juniors | Training camp in Stirling | |
| 2011 | Scottish Orienteering Association | World Schools Champs in Italy | |
| 2011 | Fermanagh Orienteering Club | Enhancement of the Ward Junior Home International | Report |
| 2011 | Welsh Juniors | Training camp in Sweden | Report |
Last year we made a grant to LOC to deliver Introduction to Coaching and Level 2 Coaching Courses (see award here). Read on for the report from Carol McNeill, LOC Lead Coach, on what they've been up to.
Earlier this year we agreed to help fund an extension to FVO's club development officer role (see award here). FVO have now appointed Kieran Watts into the position
A year ago we approved funding for development of orienteering in the Fort William and Lochaber area, to run alongside the Scottish 6 days (award here). Read on for a report of the progress they have made!
Reports on the coaching course run over the summer by JROS that we supported
We are pleased to award a grant to Kingdom of Fife Orienteers (KFO) towards remapping Devilla Forest, to help support grassroots development.
A year ago we awarded a grant to The Run In podcast (see award here). We caught up with producers Katherine and Will to see how it is going.
We are pleased to announce that CLOK have appointed Mary Fleming to their Club Development Officer role that the Orienteering Foundation is supporting them with.
We are pleased to be contributing towards an orienteering initiative on the Isle of Arran!