General Criteria
In order to be eligible for funding, projects must meet the following criteria:

Purpose
The primary or a major purpose of the project is to contribute to a reduction in the incidence or severity of serious sporting injuries.

Methodology
The project must achieve its purpose through either:

• Applied research to identify and implement safer sporting practices, or
• Educational and promotional strategies to increase awareness and change behaviour.

Scope
The project must address problems which:

• Have significance for the NSW sporting community in general, or
• Have significance for a major sporting activity, or
• Have significance for a high risk or high cost sporting activity.

Project Proposal
The application is to be supported by a detailed, quantified project proposal which:

• States the objectives and intended outcomes of the project
• States the methods to be used to monitor and evaluate the project
• Identifies persons and organisations responsible for administering the project
• Identifies all sources of financial and other support for the project
• Includes a project budget and plan
• Includes a literary review for the project.

Relationship to the Sporting Injuries Insurance Scheme
The project must (a) address an issue of immediate or potential financial significance for the Scheme or (b) result in information of use for the management of the Scheme.