General subsidy
General subsidy for student sports associations
General subsidy
The student sports associations that are affiliated with SSA can apply each college year for financial aid during the following college year. This financial aid is called 'Algemene subsidie' in dutch and we will refer to it as 'General subsidy' here. The purpose of this subsidy is to encourage and stimulate sports and excercise among students in Amsterdam.
The subsidy awarded to an association will be documented in an agreement for the upcoming college year, which will be signed by SSA and the association. All important information regarding the conditions for the general subsidy will be outlined in this agreement. SSA will not disburse the general subsidy until all of the conditions in this agreement are met. The general subsidy is intended for the student members of the association hence it is not allowed that non-student members receive these resources.
Structure and calculation
The general subsidy consists of five different components. Below these components are listed with a short description.
- Base component: This is a compensation for the basic costs of an association.
- Material component: This is a compensation for the costs that are made by the associations and the members while purchasing or renewing sportsmaterials.
- Accomodation component: This is a compensation for the costs that associations make in managing or renting sports facilities.
- Competition component: This is a compensation for the costs that associations make in managing or renting sports facilities.
- Trainer component: This is a compensation for the costs incurred by associations for trainers and/or coaches.
Of the total budget that SSA has available for the general subsidy, an equal amount will first be distributed over all of the associations for the base component. Of the remaining budget, 40% is allocated for the material component, 30% for the accommodation component, 20% for the competition component and 10% for the trainer component.
On the materials component, for the number of HvA, UvA and VU students who are members of an association, 4 points per member are awarded for the first 75 members, 3 points per member are awarded for the next 75 members, 2 points per member are awarded for the next 350 members and 1 point per member is awarded for all remaining members. Then the number of points is done times 1 if the association practices a sport in scale A (Dance, Handball, Hardlopen, Korfball, Squash, Gymnastics, Football, Volleyball, Water polo, Swimming), the number of points is done times 1,5 if the associations practices a sport in scale B (Basketball, Climbing, Powerlifting, Lacrosse, Paardrijden, Padel, Tennis, Ultimate Frisbee) and the amount of points is done 2 times if the association practices a sport in scale A (Diving, Funsports, Icehockey, Rowing, Rugby, Iceskating). The budget that SSA has available for the material component is divided equally among all associations based on the amount of points the association has.
For the accomodation component, the competition component and the trainer component, a calculation is made of how much the association actually spends annualy on these, in proportion the the amount of HVA, UvA and VU students members of the association. For the competition component and the trainer component UvA/HvA/VU student of an association , we calculate a maximum of twice the average spent on these components by all clubs per student member.The total budget that SSA has available on these three components is then divided proportionally over the calculated costs of the association s on these components..
Application process
The application process consists of two parts. Information about the members should be shared with SSA. Additionally an official application for the general subsidy must be submitted. The official application mainly consists of information about the association's finances and activities. It does not matter which document submitted first as long as both are submitted not later than the 14th of march. After the submission deadline, SSA will distribute the available general subsidy to the associations which applied.
