BSAC EXPEDITIONS GRANT SCHEME (BEGS)

The BSAC offers, a total of 5 expedition grants of £1000 each are available each year to groups of BSAC divers to promote adventurous diving.

The expedition should have a purpose such as research (e.g. finding new sites) or improvement of the expertise of a group of divers. All divers must be BSAC members and all diving should follow BSAC guidelines.

Objectives of the BSAC expedition grant scheme

To promote experience of BSAC members in safe but challenging expeditionary environments.
To promote personal improvement in diving experience/skill levels by groups of individuals who have the potential to cascade that experience to other members.
To promote improvement of a group of divers to aspire to a higher level of achievement by exposure to leadership or presence of a First Class Diver in an appropriately challenging expeditionary environment.
To promote inter-branch expeditionary diving and to ensure that cascade of experience occurs as broadly as possible.
To promote expeditions that would normally take place in the territory of origin of the group of divers rather than a "subsidised overseas holiday".

Application process
The applicant (who must be a BSAC First Class Diver OR an Expedition Leader who is supported by a First Class Diver mentor present on the expedition) must submit:

1. A completed Expedition Grant Application Form
2. A detailed expedition plan generally in accordance with the First Class Diver Expedition Plan guidelines that includes:
- - An appropriate risk assessment
- - A financial budget and cost breakdown
- - A detailed list of participants including their BSAC membership numbers, qualifications and role within the BSAC (e.g. Regional Expedition Leader, Diving Officer, Area Coach etc.)
- - A statement on how the expedition will be reported after completion.

All applications must be submitted to BSAC HQ by the closing date which is 31st December of the year preceding the expedition.

The applications will be judged by the Expedition Officer and members of the NDC Diving Group.

Applications shall be judged against the set of criteria (listed on the Application Form) to ensure fairness, transparency and suitability.

All applications will be advised of the outcome by mid-February of the year of the expedition.

The funds will be released in two halves. The first half of the grant will be provided upfront on approval of the application.

The remaining half of the grant can be claimed after the expedition by submission of the expedition report and supporting evidence (dive log sheets and summary of costs).

Further details are contained in the Application Form.

Download a copy of the:
Expedition Grant Application Form

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Expedition Links

Sources of Additional Funding
BSAC Expedition Grant Scheme (BEGS)
Jubilee Trust Grants

Expedition Diary, Reports and Awards
Current BSAC Expeditions
Recent BSAC Expeditions
The Expedition Trophy

Expedition Planning
Frequently Asked Questions

BSAC Expedition Leader Guidelines
Expedition Planning Notes
Dive Planning resource centre
Example Expedition Plan : One day Hardboat Expeditions
Example Risk Assessment: One day Hardboat Expeditions
Example Expedition Report: One Day Hardboat Expeditions

Example Expedition Report: Week Long RHIB Expedition to Skye

Expedition Safety
Diving Safety Section

Other Expedition Guidance
Branch Officers Handbook
Contacts for Special interest Groups and Expeditions
Important information on diving wrecks

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