The application process for the Chase-funded Irish FA National Coaching Certificate is open.
Eligibility Criteria
To qualify for the fully funded places, you must meet the following criteria, at the time of application:
- be aged 16 and over,
- be living in Northern Ireland,
- at least one of the following; come from a low-income household or a low socio-economic background e.g. you may have an annual household income under £22,800, receive universal credit, received free school meals as a child or your parents were in a low paid or low skilled job when you were 14.
We'll also ask you two questions (with a maximum 200-word limit). Your answers will be used to assess your suitability for a fully funded place and should demonstrate the impact the qualification would have on helping you achieve your football coaching ambitions:
- the first asks why you should be considered for funding so we can understand your motivation for taking this course,
- the second is about your football aspirations to understand how you will use this qualification to benefit football.
About the Application Process
- The application window for applications for the fully funded National Coaching Certificate course will close at noon on 15 January 2026
- When the window closes an independent panel from across the Irish FA will assess the applications and will contact the successful candidates.
- Successful applicants will receive a single use redemption code to book onto a National Coaching Certificate course of their choice on the Irish FA Coach Education website
- Codes must be used within a four-week window or they will become void
- Codes must also only be redeemed by the applicant.