2024 Athlete Funding Criteria
Monthly Stipends
Athletes receiving Direct Athlete Support stipends for Q1 (January 1 - March 31) will have their flight and hotel expense (board only) paid for three of the following events below.
January 1 - March 31, 2024
Tournaments
1. Portugal Grand Prix
2. Paris Grand Slam
3. Baku Grand Slam
4. Tashkent Grand Slam
5. Upper Austria Grand Prix
6. Tbilisi Grand Slam
7. Antalya Grand Slam
8. Senior Pan-American Championships
Athlete Stipends and EAHI Eligibility and Criteria Approved for this Term
Athlete Stipends and EAHI eligibility across all Olympic weight categories will be based on the IJF Olympic Ranking List (ORL), the final Olympic Games qualification list, the 2024 Olympic Games results and the IJF Individual World Ranking List (WRL).
An athlete ranking will be determined after removing duplicate countries and host countries from the ranking list. For example, if a U.S. athlete is ranked 11th on the ranking list but Japan has two athletes ranked in the top 10, the U.S. athlete would be considered to be ranked 10th as the second athlete from Japan would be removed. In addition, host country athletes will be removed as they automatically receive a bid for each of the Olympic weight categories. This is consistent with the Olympic qualification process as each country can only enter one athlete per weight division at the Olympic Games. Athletes qualifying for resources remain eligible until the next evaluation date.
Eligibility for Athlete Stipends and EAHI resources will be evaluated on January 1 (for January - March) and April 1 (for April - June) using the IJF Individual Olympic Ranking List (ORL).
Eligibility for Athlete Stipends and EAHI resources will be evaluated on July 1 (for July - December) using the final Olympic Games athlete qualification list AND the ORL as of July 1. At this point, Athlete Stipends will only be paid to 2024 Olympic Team members. Athletes ranked in the top 25 who do not qualify for the 2024 Olympic Games will not receive a stipend from July - December. The stipend amounts will be based on the July 1 ORL. If an Olympic Team member wins a medal at the 2024 Olympic Games, their stipend will be $2,500 per month from August - December.
IJF World Ranking List - https://www.ijf.org/wrl?category=all
IJF Individual Olympic Ranking List - https://www.ijf.org/wrl_olympic?category=all
Payments will be allocated as follows:
Athlete Ranking (Removing Double Countries) | Monthly Payment |
|---|---|
1-10 and/or 2024 Olympic Medalist | $2,500 |
11-19 | $1,500 |
20-25 | $1,000 |
26-30 | $0 - EAHI Only |
All flight expenses are considered as flights to/from country of competition to/from training location in the U.S. unless otherwise approved by the High Performance Director. All hotel expenses are the cost of boarding and do not include incidentals unless otherwise approved by the High Performance Director.
Notes regarding EAHI benefits:
- Athletes named to the 2024 Olympic Team will be offered EAHI in the same month they are named to the team through the first evaluation date in 2025 even if they do not meet the ranking requirements above.
- Athletes enrolled in EAHI as of January 1, 2024 may remain on EAHI through January 31, 2024. All athletes must requalify per the criteria and dates above to remain enrolled.
- Athletes qualifying for EAHI will be offered EAHI in the month in which they qualify. Coverage does not start until the first day of the following month.
- Athletes who are not named to the 2024 Olympic Team who remain in the top 30 on the ORL as of July 1 and the IJF Individual World Ranking List as of October 1 will only be offered EAHI.
Elite Athletes Performance Incentive Funding
To be eligible for performance incentive funding, athlete must win a minimum of three matches, no byes, no walkovers, no round robins.
Athlete International A-Level Incentive Pool – Grand Slam / IJF Masters Events / IJF World Championships
Gold | $ 1,500 |
Silver | $ 1,000 |
Bronze | $ 750 |
5th | $ 500 |
European Continental Opens / Grand Prix Events / Pan American Championships
Gold | $ 1,000 |
Silver | $ 750 |
Bronze | $ 500 |
5th | $ 250 |
Any non-funded athlete that places 5th or better at a Grand Prix, Grand Slam, Masters or World Championships will be reimbursed their hotel expenses and up to $1200 for airfare to the event to that event.
All flight expenses are considered as flights to/from country of competition to/from training location in the U.S. unless otherwise approved by the High Performance Director. All hotel expenses are the cost of boarding and do not include incidentals unless otherwise approved by the High Performance Director.