Empowering Utah's Youth & Collegiate Mountain Bikers
Grove Athlete Development reduces the financial barriers that keep talented young riders off the trail — through direct individual athlete awards and a path toward self-sustaining sponsorship.
Milestone Bonuses
Athletes qualify for admission through GAD's holistic eligibility review, then fundraise for their own competitive season — keeping 75% of every dollar raised. When fundraising crosses each threshold below, GAD adds a fixed bonus as a credit to the athlete's total earned award amount — paid out upon eligible expense submissions, like all other funds. See how funding works.
Your first milestone — cross it and a $250 milestone bonus is credited to your award balance from GAD's share, received through expense reimbursements. $1,750 total earned award.
A bigger season fund — cross it and a $500 milestone bonus is credited to your award balance from GAD's share, received through expense reimbursements. $4,250 total earned award.
The top milestone — cross it and a $1,000 milestone bonus is credited to your award balance from GAD's share, received through expense reimbursements. $8,500 total earned award.
How We Support Athletes
Grove Athlete Development serves Utah's mountain bike community through one function: direct individual athlete awards that reduce financial barriers to competition — while cultivating athletes who can sustain the sport themselves.
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Individual Athlete Scholarships
Admitted athletes fundraise for their own season and keep 75% of every dollar raised, with fixed milestone bonuses added to their award balance as a credit when fundraising thresholds are crossed — received through eligible expense reimbursements.
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Self-Sponsorship Cultivation
Athletes are encouraged to secure their own sponsorship relationships with local businesses and community supporters, who give tax-deductibly through GAD's 501(c)(3) — building support that lasts beyond a single award.
Built for Long-Term Self-Sufficiency
GAD encourages athletes to actively pursue their own sponsorship relationships with local businesses and community supporters — using GAD's status as a 501(c)(3) as a tax-deductible giving vehicle. Self-sourced fundraising isn't a side benefit, it's how the program works: admitted athletes raise their season funds themselves, keep 75% of every dollar, and earn fixed milestone bonuses along the way.
Keep 75% of what you raise
Every dollar raised for your season stays 75% yours — and when fundraising thresholds are crossed, GAD adds fixed milestone bonuses to your award balance as credits, received through expense reimbursements. Along the way, athletes build real-world experience securing their own support, a skill that carries into every future season.
Apply Anytime. Fundraise Anytime.
There's no application season to wait for — Grove Athlete Development accepts scholarship applications year-round on a rolling basis, and admitted athletes can begin fundraising for their season immediately.
Apply any time of year
Rolling admission — submit whenever you and your coach are ready, in any season.
Reviewed within up to 30 days
The awards committee reviews each application and responds by email once a decision is made.
Start fundraising immediately
Once admitted, fundraising begins right away — milestone bonuses are added to your award balance as credits as the $2,000, $5,000, and $10,000 thresholds are crossed, and you receive them through eligible expense reimbursements.
Ready to apply?
Review full eligibility criteria and apply any time — the committee reviews within 30 days.