Female Participation Grant Continues to Make a Big Impact
Five new female players from five different countries received the BWF Female Participation Grant 2023 and made their debut at the Spanish Para Badminton International 2023.
Aspiring Athletes Grateful for Scholarship Opportunity
Since 2020, BWF has offered scholarship opportunities to players from diverse cultural backgrounds and is proud to continue providing such opportunities to youth to excel in their academic studies alongside their athletic prowess.
Education Scholarships Programme 2023 for Young Athletes
Badminton World Federation (BWF) and World Academy of Sport (WaoS) have opened the new cycle of scholarships for the WAoS Athlete Certificate programme.
International Women’s Day: Badminton is a Universal Recipe for Happiness
International Women’s Day recognises women who continuously strive to achieve their professional and personal goals in all spheres of life. The BWF is highlighting the women who are lighting up the badminton world in honour of International Women’s Day.
International Women’s Day: Celebrating Women In Badminton
This international Women’s Day, BWF honours all women, past, present, and future, who have worked to advance gender equality and highlight educational programmes that support females in the badminton family. The theme for International Women’s Day 2023 is #EmbraceEquity. Here, BWF celebrates the women and girls in the sport to make an impact.
Targeted Approach for Sports Science Programme
The BWF Sport Science Research Grants programme provides the opportunity for research institutions and individual researchers to apply for research grants to assist in the funding of applied sport science research in badminton.
Coaching Pathways for Para Players
The BWF in collaboration with West Asia Para Federation (WAPF) organised a BWF Coach Education Level 1 Course for current and former Para badminton athletes. This course aims to integrate athletes with disability into the BWF coaching pathway, providing opportunities for athletes to develop skills and increase their future employment opportunities after retiring from competing.
Sports Management Scholarship Programme 2023 for Dual-Career Athletes and Member Association Staff Opens
Badminton World Federation (BWF), in collaboration with the World Academy of Sport (WAoS), has launched a new cycle of scholarships for the Postgraduate Certificate in International Sports Management offered by the WAoS and the University of London.
BWF Push for Athlete Education, Dual Career
With young players devoting most of their time to training and playing, competing in the ‘real world’ beyond the badminton court poses a challenge, particularly after their playing career. To ease their path, BWF has initiated projects that help them pursue educational and alternate career goals even during their competitive career.