The VIS Individual Athlete Scholarships are offered annually to athletes from sports which do not have a VIS Tier 1 program. The program features a range of Australia’s leading high performance athletes across numerous Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth sports.
The athletes, who are all achieving excellent results in senior national and international competition, are able to access the full range of comprehensive performance services as well as utilising the outstanding training and recovery facilities at the VIS headquarters at Lakeside Stadium.
WEEKEND WRITE-UP: Scotty back on the winners list
January 24th, 2022In VIS sport, Scotty James is back on the winners list after an impressive performance in Aspen, as Dylan Alcott triumphs in a three-set battle at the Australian Open.
Farewell to a champion
January 22nd, 2022Dylan Alcott OAM started his journey at the Victorian Institute of Sport as a 16-year-old wheelchair basketball player. Five Paralympic medals, 23 Grand Slam titles and a Golden Slam honour later, he leaves behind him a lasting legacy.
WEEKEND WRITE-UP: Building up to Beijing
December 6th, 2021In VIS Sport, the aerial skiing World Cup season has commenced in Ruka, Finland, as Dean Hewitt and his curling Mixed Doubles partner Tahli Gill begin their historic quest for Olympic qualification.
The VIS celebrates International Day of People with Disability
December 3rd, 2021Today the VIS acknowledges and celebrates International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD).
Tokyo 2020: Our Paralympians Inspired the World
September 16th, 2021From Emily Petricola smashing her own world record and winning gold at her first Paralympic Games, to Dylan Alcott OAM notching up back-to-back wheelchair tennis gold medals in the quad singles, Tokyo 2020 had it all.
Dylan Alcott completes Golden Slam at US Open
September 14th, 2021With a third quad wheelchair singles title secured at the US Open, world No.1 Dylan Alcott also makes history as the first man in tennis to win a Golden Slam.
It’s Go Time in Tokyo: Paralympics Preview
August 25th, 2021After having to overcome so much adversity, the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games are finally here! Our Paralympians serve to remind us that anything is possible.
31 Victorian Institute of Sport athletes selected for the Tokyo Paralympics
August 20th, 2021Given the obstacles that our Victorian Institute of Sport athletes have had to overcome simply to get to the starting line, the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games are deserving of your attention for reasons far outweighing the simple desire of watching them go for gold.
The VIS Family is about to expand
August 10th, 2021Come and join our world class team
Para-Table Tennis Squad’s Tokyo Build-Up A ‘Brilliant Example Of Teamwork’
July 6th, 2021The addition of three multiple gold medal-winning former China representatives in Australia’s Para-table tennis squad for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games has helped lift the standard of the whole team as it attempts to secure our nation’s first gold medal in the sport in nearly 40 years.
Paralympics Australia
