Hogan Lovells launches 2023 Nicholas Cheffings Para Athlete Bursary applications

Global law firm Hogan Lovells, the Official Legal Services Provider to the British Paralympic Association and a Gold Partner, has announced the launch of its 2023 Nicholas Cheffings Para Athlete Bursary applications.

The Nicholas Cheffings Para Athlete bursary will support ten Para athletes as they prepare for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Paralympians and aspiring Paralympians recognised by the BPA and their National Governing Body will be able to apply for one-off bursaries to help with any aspect of their sporting development. This includes purchasing or replacing vital equipment, paying for travel to training camps and competitions, or additional coaching and training support services.

Penny Angell, UK Managing Partner at Hogan Lovells, said: “We are proud to be strong supporters of the BPA and its vision, through sport, to inspire a better world for disabled people. We look forward to receiving new applications and supporting the next cohort of Paralympians and aspiring Paralympians on their sporting journeys.”

Hogan Lovells and the BPA have enjoyed a longstanding relationship since the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. Throughout this period, Hogan Lovells has provided the BPA with legal advice, secondments - including in-Games legal support and volunteers, and support for the ParalympicsGB team at London 2012, Sochi 2014, Rio 2016, PyeongChang 2018, Tokyo 2020 and Beijing 2022.

ParalympicsGB athlete, Tokyo 2020 gold medallist and 2022 bursary recipient Emma Wiggs said: “The support of Hogan Lovells is absolutely crucial to those of us that are working at this competitive level. I’m so grateful to Hogan Lovells, not only for the bursary but for their positive impact and commitment to changing people’s perception of disability across the world.”

Athletes can apply for the Nicholas Cheffings Para Athlete Bursary here. Please submit applications to paralympics@hoganlovells.com by midnight on Monday 28 November. For a word version of the form, please reach out to paralympics@hoganlovells.com. Recipients will be announced by 10 January 2023.