OLYMPIC, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games hopefuls are among 128 athletes awarded bursaries totalling £21,575 through Derbyshire Sport's business network ICON.
Each successful applicant lives in one of the county's nine districts or competes for a Derbyshire-based club and must already compete at a high level to qualify.
All are already representing their country or Great Britain, have won a national championship medal, are part of a recognised development squad or a development squad aligned to a professional sports club or have been selected for the Derbyshire Institute of Sport.
They will receive a bursary up to a maximum of £250.
The success of the scheme has been brought into view this summer by Team England duo Adam Peaty and Liam Pitchford, who both won three medals at the Commonwealth Games.
"ICON really helped me a lot when I was coming through into the national set-up," said Pitchford.
A full list of ICON-supported athletes can be found at: www.derbyshiresport.co.uk/icon
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