Policy for Financial Support for AWMA IPO FMBB and FCI team members
Revised March 2018
This policy applies to the handler of the dog who will be participating in the FMBB (effective 2018) or FCI Championships (effective 2019).
All handlers who submit a declaration as part of the IPO team must adhere to the following conditions to be eligible for any financial sponsorship from the AWMA. For the FMBB, this includes payment of the FMBB entry fee and cost of the uniforms:
For both the FMBB and FCI championships, handlers will not be eligible for any funds raised by the AWMA if these conditions are not met. For the FMBB team, if proof of compliance is not provided with the declaration, the handler must submit payment for the FMBB entry fee (typically 100 Euros) along with their $250 deposit. Entrants will also be required to cover the cost of their uniforms if uniforms are purchased by the AWMA.
Handlers at the FMBB event
Each handler will be allowed to enter the FMBB for only ONE of the three events in a given year, even in the unlikely event that a handler and dog team qualify for more than one event.
This policy applies to the handler of the dog who will be participating in the FMBB (effective 2018) or FCI Championships (effective 2019).
All handlers who submit a declaration as part of the IPO team must adhere to the following conditions to be eligible for any financial sponsorship from the AWMA. For the FMBB, this includes payment of the FMBB entry fee and cost of the uniforms:
- The handler must have a current membership that was paid by July 1 of the membership year in which they declare (membership year runs from June 1 – May 31). Proof of compliance is a current AWMA membership card.
- In addition, the handler must comply with one of the two items below:
- The handler is a current member of a full AWMA club in good standing from January 1 of the year prior to the date of the FMBB or FCI declaration to December 31 of that same year. This AWMA club must have held a trial or qualifying event in the same time period or have petitioned for and been granted a waiver from hosting an event at the prior annual meeting (see Article V, Section 1b, iv-v). Proof of compliance is an official AWMA club roster listing the handler’s name.
- The handler has competed (not just entered) with any dog at an AWMA trial (other than the AWMA National IPO Championship) in the same time period as (2) above. Proof of compliance is a copy of the scorebook with the handler’s name listed.
For both the FMBB and FCI championships, handlers will not be eligible for any funds raised by the AWMA if these conditions are not met. For the FMBB team, if proof of compliance is not provided with the declaration, the handler must submit payment for the FMBB entry fee (typically 100 Euros) along with their $250 deposit. Entrants will also be required to cover the cost of their uniforms if uniforms are purchased by the AWMA.
Handlers at the FMBB event
Each handler will be allowed to enter the FMBB for only ONE of the three events in a given year, even in the unlikely event that a handler and dog team qualify for more than one event.