Gold Nugget Soccer Club (GNSC) is offering a Youth Referee Fellowship Grant of $160 qualifying youth referee candidates. This grant will cover most of the costs to become a referee (CNRA Registration and new referee uniform kit).
Qualified youth candidates MUST: (1) be born between January 1, 2009 and August 1, 2013; (2) live within the boundaries of GNSC (Black Oak Mine Unified School District or Gold Trail School District); (3) have played soccer as a player for GNSC in 2 of the last 3 years; and (4) maintain a scholastic GPA of 3.25 or higher.
- Application deadline to apply for this GNSC scholarship is June 15, 2026.
- Candidates must complete a CNRA online class and must attend a field session.
- A local field session will be available in June and/or July (time and date TBD). Online class requirements must be completed prior to attending the field class.
- To qualify for reimbursement, new referees must complete CNRA Grassroots Referee course referee for Gold Nugget Soccer on three weekends (or 10 matches) in the fall season.
- Reimbursement checks will be provided on or around October 1st to qualifying referees.