The English Institute of Sport (EIS), established in May 2002, is an organisation which provides sport science and medical support services to elite athletes through a nationwide network of expertise and facilities, working with Olympic and Paralympic summer and winter sports, as well as English and a number of professional sports. It is headquartered in Manchester, with regional centers in Bath, Bisham Abbey, Loughborough, London, and Sheffield. The EIS also works with a range of other sports organisations, including national governing bodies of sport, professional sports teams, and individual athletes. Structure A grant funded organisation through UK Sport, Olympic and Paralympic sports are able to engage with EIS services through their Programme funding from UK Sport, English sports through their Sport England funding and professional sports through their respective funding bodies. Centres Services are delivered from nine EIS High Performance Centres across the country, as well as at a number of additional partner sites. See also United Kingdom Sports Institute Sport in England UK Sport Scottish Institute of Sport Sport Wales National Centre Sports Institute for Northern Ireland References 2002 establishments in England Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Loughborough Sport Organisations based in Manchester National Institutes of Sport Private companies limited by guarantee of the United Kingdom Sport in Manchester Sports medicine in the United Kingdom England Sports organizations established in 2002