HOW YOU CAN GET SCHOLARSHIPS BY EXCELLING IN TAEKWONDO
AND PURSUING A POST SECONDARY SCHOOL

If you are a good student and likes Taekwondo there is a good chance that you may get a scholarships just for doing what you like to do. Here is an article about the Manitoba Foundation for Sports and also two news releases that explain in more details this program. Is you are interesting in knowing more about this program go to the homepage of Sport Manitoba at: http://www.sportmanitoba.ca

The Foundation for Sports

"There's no way you can pursue both amateur sport and a post-secondary education."

That common refrain is being successfully challenged by the Manitoba Foundation for Sports and the 299 young athletes who have already received Foundation scholarships.

The scholarship program was created in 1991. Since that time we've continued to focus on supporting developing athletes, who are competing at the provincial championship level. In the 1996/97 fiscal year alone, 101 students involved in 36 different sports shared $71,000 in scholarships. Approximately half were awarded to male athletes and half to female athletes. Recipients were selected from more than 200 applications.

How do we choose? The criterion includes grade point average, coaching activities and volunteer work. The awards are tiered, with recipients entering their first year receiving $500 and those in subsequent years receiving $1,000.

The deadline for applications is generally during the third week of April. Scholarships are usually awarded in June.

Need more information? Contact Jim Hudson, Sport Manitoba at (204) 925-5613.

52 STUDENT ATHLETES TO RECEIVE SCHOLARSHIPS

WINNIPEG MB - Manitoba Foundation for Sports Chair Jane Edstrom and Sport Manitoba President & CEO Jeff Hnatiuk have announced that 52 student athletes will receive Foundation scholarships totaling $38,500 for the 1999/2000 academic year.

The Manitoba Foundation for Sports Scholarship Program supports young athletes of Sport Manitoba partners who continue to participate in amateur sport while pursuing a post secondary education on a full time basis.

Twenty-seven student athletes entering the first year of a post secondary program will receive $500 scholarships. Twenty-five student athletes entering the second or subsequent year of a post secondary program will receive $1,000 scholarships.

The program’s emphasis is placed on athletes who have competed at the provincial level or higher during 1998 and who have maintained a high level of academic standing. Applicants must also demonstrate a commitment to amateur sport through their involvement in coaching, officiating and volunteer activities. The number of scholarships awarded annually varies based on the number of applicants and the funds available for distribution.

The Manitoba Foundation for Sports Scholarship Program was established in 1992. The Foundation has since awarded 580 scholarships to 411 student athletes totaling $458,917.

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for more information, contact:

Barry Moroz
Sport Manitoba Communications
925-5903
moroz@sport.mb.ca

MANITOBA ATHLETES TO GET ADDITIONAL FUNDING

May 31, 1999

Winnipeg MB --- Sport Manitoba President & CEO Jeff Hnatiuk has announced that direct funding to support Manitoba’s top athletes is being increased to $250,000 this year.

“Provincial Athlete Assistance Program funding goes directly to our high performance athletes to support their continued training and competition opportunities,” said Hnatiuk. “An additional $50,000 in program funding is good news for athletes who need the resources to sustain a level of training required to reach their full potential.”

The Athlete Assistance Program provides grants ranging from $500 to $1,500 to high performance and developmental athletes based on their performance at their sport’s annual national championship or their status as a member of their national team. Additional funding will mean that individual grants for active members of national teams which represent Canada at their sport’s major international competitions will be increased by $500 to $1,500 annually.

Hnatiuk also announced that the Athlete Assistance Program is being expanded to recognize provincial championship teams.

“Each year we have teams which incur tremendous expense representing Manitoba in national championships,” Hnatiuk said. “Athlete assistance grants will provide an incentive for them to do well and help offset some of the costs for those who are most successful.”

A grant of $1,500 will be available to a team that finishes first in its sports National Open, Senior “A”, Junior “A” or CIAU Championship. $1,000 will be awarded to a second place finisher and $500 to a team that finishes third.

Between 250 and 300 Manitoba athletes benefit through the Athlete Assistance Program each year.


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For more information, please contact:

Jeff Hnatiuk
President & CEO
925-5601
hnatiuk@sport.mb.ca

or

Barry Moroz
Communications
925-5903
moroz@sport.mb.ca