Scholarships

The MASRC has been named the main benefactor of the 2002 North American Indigenous Games Knowledge, Equipment, and Financial Legacies through the successful acquisition and production of the North American Indigenous Games held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, July 2002.

The 2002 NAIG Executive Council formed the Legacy Committee to oversee the distribution of any potential legacies left from the games. In the 2002 NAIG Legacy Plan, consideration was made for the development and implementation of a Scholarship Awards Program for Manitoba’s Aboriginal athletes and coaches to be administered by the MASRC for the life of the scholarship fund.

In the spring of 2006, MASRC will announce its first ever Athlete Scholarship Award winners to 16 deserving male and female athletes from throughout Manitoba. At the same time, we will announce the first ever winners of the Coach Scholarship Award.

The athlete scholarship will be awarded to the top male and female athletes from the identified eight regions in Manitoba who have demonstrated their athletic skills and abilities in high school athletics with evidence of continuing their education at a recognized post secondary institute. The coach scholarship award will recognize one male and one female coach in Manitoba who have demonstrated their skills at the grassroots level (community) for their respective programs with evidence of plans for continued professional development in coaching.

Each of the awards will have a $500 cash bonus and certificate to be presented at predetermined recognition events in Manitoba.