Wes Kuran Scholarship- Read this guys!
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The Ottawa Rowing Club will be awarding a deserving student member the
Wes Kuran Scholarship Award at the Annual General Meeting in February,
2010. This award was established to honour Wes Kuran in recognition
of his service to the Ottawa Rowing Club as President from 1997 to
2006 and for his long service to the ORC and Canadian Rowing since the
1970s. Recipients in the past two years have included Jamie Bell
(2008) and Liliane Pagé (2009).
If you feel that you, or someone you know is deserving of this award,
please forward an application or let a deserving student know by
following the application guidelines below. The award includes a $500
cash award which is intended to support the studies of a club member
enrolled in a full-time university program. To be eligible for the
award you must be able to demonstrate the following:
a. You must have rowed in a competitive club program at the ORC in
2009, including being registered in a competitive membership through
the summer.
b. You intend to return to row at the ORC in 2010.
c. You have demonstrated leadership or volunteerism in rowing or in
other community activities in 2009 - please provide a description of
your activities and a letter of reference which includes contact
coordinates for your reference.
d. You have achieved success on the water in 2008, either through your
results at major regattas such as CSSRA, Henley, Head of the Charles
or the National Rowing Championships or through significant
improvement - please provide a supporting note from your club coach.
e. You are a University student registered in a full-time program for
the academic year 2009-2010. You must be prepared to support this with
documentation.
Your application should be in the form of an e-mail or letter, which
must include:
a. a brief description (no more than 500 words) on how you meet the
criteria and why you feel you merit this award
b. notes from your volunteer and coaching references (which can be
sent separately by e-mail to be received by 7 Feb)
c. your contact coordinates, including your phone number, winter
mailing address and a valid e-mail address.
Applications must be received by Jennifer Shortall, Secretary, Ottawa
Rowing Club no later than Sunday, 7 February 2010. Preferred means of
submission is by e-mail to secr...@ottawarowingclub.com. You can
also send your application by mail (to be received by 7 Feb) to
Secretary, Ottawa Rowing Club, 10 Lady Grey Drive, P.O. Box 1457,
Station B, Ottawa ON, K1P 5P9.
Please mark the subject line of your e-mail application or your
envelope "Wes Kuran Award".
Regards,
Mike Walker
President
Ottawa Rowing Club