Gloucester-Cumberland Ringette Association Scholarship

The GCRA supports, promotes and recognizes the importance of a strong commitment to sports such as ringette combined with academic achievement, volunteer activities and community involvement in the overall social development of our youth.

In recognition of this, the GCRA provides annual scholarships in the amount of $300 to be awarded to up to five ringette players entering their first year of post-secondary studies who have demonstrated a commitment to the sport of ringette through active participation as a player. The player(s) will have also made contributions to the GCRA, their schools and/or their community as a volunteer and have demonstrated a balance between ringette, volunteer activities and school.

•   are entering a recognized post-secondary education institution on a full time
    basis for the first time in the fall of the academic year in which the scholarship
    applies,
  
  
•   are in their final year of secondary school, or have just completed their final
    year of secondary school at the time of application,
  
  
•   are willing to participate in an interview with the GCRA Scholarship Selection
    Committee, and
  
  
•   have been registered with the GCRA, or the former Gloucester Ringette
    Association or the former Cumberland Ringette Association for at least
    four out of the last five years.

Scholarship information and application forms are available at the GCRA website http://www.gloucester-cumberland-ringette.ca/schoinst.htm

Completed applications, with a covering letter, must be submitted to the Scholarship Selection Committee along with the following supporting documentation:

•   an essay indicating how your participation in ringette and your volunteer
    activities in ringette, your community and/or your school has helped your
    personal development. Also outline how you find balance in your participation in   ringette, your volunteer activities and your school requirements.
  
  
•   a résumé of your ringette participation and your volunteer activities in ringette,
    your community and/or your school,
  
  
•   letters of reference (with a current date) from two individuals who can
    comment on
  
  
  •   your involvement with ringette as a player; and/or
    
    
  •   your volunteer activities within ringette, your community, your school  or
      other related activities; and/or
    
    
  •   your balancing of ringette participation, volunteer activities and academic   activities.
  
  
•   a transcript of marks for the final year of secondary education,
  
  
•   evidence of admission for full time studies a recognized post-secondary
    education institution such as a university, college or other educational institution.

The completed scholarship application form, the covering letter and all supporting documents must be sent to

Gloucester-Cumberland Ringette Association
Attn: Scholarship Selection Committee
Suite 321,
5929L Jeanne d'Arc Blvd,
Orleans, ON,
K1C 7K2

and received by the Scholarship Selection Committee on or before June 30, 2010.

All documentation received by the Scholarship Selection Committee becomes the sole property of the GCRA and is strictly confidential.

The GCRA Scholarship Selection Committee, comprised of selected members of the GCRA executive and designated volunteers, will review all applications that are received on or before the deadline date. The Scholarship Selection Committee reserves the right to decline the awarding of the scholarship for any given year.

In arriving at a decision, the Selection Committee will consider:

•   demonstrated commitment to ringette through participation,
  
  
•   contributions to the GCRA, their schools and/or their community
    as a volunteer,
  
  
•   how ringette and volunteer activities have had a positive impact
    on the applicant's personal development and
  
  
•   demonstrated balance between participation in ringette, volunteer activities and   school.

To assist in the selection process, the Scholarship Selection Committee may invite applicants to participate in an interview.

The decision of the GCRA Scholarship Selection Committee will be final.

The announcement of the scholarship recipient will be made in September. However, funds will not be released by the GCRA to the scholarship recipient until enrollment at the educational institution has been confirmed for the academic year in which the scholarship has been awarded