October 23, 2023
Renewed funding to Mount Royal University through the Queen Elizabeth II Scholarship Program announced today (or date) will support health and physical education students participating in practical training through Commonwealth Sport Canada’s SportWORKS program.
The Rideau Hall Foundation (RHF) and Universities Canada have announced the winners of the 2024 Queen Elizabeth II Canada Scholarship (QES) Proposal Program. A new $1.6 million program will support 133 students at six universities, with the goal of developing the next generation of innovative leaders and community builders.
For 30 years, Commonwealth Sport Canada (CSC) has integrated sport development and sport for development programs to promote individual and community social development, and build the capacity of the national sport system, throughout the Commonwealth. Since that time, CSC has supported more than 125 local sports projects that have impacted more than 2 million young people in more than 30 countries and territories. These initiatives focus on: empowering women and girls, promoting gender equality, youth leadership development, HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention, and sports capacity building.
Over the years, CSC’s SportWORKS programs have been delivered through a variety of initiatives, including the Queen Elizabeth Scholars Programme. For example, in 2022, CSC partnered with the Botswana National Olympic Committee and several national sports organisations, to develop and implement the Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD) model. Eric Gratton, a senior health and physical education student at Mount Royal, was the Canadian Sports Business Officer who led the project. In addition to Botswana, MRU students have undertaken Sports for Development and Sports Development placements in Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos, and Rwanda through the programme.
The winning 2024 Queen Elizabeth Scholarship project proposals will provide participants with work-integrated learning (e.g. practicum and practicum), study and research experiences related to health, education and social and economic development.
Read more about the six winning universities and projects.
The QES program is led by the Rideau Hall Foundation in collaboration with Universities Canada and with foundation support from Community Foundations of Canada (CFC). Established in 2012, this scholarship has been awarded to more than 2,500 scholars from Canada and around the world.
Quotations:
“We are delighted to once again be part of the Queen Elizabeth II Scholars (QES) programme. Receiving a QE Scholarship provides funding which will go towards supporting HPED students in completing their practical training in Commonwealth countries who are working/learning in Commonwealth supported sports programmes. These experiences provide An excellent opportunity for students as it combines international experiences with work-integrated learning – two essential components of what Mount Royal offers students in the areas of health, community and education.”
Julie Bock, Associate Professor and Sports and Recreation Management Program Coordinator, Mount Royal University
“The global experiences provided through the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Program have helped develop community leaders for nearly a decade, and I am delighted to see another group of students have the opportunity to lead in 2024.”Philip Landon, interim president and CEO of Universities Canada.
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