The Aléo Foundation is pleased to announce the brand-new Game Plan President’s Scholarship aimed at helping eligible athletes pursue post-graduate studies in business, in one of Québec’s francophone universities.

The Game Plan President’s Scholarship, worth $5000 will select its first recipient this spring for a student-athlete who is beginning an MBA, or equivalent program, in the Fall of 2024

This collaboration marks the continuation of a joint effort by the Aléo Foundation and Game Plan to encourage high-level student-athletes to pursue their sport and their studies in a healthy and balanced environment.

Qualified student-athletes must be Game Plan eligible, or have been eligible in the past, and must fill out the application form, available on the Game Plan and Aléo Foundation websites. The deadline to apply is April 28th, 2024.

In their words:

"We strive to encourage our student-athletes to develop holistically. It is therefore natural for us to work in collaboration with Game Plan, with the goal of helping student-athletes pursue post graduate studies in the Quebec network. Preparing for the next phase of their careers aligns perfectly with the mission and objectives here at the Foundation.” - Martin Lavigne, President, Aléo Foundation

"We are thrilled to see this new collaboration between Aléo and Game Plan come to life. At Game Plan, our priority is to support personal and professional growth among Team Canada athletes and this award helps launch them into successful second careers. We applaud the Aléo Foundation for taking this initiative and creating this award." - Cara Button, Senior Manager, Game Plan

About the Aléo Foundation

Created in 1985, the Foundation for Athletic Excellence (FAEQ) has awarded more than $20 million in bursaries to nearly 4,000 student-athletes from all over Québec. In order to better reflect the organization’s mission of elevating athletes beyond sport, the FAEQ changed its name and brand image in 2022, becoming the Aléo Foundation. In addition to continuing to provide bursaries and guidance services to the leaders of tomorrow, it maintains its personalized approach, where the overall development and well-being of its bursary recipients are at the heart of its activities.

For more information, please visit fondationaleo.ca or the Aléo Foundation’s social media pages:

About Game Plan

Game Plan, powered by Deloitte, is Canada’s total athlete wellness program that strives to develop holistic, well-rounded individuals that excel in and out of sport through a fully-integrated program where long-term personal, educational, and professional achievement does not come at the expense of athlete wellbeing. Game Plan supports athletes on and off the field of play, and equips them to stay in sport longer, perform better, and retire healthier knowing they have the tools to prepare and be positive members of their communities at all stages of their career.

Game Plan is a collaboration between the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC), Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC), Sport Canada and Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Sport Institute Network (COPSIN) to provide the best resources this country has to offer to our national team athletes – a team that has given so much and inspired so many.

Annie Dubé

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Kellie Ring