Dave Milne Scholarship

ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
(Scholarship(s) of up to $2500 to be Awarded)

The David Milne Scholarship is intended as an annual financial award for the purpose of assisting rugby players in their post-secondary career education. Dave Milne was an educator, a gifted athlete, a rugby player of enormous accomplishments, a man of compassion and a person dedicated to his club, community and the sport of rugby.

A person(s) exhibiting some of these qualities is what the David Milne Scholarship Committee* is tasked to find when awarding this scholarship(s). The following three (3) categories of criteria will be considered by the Committee in the selection of successful applicant(s).

Qualifying Criteria – To qualify for scholarship all of the following must be met:

• The applicant must be enrolled or have been accepted to an accredited post-secondary educational institution, and demonstrate his/her intention to pursue full time studies. “Post-secondary” includes trade school or other specialized education as determined by Committee.
• The applicant must be a rugby player who has played for the Burnaby Lake Rugby Club (“BLRC”) in the past or is registered to play for the BLRC in the upcoming season
• Men and women are eligible to apply; there is no age criteria.
• The applicant must have demonstrated a commitment to the rugby community and/or the community at large through volunteer commitment and effort.

Strengthening Criteria – Preference may be given to applications with some or all of the following criteria as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. (In order for such criteria to be considered by the Committee, the applicant must submit a concise – maximum 500 words – written account of his/her purportedly meeting these criteria):

• The applicant can demonstrate significant financial need.
• The applicant has volunteered as a youth coach in a BC high school, or for BLRC.
• The applicant has volunteered in his/her community in another capacity.
• The applicant has demonstrated a high level of athletic skill, potential, and personal discipline in developing his/her rugby playing ability.
• The applicant is a former BLRC junior player, or Burnaby High School rugby player.
• The applicant has displayed the values of honesty, hard work, commitment, fair play, sportsmanship, and leadership in playing of rugby or in conduct of his/her day to day life.

Conditional Criteria – The scholarship may be awarded to an applicant on a conditional basis at the sole discretion of the Scholarship Committee. One or more of the following conditional criteria may apply to the applicant, and a guarantee from the applicant to fulfill the criteria will be required before awarding part or all of the scholarship:

• The applicant must coach youth rugby at BLRC feeder high school or for BLRC youth program.
• The applicant must perform other volunteer labour for the BLRC to assist in the administration of the club or in its mission to promote the sport of rugby.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING APPLICATIONS: Annually on or before July 31 st of each given year

SCHOLARSHIP(s) WILL BE ANNOUNCED & AWARDED Annually in SEPTEMBER of each given year.

Submit applications and ALL accompanying documents to Tony “Bones” Glavin at glavin@koskieglavin.com