ScotDance Canada Championship Series 2004 & 2016 Scholarships

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: April 15th, 2024 @ 11:59 pm

Two $500 scholarships will be awarded annually from the ScotDance Canada Championship Series 2004 Scholarship Fund, that was supplemented again after 2016.

PrePremier Eligibility:

• An applicant (parent/guardian) must hold current membership of Manitoba Highland Dancers’ Association in good standing for the year of application.
• An applicant must be a Manitoba resident
• An applicant may only win the award once as a PrePremier, but may reapply each year until selected, if they have not previously won and may apply again once reaching Premier.
• An applicant should be intending/attempting to attend SDCCS in the year of application.
• Dancer must be dancing in Pre-premier classes at SDCCS in the year of the application.

Purpose:

To encourage a promising pre-premier dancer to strive for excellence. This award is to assist them to attend the ScotDance Canada Championship Series in order to help give them the wonderful opportunity to experience both the competitive and social events at the Championship Series and to help prepare and encourage them to strive to attend the Championship Series in future years.

Premier Eligibility:

• An applicant (parent/guardian) must hold current membership of Manitoba Highland Dancers’ Association in good standing for the year of application.
• An applicant must be a Manitoba resident
• An applicant may only win the award once as a Premier, but may reapply each year until if they have not previously won (excluding winning as a PrePremier)
• An applicant should be intending/attempting to attend SDCCS in the year of application.

Purpose: To recognize a Premier dancer that displays the spirit of the 2004 & 2016 Championship Series. This would be a dancer that displays not only competitive spirit, but also community spirit and sportsmanship, as well as a love for and dedication to Highland Dance. This award is intended to assist them in attending the ScotDance Canada Championship Series and to experience both the competitive and social events at the Championship Series.

Lynn Stephen Memorial Scholarship

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: May 15th, 2024 @ 11:59 pm

The Lynn Stephen Memorial Highland Dance Scholarship will be awarded annually to one or more dancers who meet the following criteria:

• The recipient must be a member of the Manitoba Highland Dancers’ Association
• The recipient must have completed and submitted an application in the prescribed form by the annually advertised deadline
• The recipient is to use any funds awarded to pay for travel, tuition, registration fees or other costs related to the goals and purposes described in the submitted application
• A recipient can apply and receive funds in more than one year but will not be eligible to receive more than $1000 in the aggregate over a period of 5 years
• The recipient’s intended use of the award must occur within a year of the application