Montréal, December 3, 2024 – In its 39th annual presentation of scholarships to CEGEP and university student-athletes, who are members of the Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ), the Aléo Foundation has added a new program to its large array of bursaries: The Leadership program, in collaboration with the McCall MacBain Foundation, joins the long list of awards traditionally dedicated to college and university student-athletes.
During the evening, presented by RDS at the Maison du loisir et du sport, host François-Étienne Corbin had the opportunity to highlight 76 new scholarship recipients for the current season.
The Aléo Foundation presented the student-athletes who, starting in the 2024-2025 school year, will benefit from 21 RDS college recruiting scholarships worth $3,000 over 3 years, and 30 university recruiting scholarships worth $10,000 over 5 years, including 8 from the Donnez au suivant program and 22 offered by the Quebec government.In addition, ten Leadership scholarships were awarded via the McCall MacBain program, as well as ten Academic Excellence scholarships presented by Molson Coors and Gildan respectively, in recognition of an outstanding reconciliation of sport and academics.
Finally, five special Aléo Foundation bursaries were also awarded to student-athletes who had begun their post-secondary studies at an institution outside the province and have since returned to Quebec.
The 135 other scholarship recipients are student-athletes in their 2nd or subsequent year of college or university studies.
“We're proud that our oldest program, born at the same time as the Foundation in 1985, is still going strong,” said Patricia Demers, executive director of the Aléo Foundation. “In 2023, we added the Donnez au suivant program, and this year, we present our first cohort of the Leadership program, launched in the spring. As we approach our 40th anniversary in 2025, it's invigorating to continue building to help local student-athletes reach their full potential.”
Here are the Concordia student-athletes that received bursaries:
- Nicole Amaral - Women’s Rugby (Leadership)
- Megan Allard - Women’s Rugby (University)
- Mikeal Huchette - Men’s Hockey (University)
- Loïk Gagné - Football (Academic Excellence)
- Justin Frattaroli - Football (University)
- Ba-Amara Djame - Men’s Basketball (Special Bursary)
- Miguel Doyon-Jeremy - Men’s Basketball (University)
- Liam Daniel Ngos - Men’s Basketball (University)
