Team Canada Olympic Day Grant – Team Canada
In celebration of Olympic Day, recognized annually by the IOC on June 23, Team Canada is opening applications for the Team Canada Olympic Day Grant to Canadian schools with the goal of empowering students to play and stay in sports.
Sport brings communities together, teaches us leadership and fair play, and promotes our health and well-being. But often there are barriers that result in young Canadians either “not” or “not being able to participate” in sports. We believe the COC has a role to play in ensuring access and a quality experience in sport at all levels.
The Team Canada Olympic Day Grant provides funding to increase access to sport in schools while giving athletes the opportunity to inspire students through their stories.
Athletes have the opportunity to practice tenacity, dedication and endurance on a daily basis. You understand what it’s like to face challenges and adversities. By sharing these experiences with students using the principles of sport, students can more easily relate their own lives to the Olympic values of respect, friendship and excellence.
HOW IT WORKS
A total of 5 $5,000 scholarships are available to Canadian schools across the country to help students get involved and stay in sports. Successful schools will also receive a 90-minute presentation by an athlete from Team Canada to inspire students to get involved in sports and develop the skills to thrive and thrive in their daily lives.
The COC will photograph and record the athletes’ presentations to share highlights on Team Canada’s channels on June 23 to encourage more schools to encourage their students to play sports, stay in sports and celebrate Olympic Day celebrate.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Applicant must be an individual working for a provincially registered school/board/department in Canada including:
– Elementary, middle or secondary publicly funded schools
– First Nation, Metis and Inuit elementary, middle, secondary schools and educational programs
– Educational institutions in Canada
Please note: Schools are allowed to apply for more than one application, but in order to distribute funds fairly, our ability to award multiple scholarships to the same school is limited.
ADDITIONAL CRITERIA
1. The application must demonstrate how the applicant will use the funding to enable students to participate in at least one of the four pillars of the Olympic Day:
Move: Encourage students to engage in sports or physical activity.
Learn: Promote the role of sport in society and the importance of Olympic values.
Discover: Giving students the opportunity to discover new sports.
Together for a better world: Encourage students to contribute to a better world through sport through sustainability, inclusion and peace.
2. Funds must be used before May 1, 2024.
3. The Applicant will work with the COC to obtain all rights and permissions required for the COC to record and share athlete engagement at the school on social channels.
4. Agreement to complete two impact reports and submit to the COC, December 2023 (tentative)And May 2024 (final).
The interim report provides budget progress and key statistics including reach, impact and qualitative feedback.
The final report will include longer-term community impact data and more comprehensive qualitative feedback.
NON-EXCLUSIVE LIST OF FUNDING OPTIONS
Registration fees (e.g. ski lift tickets, swimming pool access tickets, leisure facility or gym tickets, professional development opportunities, expeditions)
Programming costs (e.g. offering extracurricular sports activities)
Personnel costs (e.g. contract for part-time community programmers, time off for employees)
purchase of equipment
Rental of space or transportation to a nearby or neighboring venue
Other expenditures deemed appropriate to help make physical education safer, more inclusive and accessible at school
IMPORTANT DATA
Application time: March 7 – April 4, 2023
Application deadline: April 4, 2023 – 11:59 p.m. EST
Application Revision and School Notification: April 13-28, 2023
Team Canada speaks at school: May 22 – June 13, 2023
Report #1: December 2023
Report #2: May 2024
All applications must be submitted no later than April 4, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time
WHAT IS THE OLYMPIC DAY?
The Olympic Day, observed annually on June 23, is a global celebration of the Olympic Movement. Based on the pillars “Move, learn, discover – together for a better world”, Olympic Day is a day to promote a healthy and active lifestyle.
CONTACT US
If you have any questions about this program, you can always contact the Olympic Education Team at [email protected].