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Applications are now open for the Sport Manawatu Athlete scholarships.

Sport Manawatu, through the ‘500 Club’, offer scholarships to local secondary school leavers who are moving onto tertiary study or trade apprenticeships within the region.

“The scholarships are designed to keep our top secondary school athletes in, and competing for, our region as they complete their tertiary study or trade apprenticeships”, says Sport Manawatu’s secondary school sport director Hayden Marshall. Scholarship recipients receive $1500 a year which can go towards the costs of studying and/or competing. The scholarship is renewable for three years.

The 500 club is a group of local businesses who contribute to a pool of funding which is then distributed to the scholarship recipients. Their generosity is greatly appreciated and goes a long way towards keeping our top young athletes in our region.

A copy of the application form and criteria can be downloaded from the Sport Manawatu website at www.sportmanawatu.org.nz or alternatively, a hard copy is available from the Sport Manawatu office at 50 Queen Street. Applications close at 5:00pm on Friday October 16.

If you are interested in becoming a supporter of local athletes and would like more information on the 500 Club please contact Sport Manawatu today.