November 24/15 22:06 pm - Applications Open for Lyle Makosky Values & Ethics in Sport Fund

Posted by Editor on 11/24/15
 

The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) is pleased to announce its continued support of the Lyle Makosky Values and Ethics in Sport Fund - a fund to assist the study of values, ethics and policies affecting non-professional Canadian sport.

The fund provides annual financial awards to back foundational, applied and evaluative research to increase the understanding of challenges related to values in, and of, sport in Canada - with the goal of advancing solutions that strengthen the conduct of sport.

"The CCES is happy to support and promote the Lyle Makosky Values and Ethics in Sport Fund for the second year in a row," said Paul Melia, President and CEO of the CCES. "By studying the quality and integrity of sport in Canada, the fund is an important resource in helping improve the Canadian sport system."

Lyle Makosky - a long-time supporter of values-based sport - established the fund in 2014 to support the work of the CCES and the True Sport Foundation. To ensure the long-term sustainability of this award program, a more substantial bequest has also been provided in Mr. Makosky's Will.

"Having been involved in sport my entire life, I've seen the powerful role that a good sport experience can play in building strong individuals and strong communities," said Makosky. "But we know that not every sport experience is a positive one and that can undermine the benefits that sport can bring to our lives. By intentionally studying the values and ethics challenges, in and of sport, we can assess the degree to which sport is providing and achieving what we expect, and in ways we believe are true to its values and ethics."

The first sport study scholarship, in the amount of $2,000, was awarded to Alixandra Krahn for her sport research project "Motivation, Mental Toughness, or Manipulation?: Exploring verbal and mental abuse within the context of elite female volleyball in Manitoba."

In 2016-17, the fund will award a minimum of two $2,000 scholarships to two successful applicants. The application deadline for these awards is April 30, 2016.

Those eligible to apply to the fund include:

• High-performance athletes enrolled at a Canadian university, community college or other post-secondary educational institution. High-performance athlete refers to athletes who are any of the following: international team members, national team members, carded athletes, university varsity team members and/or competitive club athletes reaching national championships level. Student-athlete candidates require a minimum 70 per cent academic average at the time of application.
• Post-secondary student active in sport at a non-high-performance level.
• Sport practitioner active/working in sport as an official or administrator or a high performance coach.
• Educator working in a sport, sports sciences, or sport management/administration or other applicable discipline.

For more information, including the application criteria and requirements, please visit www.truesportpur.ca/lyle-makosky-values-and-ethics-sport-fund.

Those interested in supporting this initiative can donate to the Lyle Makosky Values and Ethics in Sport Fund Scholarships through the True Sport Foundation at www.truesportpur.ca/donate.

Lyle Makosky Values and Ethics in Sport Fund endowment donations can be made through the Community Foundation of Ottawa at www.canadahelps.org/en/pages/lyle-makosky-values-and-ethics-in-sport-fund/.