CANSKATE PROGRAM
If financial assistance is required to participate in the CanSkate program, there might be a funding opportunity from KidSport, Athletes For Kids, FreshSlice Cares, or Canadian Tires’ JumpStart program.
STARSKATE PROGRAM
Grandview Skating Club recognizes that not all members have the financial means to meet the coach’s recommended number of skating sessions for optimum skater progress. If you cannot meet the minimum requirements due to financial hardship, please contact your coach to discuss our bursary program.
GSC Bursary Policy
The GSC bursary program is to support Club StarSkaters 2 and above who have financial needs to be able to participate in more than one skating session per term. Applications will be reviewed by the bursary committee chaired by the Board Treasurer along with two existing Board members whose membership will rotate annually. Applications will be reviewed each season for eligibility and the number of approvals will be subject to the availability of bursary funds.
Grandview Skating Club StarSkate bursaries are intended to assist families experiencing financial difficulty with club registration fees. Bursaries have no cash value, will only be applied to current outstanding skating invoices, and cannot be applied retroactively.
Qualified applicants must be:
a. actively registered with Skate Canada and,
b. have been a member of the Grandview Skating Club for at least one year and,
c. be enrolled in a minimum of one skating session in that season
To apply, applicants must submit a request in writing for board approval by completing and signing the bursary application form and provide any supporting documents as requested by the bursary committee.
All applications should be submitted electronically to the Board Treasurer before the start of each skating season. New applications are required to be submitted for each season in order to continue receipt of bursary.
All personal information in the bursary applications will be kept confidential within the bursary committee.
Successful applicants must fulfill the volunteer bond requirement during the applicable skating year. If the volunteer requirement is not fulfilled, the value of the bond may be deducted from the bursary.
Successful applicants are required to attend all registered sessions or provide 48-hour absence notification. Skaters who miss lessons, simulations, assessments, scheduled Program Assistant shifts or other mandatory club events may forfeit their bursary offer.
Bursary amounts for each application will be subject to bursary committee approval based on individual circumstances and on available funds, as the amounts cannot be guaranteed.
The Bursary Committee reserves the right to request additional information from the applicant to determine eligibility and the need for bursary.
Board of Directors are not eligible for bursaries except when the related skater is over 18 years of age and is a full-time student. The skater then will be considered an independent applicant from the Board member. Board members related to a bursary applicant cannot serve on the bursary committee for that season.