ATHLETIC FINANCIAL AWARDS

Stingers Pride

It's a good time to be a Stingers fan. The 2018-19 season marked one of our best ever in terms of standings.

As of spring 2019, we now count eight Stingers football alumni in the CFL. Our men’s and women’s basketball teams advanced to the U Sports Nationals as RSEQ champions and finalists in 2018-19. In the 2017-18 season, our men’s and women’s hockey teams won third-place at Nationals.

Pride in the Stingers is high with record spectator turnout and merchandise sales. It’s hard to walk one of our campuses without seeing a student wearing a Stingers baseball cap.

Now, with some of the most sought-after coaching talent in the country on our roster, we have many of the key ingredients to take our game to the next level. Where we need to grow, however, is in the financial support we offer our student athletes. With your contribution, we’re ready to become one of the best athletics programs in the

Put to the test, daily

Student athletes shoulder heavy loads. They compete at an elite level while keeping pace with the academic demands of university. What they gain from the experience can prepare them for a host of leadership roles in any field. At Concordia, our athletes play for 10 varsity teams:

• Football
• Men’s and Women’s Basketball
• Men’s and Women’s Hockey
• Men’s and Women’s Rugby
• Men’s and Women’s Soccer
• Wrestling

Student athletes at Concordia are required to take and pass 12 credits (four courses) per semester to qualify for financial aid. About half of our athletes do so, while the other half complete at least nine credits, the requirement of U Sports, the national governing body of university sports.

Roughly 80 per cent of our athletes take on part-time work to help pay for the cost of being a student. Most of them do so during the off-season since managing a job while training, competing and going to class is hugely challenging.

U Sports permits universities to award athletes financial assistance to cover the cost of tuition and fees. With the leadership of generous donors, we can give our athletes the boost that will raise their game.

Make a game-winning assist

Student athletes make major investments of time and energy in the pursuit of their sport. Covering their tuition and fees is the optimal way for Concordia to recruit the best. In spite of competition with much greater funding for students athletes, Stinger teams and athletes have performed remarkably well. By supporting an athletic financial award, you can level the playing field.