The University of Alberta Golden Bears & Pandas Athletics department encourage champions today, and prepare leaders for tomorrow. Though the pursuit of excellence, we have made a commitment to our student-athletes and coaches to provide every student-athlete who wears the Evergreen & Gold with the best possible environment in which to pursue their highest academic, athletic and personal aspirations.
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GENERAL ATHLETIC FUNDS
Support The Sport - Athletics Fund
University of Alberta varsity athletes have given their all to become Golden Bears or Pandas student athletes. Financial constraints shouldn’t hold them back from achieving their athletic and academic goals.
Your gift will make an impact in several areas, including:
• Increased access to high-performance training resources and support
• Budget for team performance and training apparel and equipment
• Budget for competition, travel and meals
• Academic supports
Support The Sport will remove financial barriers from the path of our Golden Bears and Pandas. It will enable and empower U of A student athletes to achieve great things and fully develop as students and athletes, while also ensuring they create their own legacy as they continue the lasting legacy of Golden Bears and Pandas excellence.
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Support The Sport - Mental Health Fund
The Support the Sport Mental Health fund was created to provide reliable access to mental health services for Golden Bears & Pandas Student-Athletes.
Funds raised through the Mental Health fund support the Bears & Pandas Well to Win Program, and provides access and funding for Golden Bears and Pandas student-athletes to receive mental health support on campus.Â
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Support The Sport - Sports Medicine
Awarded to student(s) with satisfactory academic standing entering, transferring, or continuing in an undergraduate or graduate degree program at the University of Alberta. Selection based on extensive involvement in University Athletics programs as a varsity therapist and outstanding commitment and service to the Golden Bears and Pandas athletics program(s).
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Bjarnason/Vendel Family Sports Camp Endowment Fund
Endowed in 1997 by the Bjamason-Vendel family in honor of longtime local sportscaster Glenn Bjamason, this scholarship fund has been created in order to offer sport camp opportunities to the underprivileged children.
The donors,
Kerry Bjarnason, and her son,
Tom Vendel, wished to honour their father and grandfather by providing opportunities for athletes to attend U of A Sport Camps.
Glenn Bjarnason was the first BCG Edmonton Sportscaster, and served in the city of Edmonton's sporting community for over 20 years. Prior to his work at CBC Edmonton, Glenn had served at many other media outlets in the Edmonton area, including the Edmonton Journal, and radio stations. His love and dedication to the sporting community was so prevalent that his family sought to honour this and this memory by providing this scholarship.
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Women Fore Pandas Athletic Fund
Awarded to a Pandas student-athlete with satisfactory academic standing enrolled in undergraduate or graduate courses at the University of Alberta who is a member of any Pandas varsity team. Selection based on academic standing and demonstrated excellence in their sport.
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