The MARS Bromont Rising U25 scholarship program, administered by the USEA Foundation, is pleased to announce that 20 grants of up to $2,500 each will once again be available for talented young riders aged 25 and under, who are aiming to compete in the MARS Bromont (Quebec, Canada) or Galway Downs (California, USA) CCI’s this year. (The Galway Downs portion of the Bromont Rising programme has been cancelled for 2023.)
The brainchild of organizer Sue Ockendon and the late Steve Blauner; the scholarship program was first offered in 2019 for riders competing at Bromont, and expanded to include Galway Downs on the west coast for the 2022 season. Event horse owner Blauner had the vision of supporting young eventers from the US and Canada who were not yet under the radar of national U25 training programs. Ockendon had long had the dream of offering financial support to recognize and support the youth of the sport who are the future of Eventing in North America. A complete training program was devised to help the riders prepare themselves and their horses for the competition.
MARS Bromont Rising grants assist with travel and entry expenses, but the program also includes classroom sessions with course designers, high performance riders and a dressage test analysis by a 5* FEI judge. Optional coaching and course walks during the events are also available.
Riders competing at any level of FEI competition offered are eligible to apply. MARS Bromont Rising U25 grants of up to $2,500 will be awarded to up to 20 successful applicants to help assist with travel expenses and entry fees for the MARS Bromont CCI (June 8-11) and Galway Downs CCI (November 1-5.)
GRANT APPLICATIONS WILL BE OPEN AS OF APRIL 5, 2023. The following deadlines have been updated for 2023:
(Grant application forms, hotel information, omnibus forms etc. can be found here.)
MARS Bromont CCI June 8-11, 2023 CCI4*-L, CCI4*-S, CCI3*-L, CCI2*-L U25 sections in the 2* and 3*.
https://bromontcci.com
APPLICATION DEADLINE MAY 1, 2023
