Scholarships

Alberta Intercollegiate Women’s Fastball Association Scholarship Program

Teams in the Western Collegiate Softball Association play under the umbrella of the Alberta Intercollegiate Women’s Fastball Association (AIWFA).  AIWFA is a registered non-profit organization dedicated to establishing women’s fastball as varsity sport.  To this end, AIWFA has established a post-secondary women’s fastball league at the sport club level – a league open to all colleges and universities in Western Canada.  

All student athletes on Alberta teams – University of Calgary, University of Lethbridge, Mount Royal University, and SAIT Polytechnic in the WCSA are invited to apply for scholarships valued at up to $750.00. The Scholarship Committee Chair will direct a review of applications to determine acceptance. Your application may be emailed to wcsascholarship@gmail.com between June 17, 2024 and Aug 9, 2024. Official transcripts must be received as well by August 16, 2024.

Official Transcripts must be addressed to AIWFA 2024 SCHOLARSHIP and mailed by the educational institution to:

WCSA Scholarship Committee

c/o Randy Plishka
30 Silvertip Drive
High River, Alberta
T1V 1Z1

Scholarships will only be available once funding from AGLC is available.

Criteria

 There are two levels of scholarship, based on your GPA.

  1. Academic Achievement – Priority is given to applicants with a Grade Point Average of 3.00 or higher (equivalency of various institutions’ GPA standards will be considered), based on official transcripts of the 2023 – 2024 fall and winter terms. These awards will be up to a value of $750. A second level scholarship is given to applicants with a Grade Point Average between 2.50 to 2.99 (equivalency of various institutions’ GPA standards will be considered), based on official transcripts of the 2023 – 2024 fall and winter terms. These awards will be up to a value of $250.
  2.  Full-Time Student Status – The applicant must have completed at least 60% of a program’s full-time course load throughout the 2023 – 2024 fall and winter terms.
  3.  Team Membership – The applicant must have been a member in good standing with an WCSA team during the 2023 season and must have participated in 70% of the team’s games, practices and required team functions – as confirmed by the team’s head coach.
  4.  Citizenship/ Sportsmanship – The applicant must have continually demonstrated the ideals of good citizenship on campus, on the playing field and in the greater community – as confirmed by their team’s head coach.
  5.  Scholarship Survey Questions – The applicant is to submit answers to the following five questions. Ideally your answers will be between 150 to 200 words per question.

Scholarship Questions

1) Reflecting on your first day at your post-secondary institution, how have you grown as a person, student, and athlete?

2) Describe a volunteer opportunity that you have engaged in. How has it affected you? Why is it important to you?

3) Talent will get you noticed by a coach, but they are also looking for players with strong character. Why is the character of a player so important?

4) What are the qualities of an effective leader? How should a leader display these qualities in their school activities, team, and community?

5) Name and describe either your favourite sports quote, movie, or a song that motivates you before/during playing softball.

Past Recipients