Athlete Development Grants

The Quest for Gold Ontario Athlete Assistance Program (OAAP) provides support to Ontario’s amateur high performance athletes.

Specific objectives of the Quest for Gold Program are:

• To help athletes continue their pursuit of athletic excellence at the highest levels of national and international competition;
• To encourage athletes to stay in Ontario to live and train;
• To compensate athletes for earnings lost while training during their summer school break;
• To enable athletes to successfully pursue excellence in sport while fulfilling their educational goals;
• To increase athletes’ access to high performance coaching; and
• To enhance training and competitive opportunities available to athletes.

2019-20 Quest for Gold applications are now CLOSED.

Recipients of 2019-20 Quest for Gold Athlete Assistance Program funding can be found here.

The Canadian Athletes Now Fund (CAN Fund) is a not-for-profit organization devoted solely to raising funds and awareness of our Canadian athletes. The funds creates a vehicle that connects Canadians directly to our athlete¹s journey and their success. CAN Fund is the only organization in Canada that with each donation, you find out the name of the athlete you have directly supported and receive a tax receipt. We provide our athletes with the opportunity to focus on success instead of focusing on unnecessary financial hurdles. Donations go directly to Canadian athletes so they can afford proper nutrition, better equipment, coaching, travel to competitions and training camps, and basic living expenses. To learn more, visit the Canadian Athletes Now Fund website.

For the Love of Curling Scholarships are funded by contributions of ordinary Canadians and are granted by Curling Canada to curlers who will be, or are continuing to study, at a Canadian post-secondary institution. A total of ten scholarships are awarded each year. Each scholarship will provide $1,000 to help post-secondary athletes cover some of their education and curling costs.

Emphasis will be placed on athletes who have:

• competed at the provincial/territorial level or higher;
• who have maintained a high level of academic standing; and
• demonstrated a commitment to curling through their involvement in coaching, instructing and/or volunteer activities.

Athletes must be under the age of 23 and not have received the “For The Love Of Curling” Scholarship in any previous year. The application process runs from May 1 to June 30 each year, and Curling Canada announces the winners of the For the Love of Curling Scholarships in August.