BNSC To Overhaul Elite Scholarship

The Elite Scholarship Fund is designed to assist high performing and talented young student-athletes in gaining access to quality tertiary sporting-excellence educational institutions whilst attaining success at the highest levels within their chosen sport. The programme is a unique partnership between talented young student-athletes, National Sport Associations, Ministry of Tertiary Education and the BNSC.

Speaking to Sport Monitor, BNSC chief executive officer (CEO), Tuelo Serufho said the reason it may seem that upon return, the athletes do not meaningfully contribute to sport is in part as a result of that on their professional side, there are not enough spaces or resources for them to be absorbed in sport. “In the end they work for non sport entities. While some of them would want to volunteer in administration positions, those are usually elected for and that is sometimes an impediment for the young professionals to gain access.