The Tania Dalton Foundation, created in honour of the sporting legend whose presence would fill the room, has been established to make a meaningful impact on the lives of budding young kiwis, guiding them to lead their biggest life – as Tania did.

The scholarships aim to provide support to young women from all kinds of circumstances and at different stages of their development, to unlock their talent and enable them to live their biggest life with sport as their guide.

Hockey has yet to have a young female granted a TDF Scholarship so it would be great to see this change!

Duration

A maximum of three years.

Financial assistance

Up to $5,000 per annum. Funds will be held by TDF and distributed on an ‘as required’ basis.

Support

Coordinated by TDF, but to include the young person’s eco-system – Whanau, School or Tertiary, Sporting Code, Mentor.

Personal development

One on one mentor. Workshops throughout the duration of the scholarship, topics include personality profiling, goalsetting, leadership.

Eligibility Criteria for Scholarship

• New Zealand citizen or permanently residing in New Zealand
• Female
• Current Y11 (Y12 or Y13 at start of scholarship) **
• Sporting talent – representation at regional or national level
• Be able to demonstrate a significant level of financial and/or circumstantial hardship to meet the purposes of the award

** The age range has been amended – there is flexibility (Y13 at start of scholarship) should a candidate meet all other criteria

The panel will also be looking for the following:

• Leadership and role model qualities
• A desire to better themselves in life and their sport 
• Hardworking and committed to excellence
• And most importantly, a willingness to ‘pay it forward’

If you know of someone in your hockey community that would value this opportunity and meets the criteria please pass on this information and encourage an application.

For further information on the TDF Scholarship, click here

To download the application form, click here

Applications should be sent to Bryce Collins, Athlete Pathway Manager at Hockey NZ at bryce.collins@hockeynz.co.nz by Friday 8th October at 5pm.