Montreal, December 2, 2025 – A total of 391,000 $ in scholarships was awarded to 215 student-athletes from colleges and universities that are members of the Quebec Student Sports Network (RSEQ) during the 40th editionbalancing anniversary of this event Aléo, presented by RDS. To this amount, a value of nearly $100,000 $ in lifetime services deployed to recipients by the Aléo Foundation is added, bringing the total investment in Quebec youth and sport close to half a million dollars.
During the evening held at the Maison du loisir et du sport, host François-Étienne Corbin had the opportunity to highlight 78 new scholarship recipients, including 21 college recruitment scholarships from RDS totaling $3,000 $ over 3 years, and 22 university recruitment scholarships totaling $10,000 $ over 5 years.
Among the university scholarship recipients, four are from the Give to the Next program, including the two scholarships offered by Pierre Gendron, a former hockey scholarship recipient at McGill University.
Furthermore, 10 Academic Excellence scholarships offered by Gildan and Molson Coors highlighted a remarkable balance between sports and studies.
Launched in 2024, the McCall MacBain Leadership Program has presented its 13 recipients for the 2025-2026 cohort. Among them are the two recipients of the Guy Lafleur Award, presented by the Montreal Canadiens.
As every year, special Aléo Foundation scholarships, intended for student-athletes who have begun their post-secondary studies at an institution outside the province and have returned to Quebec, were also awarded to seven recipients.
Finally, five scholarship recipients became the first in Quebec Basketball's new program encouraging Women's leadership in basketball.
The 137 other scholarship holders are students in their second year or more of their college or university studies, who are already recipients of the Fondation Aléo.
Entrepreneurial program supported by Danny Desriveaux
As part of the Give Back program, Danny Desriveaux, former professional football player and now financial advisor, chose to add a special touch to the scholarship in his name. It was awarded to Ilan Barbaras, a football player at McGill University, a student-athlete who has demonstrated entrepreneurial skills combined with academic and athletic excellence.
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«On this 40th anniversary, we can also celebrate four decades of our oldest program, the one born at the same time as the Foundation in 1985, college and university scholarships. The cohorts are renewed each year, but we always find the enthusiasm of the recruits who proudly wear the colors of their new team. An enthusiasm that we share when we meet these promising young people who have chosen the path of excellence at a Quebec institution, both in sports and academics. We are convinced that we are investing in the next generation of Quebec leaders and are privileged witnesses to their first steps in that direction.»
– Patricia Demers, CEO of the Aléo Foundation.
New recipients of college and university scholarships 2025-2026
| Name | Sport | School | Team | Sponsor |
| College (3000 $) | ||||
| Anne-Sophie Béland | Basketball | Champlain College – Saint-Lambert | Cavaliers | RDS |
| Lucas Bergeron | Basketball | Dawson College | Blues | RDS |
| Laura Bilodeau | Basketball | Sainte-Foy College | Dynamics | RDS – ATPLA |
| Matteo Carmosino | Soccer | Vanier College | Cheetahs | RDS |
| Charlie Rose Caron | Soccer | Champlain College – Saint-Lambert | Cavaliers | RDS |
| Theo Charles | Soccer | College of Old Montreal | Spartans | RDS |
| Arielle Côté | Hockey | Champlain College – Lennoxville | Cougars | RDS |
| Briana Emery | Volleyball | Outaouais College | Griffins | RDS |
| Mikael Ferreira | Soccer | College of Old Montreal | Spartans | RDS |
| Alyson Gagné | Volleyball | Cégep Édouard-Montpetit | Lynx | RDS |
| Ophelie Gilbert | Hockey | Limoilou College | Titans | RDS – ATPLA |
| Eve Joly | Volleyball | Cégep de Sherbrooke | Volunteers | RDS |
| Félix Légaré | Basketball | Champlain College – Saint-Lambert | Cavaliers | RDS |
| Olivier Leonard | Soccer | Campus Notre-Dame-de-Foy | Notre Dame | RDS |
| Anaïs Leprohon | Hockey | Limoilou College | Titans | RDS – ATPLA |
| Pavlo Ostapchuk | Volleyball | Cégep de Sherbrooke | Volunteers | RDS |
| Dominik Royal Sandjio Mangan | Basketball | Jean-de-Brébeuf College | Dynamics | RDS |
| Olivia Surprenant | Soccer | Ahuntsic College | Eagles | RDS |
| Frederique Tremblay | Basketball | Sainte-Foy College | Dynamics | RDS – ATPLA |
| Samuel Tremblay | Soccer | College of Old Montreal | Spartans | RDS |
| Jean Zoure | Basketball | Ahuntsic College | Eagles | RDS |
| University (10,000 $) | ||||
| Raphael Aubé | Soccer | University of Montreal | Carabiners | Government of Quebec |
| Giorgio Azzi | Basketball | Concordia University | Stingers | Government of Quebec |
| Ilan Barbaras | Soccer | McGill University | Cardinals | Government of Quebec – DAS Danny Desriveaux |
| Olivier Boulay | Volleyball | Laval University | Red and Gold | Government of Quebec – DAS Dean Bergeron |
| Nathan Carignan | Soccer | Laval University | Red and Gold | Government of Quebec |
| Charles-Olivier Cyr | Soccer | McGill University | Cardinals | Government of Quebec |
| Sophie Descheneaux | Volleyball | Polytechnique Montréal | Carabiners | Government of Quebec |
| Sean Duff | Basketball | McGill University | Cardinals | Government of Quebec |
| Kassim Gaudet | Hockey | University of Quebec at Trois-Rivières | Patriots | Government of Quebec |
| Alexandra Giguère | Hockey | University of Montreal | Carabiners | Government of Quebec |
| Jose Alejandro Gonzalez Garza | Soccer | University of Montreal | Carabiners | Government of Quebec |
| Nayka Goudreau | Rugby | Laval University | Red and Gold | Government of Quebec – ATPLA |
| Meghan Lesage | Hockey | University of Montreal | Carabiners | Government of Quebec – DAS The GOAL |
| Delphine Sephora Menye Obele | Volleyball | University of Montreal | Carabiners | Government of Quebec |
| Zakari Morneau | Volleyball | Laval University | Red and Gold | Government of Quebec – ATPLA |
| Antoine Ouimet | Soccer | Concordia University | Stingers | Government of Quebec |
| Félix-Antoine Perron | Volleyball | Laval University | Red and Gold | Government of Quebec |
| Roselyne Quessy | Volleyball | University of Quebec at Trois-Rivières | Patriots | Government of Quebec |
| Nicolas Ruccia | Hockey | McGill University | Cardinals | Government of Quebec – DAS The GOAL |
| Maika Sanesac | Soccer | University of Montreal | Carabiners | Government of Quebec |
| Sammy-Joe has | Soccer | University of Montreal | Carabiners | Government of Quebec |
| Glenn Valentine | Soccer | Concordia University | Stingers | Government of Quebec |
| Academic Excellence (2000 $) | ||||
| Victor Ah Yong | Swimming | HEC Montréal | Carabiners | Molson Coors |
| Axel Cattalano | Badminton | University of Quebec at Montreal | City dwellers | Molson Coors |
| Étienne Cloutier | Soccer | Laval University | Red and Gold | Molson Coors |
| Mathilde Denicourt | Golf | University of Sherbrooke | Green and Gold | Gildan |
| Louis Drolet | Soccer | HEC Montréal | Carabiners | Molson Coors |
| Ericka Gagnon | Hockey | Bishop's University | Gaiters | Gildan |
| Charlotte Larrivée | Soccer | University of Sherbrooke | Green and Gold | Gildan |
| Erik Linseisen | Swimming | McGill University | Cardinals | Molson Coors |
| Rosalie Pomerleau | Athletics | University of Montreal | Carabiners | Gildan |
| Iris Tinmouth | Swimming | McGill University | Martlets | Gildan |
| Leadership (4000 $) | ||||
| Alexandre Carmel | Rugby | McGill University | Cardinals | McCall MacBain |
| Anika Cormier | Hockey | McGill University | Martlets | McCall MacBain |
| Lauren Thea Maria Curran | Soccer | Concordia University | Stingers | McCall MacBain |
| Mathieu Dorais | Paralympic athletics | Laval University | Red and Gold | Loto-Québec |
| Maïné Dupuis Azizah | Athletics | University of Quebec at Trois-Rivières | Patriots | McCall MacBain |
| Vincent Gagnon | Swimming | University of Montreal | Carabiners | McCall MacBain |
| Kaylen Gauthier | Hockey | University of Quebec at Trois-Rivières | Patriots | Montreal Canadiens |
| Maëlie Gélinas | Badminton | Laval University | Red and Gold | McCall MacBain |
| Reggie Jean-Seraphin | Basketball | Bishop's University | Gaiters | McCall MacBain |
| Vincent Lavoie-Rancourt | Swimming | Laval University | Red and Gold | McCall MacBain |
| Emilia Mastromatteo | Swimming | McGill University | Martlets | McCall MacBain |
| Gabrielle Santerre | Hockey | Bishop's University | Gaiters | Montreal Canadiens |
| Aisling Tcheutchoua | Athletics | Laval University | Red and Gold | McCall MacBain |
| Leadership Basketball Québec (2000 $) | ||||
| Elisabeth Duchemin | Basketball | University of Quebec at Montreal | City dwellers | Basketball Quebec |
| Juliette Gargya | Basketball | Cégep de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu | Giants | Basketball Quebec |
| Abigaël Levasseur | Basketball | Dawson College | Blues | Basketball Quebec |
| Angélique Marcoux | Basketball | Sainte-Foy College | Dynamics | Basketball Quebec |
| Eloise Paquet | Basketball | Montmorency College | Nomads | Basketball Quebec |
| Special scholarships (2000 $) | ||||
| Victor Bonsu | Basketball | Concordia University | Stingers | Aléo |
| William Gendron | Hockey | McGill University | Cardinals | Aléo |
| Anthony Gibson-Maxwell | Basketball | Concordia University | Stingers | Aléo |
| Alexis Leclerc | Soccer | Concordia University | Stingers | Aléo |
| Jeremie Payant | Hockey | McGill University | Cardinals | Aléo |
| Anne Perreault | Soccer | University of Quebec at Trois-Rivières | Patriots | Aléo |
| Alexi Van Houtte-Cachero | Hockey | McGill University | Cardinals | Aléo |
About the Aléo Foundation
The Aléo Foundation's mission is to maximize the full potential of as many outstanding student-athletes as possible from all backgrounds, in order to generate significant and lasting impact. Created in 1985, it has awarded over $25 million in scholarships to more than 5,000 student-athletes from across Quebec. In addition to these scholarships, there is an essential component of services provided for life to all recipients during and after their athletic and academic careers. To support these mentoring services, the Aléo Research Chairis now a vector for scientific results available to the entire sports community here.
The fundraising campaign Generations of Impact Its goal is to raise six million dollars in three years to move closer to our great vision: that student-athletes of excellence enrich society through their current and future leadership, both through their exceptional contributions and the inspiring examples they embody.
To support Generations of Impact
For more information: fondationaleo.ca
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For more information:
Annie Dubé
Director of Communications and Marketing
Aléo Foundation
438-884-6626
Cegep and University Scholarship Awards Presented by RDS: 40 Years of Inspiring Recruits
Montreal, December 2, 2025– A total of $391,000 in scholarships was awarded to 215 student-athletes from Cegeps and universities that are members of the Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) during the 40th anniversary edition of this Aléo event, presented by RDS. Added to this amount is nearly $100,000 in lifetime services provided to recipients by the Aléo Foundation, bringing the total investment in Quebec youth and sports to nearly half a million dollars.
During the evening event held at the Maison du loisir et du sport, host François-Étienne Corbin had the opportunity to highlight 78 new scholarship recipients, including 21 RDS Cegep recruitment scholarships worth $3,000 over three years and 22 university recruitment scholarships worth $10,000 over five years.
Among the university scholarship recipients, four are from the Donnez au suivant program, including two scholarships offered by Pierre Gendron, a former hockey scholarship recipient at McGill University.
Additionally, 10 Gildan and Molson Coors Academic Excellence Scholarships recognized outstanding achievements in balancing sports and academics.
Launched in 2024, the McCall MacBain Leadership Program has announced its 13 recipients for the 2025-2026 cohort. Among them were the two recipients of the Guy Lafleur Award presented by the Montreal Canadiens.
As happens every year, special Aléo Foundation scholarships, intended for student-athletes who began their post-secondary studies at an institution outside the province and have returned to Quebec, were also awarded to seven recipients.
Finally, five scholarship recipients became the first in Basketball Quebec's new program promoting female leadership in basketball.
The other 137 scholarship recipients are students in their second year or above of CEGEP or university who are already recipients of the Aléo Foundation scholarship.
Entrepreneurial program supported by Danny Desriveaux
As part of the Pay It Forward program, Danny Desriveaux, a former professional football player and now a financial advisor, chose to add a special touch to the scholarship bearing his name. It was awarded to Ilan Barbaras, a football player at McGill University and a student-athlete who has demonstrated entrepreneurial skills coupled with strong academic and athletic achievements.
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«On this 40th anniversary, we can also celebrate four decades of our oldest program, one that was launched at the same time as the Foundation in 1985: cegep and university scholarships. The cohorts are renewed every year, but we always see the same enthusiasm in the new recruits, who proudly wear the colors of their new team. We share this enthusiasm when we meet these promising young people who have chosen the path of excellence in a Quebec institution, both athletically and academically. We are convinced that we are investing in the next generation of Quebec leaders and that we are privileged to witness their first steps in this direction.»
– Patricia Demers, Executive Director of the Aléo Foundation.
New recipients of CEGEP and university scholarships for 2025-2026
| Name | Sport | School | Team | Sponsor |
| College ($3,000) | ||||
| Anne-Sophie Béland | Basketball | Champlain College Saint-Lambert | Cavaliers | RDS |
| Lucas Bergeron | Basketball | Dawson College | Blues | RDS |
| Laura Bilodeau | Basketball | Sainte-Foy College | Dynamics | RDS – ATPLA |
| Matteo Carmosino | Soccer | Vanier College | Cheetahs | RDS |
| Charlie Rose Caron | Soccer | Champlain College Saint-Lambert | Cavaliers | RDS |
| Theo Charles | Soccer | College of Old Montreal | Spartans | RDS |
| Arielle Côté | Hockey | Champlain College Lennoxville | Cougars | RDS |
| Briana Emery | Volleyball | Outaouais College | Griffins | RDS |
| Mikael Ferreira | Soccer | College of Old Montreal | Spartans | RDS |
| Alyson Gagné | Volleyball | Cégep Édouard-Montpetit | Lynx | RDS |
| Ophelie Gilbert | Hockey | Limoilou College | Titans | RDS – ATPLA |
| Eve Joly | Volleyball | Cégep de Sherbrooke | Volunteers | RDS |
| Félix Légaré | Basketball | Champlain College Saint-Lambert | Cavaliers | RDS |
| Olivier Leonard | Soccer | Campus Notre-Dame-de-Foy | Notre Dame | RDS |
| Anaïs Leprohon | Hockey | Limoilou College | Titans | RDS – ATPLA |
| Pavlo Ostapchuk | Volleyball | Cégep de Sherbrooke | Volunteers | RDS |
| Dominik Royal Sandjio Mangan | Basketball | Jean-de-Brébeuf College | Dynamics | RDS |
| Olivia Surprenant | Soccer | Ahuntsic College | Eagles | RDS |
| Frederique Tremblay | Basketball | Sainte-Foy College | Dynamics | RDS – ATPLA |
| Samuel Tremblay | Soccer | College of Old Montreal | Spartans | RDS |
| Jean Zoure | Basketball | Ahuntsic College | Eagles | RDS |
| University ($10,000) | ||||
| Raphael Aubé | Soccer | University of Montreal | Carabiners | Government of Quebec |
| Giorgio Azzi | Basketball | Concordia University | Stingers | Government of Quebec |
| Ilan Barbaras | Soccer | McGill University | Cardinals | Government of Quebec – DAS Danny Desriveaux |
| Olivier Boulay | Volleyball | Laval University | Red and Gold | Government of Quebec – DAS Dean Bergeron |
| Nathan Carignan | Soccer | Laval University | Red and Gold | Government of Quebec |
| Charles-Olivier Cyr | Soccer | McGill University | Cardinals | Government of Quebec |
| Sophie Descheneaux | Volleyball | Polytechnique Montréal | Carabiners | Government of Quebec |
| Sean Duff | Basketball | McGill University | Cardinals | Government of Quebec |
| Kassim Gaudet | Hockey | University of Quebec at Trois-Rivières | Patriots | Government of Quebec |
| Alexandra Giguère | Hockey | University of Montreal | Carabiners | Government of Quebec |
| Jose Alejandro Gonzalez Garza | Soccer | University of Montreal | Carabiners | Government of Quebec |
| Nayka Goudreau | Rugby | Laval University | Red and Gold | Government of Quebec – ATPLA |
| Meghan Lesage | Hockey | University of Montreal | Carabiners | Government of Quebec – DAS The GOAL |
| Delphine Sephora Menye Obele | Volleyball | University of Montreal | Carabiners | Government of Quebec |
| Zakari Morneau | Volleyball | Laval University | Red and Gold | Government of Quebec – ATPLA |
| Antoine Ouimet | Soccer | Concordia University | Stingers | Government of Quebec |
| Félix-Antoine Perron | Volleyball | Laval University | Red and Gold | Government of Quebec |
| Roselyne Quessy | Volleyball | University of Quebec at Trois-Rivières | Patriots | Government of Quebec |
| Nicolas Ruccia | Hockey | McGill University | Cardinals | Government of Quebec – DAS The GOAL |
| Maika Sanesac | Soccer | University of Montreal | Carabiners | Government of Quebec |
| Sammy-Joe has | Soccer | University of Montreal | Carabiners | Government of Quebec |
| Glenn Valentine | Soccer | Concordia University | Stingers | Government of Quebec |
| Academic Excellence ($2000) | ||||
| Victor Ah Yong | Swimming | HEC Montréal | Carabiners | Molson Coors |
| Axel Cattalano | Badminton | University of Quebec at Montreal | City dwellers | Molson Coors |
| Étienne Cloutier | Soccer | Laval University | Red and Gold | Molson Coors |
| Mathilde Denicourt | Golf | University of Sherbrooke | Green and Gold | Gildan |
| Louis Drolet | Soccer | HEC Montréal | Carabiners | Molson Coors |
| Ericka Gagnon | Hockey | Bishop's University | Gaiters | Gildan |
| Charlotte Larrivée | Soccer | University of Sherbrooke | Green and Gold | Gildan |
| Erik Linseisen | Swimming | McGill University | Cardinals | Molson Coors |
| Rosalie Pomerleau | Track and Field | University of Montreal | Carabiners | Gildan |
| Iris Tinmouth | Swimming | McGill University | Martlets | Gildan |
| Leadership ($4,000) | ||||
| Alexandre Carmel | Rugby | McGill University | Cardinals | McCall MacBain |
| Anika Cormier | Hockey | McGill University | Martlets | McCall MacBain |
| Lauren Thea Maria Curran | Soccer | Concordia University | Stingers | McCall MacBain |
| Mathieu Dorais | Para athletics | Laval University | Red and Gold | Loto-Québec |
| Maïné Dupuis Azizah | Track and Field | University of Quebec at Trois-Rivières | Patriots | McCall MacBain |
| Vincent Gagnon | Swimming | University of Montreal | Carabiners | McCall MacBain |
| Kaylen Gauthier | Hockey | University of Quebec at Trois-Rivières | Patriots | Montreal Canadiens |
| Maëlie Gélinas | Badminton | Laval University | Red and Gold | McCall MacBain |
| Reggie Jean-Seraphin | Basketball | Bishop's University | Gaiters | McCall MacBain |
| Vincent Lavoie-Rancourt | Swimming | Laval University | Red and Gold | McCall MacBain |
| Emilia Mastromatteo | Swimming | McGill University | Martlets | McCall MacBain |
| Gabrielle Santerre | Hockey | Bishop's University | Gaiters | Montreal Canadiens |
| Aisling Tcheutchoua | Track and Field | Laval University | Red and Gold | McCall MacBain |
| Leadership Basketball Quebec ($2,000) | ||||
| Elisabeth Duchemin | Basketball | University of Quebec at Montreal | City dwellers | Basketball Quebec |
| Juliette Gargya | Basketball | Cégep de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu | Giants | Basketball Quebec |
| Abigaël Levasseur | Basketball | Dawson College | Blues | Basketball Quebec |
| Angélique Marcoux | Basketball | Sainte-Foy College | Dynamics | Basketball Quebec |
| Eloise Paquet | Basketball | Montmorency College | Nomads | Basketball Quebec |
| Special bursaries ($2,000) | ||||
| Victor Bonsu | Basketball | Concordia University | Stingers | Aléo |
| William Gendron | Hockey | McGill University | Cardinals | Aléo |
| Anthony Gibson-Maxwell | Basketball | Concordia University | Stingers | Aléo |
| Alexis Leclerc | Soccer | Concordia University | Stingers | Aléo |
| Jeremie Payant | Hockey | McGill University | Cardinals | Aléo |
| Anne Perreault | Soccer | University of Quebec at Trois-Rivières | Patriots | Aléo |
| Alexi Van Houtte-Cachero | Hockey | McGill University | Cardinals | Aléo |
About the Aléo Foundation
The Aléo Foundation's mission is to maximize the full potential of the greatest number of excellent student-athletes from all walks of life, in order to generate a significant and lasting impact. Founded in 1985, the organization has awarded over $25 million in scholarships to more than 5,000 student-athletes across Quebec. In addition to these bursaries, the Foundation also provides lifelong services to all recipients during and after their athletic and academic careers. To support these services, the Aléo Research Chair is now a repository of scientific results available to the entire sports community.
The Generations of Impact The fundraising campaign aims to raise six million dollars over three years to bring us closer to our grand vision: that excellent student-athletes enrich society through their current and future leadership, both through their exceptional contributions and the inspiring examples they embody.
To support Generations of Impact
For more information:fondationaleo.ca
LinkedIn Facebook Instagram YouTube Spotify
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For more information:
Annie Dubé
Director of Communications and Marketing
Aléo Foundation
438-884-6626
