The Foundation for Athletes of Excellence Awards 106,000 $
in scholarships to 40 outstanding student-athletes
Montreal, December 15, 2021 — The Fondation de l'athlète d'excellence (FAEQ) is pleased to have successfully concluded the difficult year 2021 by awarding no less than 106,000 $ in individual scholarships à 40 elite student-athletes during a virtual scholarship award ceremony held this noon on the Zoom platform.
Martin Lavigne, President of the Foundation, was happy to play Santa Claus in a way for the 40 scholarship recipients and, above all, to end the year on a high note in their company. «The FAEQ is very proud to be able to continue its mission despite the pandemic thanks to its loyal and generous partners. Providing financial support and guidance to Quebec's top student-athletes in their quest for academic and athletic success has been our raison d'être for over 35 years.»
«Moreover, our support services have been very popular over the past year, and that is all for the better. The Foundation is indeed moving increasingly toward the overall personal development of its scholarship holders, no longer limiting itself solely to their academic and athletic achievements. We want them to be able to achieve a certain balance and become fully fulfilled human beings,» Mr. Lavigne concluded.
On Wednesday at noon, 26 recipients were awarded an academic excellence scholarship given to student-athletes who achieved a grade point average of 80 % or higher in their most recent coursework, while 14 recipients received a scholarship to support academic and athletic success, designed to help them balance their sports and studies effectively.
Table of the 40 FAEQ scholarship recipients
| Name | Discipline | Age | Amount | * | City | School |
| Jefferson Alphonse | soccer | 18 | 1500 $ | S | Montreal (Anjou) | Cégep Édouard-Montpetit |
| Gabriel Mendes Antinoro | soccer | 17 | 1500 $ | EX | Saint-Constant | Dawson College |
| Danaé Blais | short track speed skating | 22 | 4000 $ | EX | Châteauguay | University of Quebec at Montreal |
| Jade Bordeleau | soccer | 16 | 1500 $ | EX | Terrebonne | Saint-Gabriel High School |
| Antoine Briand | cross-country skiing | 26 | 4000 $ | EX | Beaupre | Laval University |
| Renaud Caron | soccer | 17 | 1500 $ | EX | Longueuil (Saint-Hubert) | Collège de Maisonneuve |
| Matthew Catavolo | soccer | 18 | 1500 $ | EX | Laval | Concordia University |
| Loïc Cloutier | soccer | 17 | 1500 $ | S | L'Île-Perrot | John Abbott College |
| Abdel-Malick Daouda | soccer | 17 | 1500 $ | EX | Brossard | College of Montreal |
| Tali Darsigny | weightlifting (-59 kg) |
23 | 4000 $ | S | Saint-Simon | University of Quebec at Trois-Rivières |
| Béatrice Daviault | equestrian sports | 21 | 2000 $ | EX | Saint-Damase | University of Montreal |
| Alex-Ann Desrosiers-Gamache | baseball | 16 | 4000 $ | EX | Saint-Antonin | Les Estacades Academy |
| Félix Dolci | artistic gymnastics | 19 | 4000 $ | S | Laval | Montmorency College |
| Steven Dubois | short track speed skating | 24 | 4000 $ | S | Terrebonne (Lachenaie) | Collège de Maisonneuve |
| Gabriel Dufresne | freestyle skiing (moguls) | 25 | 4000 $ | S | Repentigny | Cégep at a distance |
| William Émard | artistic gymnastics | 21 | 4000 $ | EX | Laval | University of Montreal |
| Liliane Gagnon | cross-country skiing | 18 | 4000 $ | EX | Québec (Charlesbourg) | Garneau College |
| François Gauthier-Drapeau | judo (-81 kg) | 23 | 4000 $ | EX | Soul | Polytechnique Montréal |
| Leo Grandbois | cross-country skiing | 22 | 4000 $ | S | Sherbrooke (Lennoxville) | Cégep at a distance |
| Mathias Guillemette | track cycling | 19 | 4000 $ | S | Trois-Rivières | Cégep at a distance |
| Matisse Hébert | soccer | 17 | 1500 $ | S | Saint-Jérôme | Montmorency College |
| Maël Henry | soccer | 17 | 1500 $ | S | Montreal (Ahuntsic-Cartierville) | Rosemont College |
| Aurélie Jacob-Verreault | Wheelchair basketball | 20 | 4000 $ | S | Lévis (Saint-Nicolas) | University of Alabama |
| Yassine Kassis | volleyball | 25 | 2000 $ | EX | Montreal (Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce) | University of Montreal |
| Kaylee Koehler | freestyle skiing (moguls) | 17 | 4000 $ | EX | Quebec (Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge) | Sainte-Foy College |
| Coralie Lallier | soccer | 16 | 1500 $ | EX | Longueuil (Saint-Hubert) | French middle school |
| Rosemarie Leblanc | soccer | 15 | 1500 $ | EX | Berthierville | Saint-Gabriel High School |
| Mathieu Lelièvre | para ice hockey | 16 | 4000 $ | S | Donnacona | Donnacona High School |
| Hubert Marcotte | long track speed skating | 21 | 4000 $ | S | Quebec (Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge) | Laval University |
| Nassim Nouajaa | soccer | 17 | 1500 $ | EX | Quebec (Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge) | Vanier College |
| Janet Okeke | soccer | 15 | 1500 $ | EX | Laval | Georges-Vanier Secondary School |
| Rosalie Olou | soccer | 16 | 1500 $ | EX | Blainville | Saint-Gabriel High School |
| Ethan Pitman | dive | 24 | 4000 $ | EX | Montreal (Ville-Marie) | Concordia University |
| Félicia Roy | soccer | 15 | 1500 $ | EX | Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville | French middle school |
| Christina Salama | soccer | 15 | 1500 $ | EX | Montreal (Pierrefonds-Roxboro) | École secondaire des Sources |
| Anaïs Sandy Stephen | soccer | 16 | 1500 $ | EX | Laval | Saint-Gabriel High School |
| Liana Emma Tarasco | soccer | 14 | 1500 $ | EX | Laval | Lester B. Pearson High School |
| Katerina Vassilounis | soccer | 16 | 1500 $ | EX | Saint-Lazare | John Rennie High School |
| Eliana-Ruobing Zhang | badminton | 20 | 4000 $ | EX | Montreal (L'Île-Bizard – Sainte-Geneviève) | McGill University |
| Name to come | soccer | 1500 $ | ||||
| * EX: Academic Excellence / S: Academic and Athletic Success Support | ||||||
About the Quebec Foundation for Athletic Excellence (FAEQ)
Since its creation in 1985, the FAEQ has awarded no less than $19 million in bursaries, representing 6,525 individual bursaries to 3,300 different student-athletes. The FAEQ offers not only financial support to Quebec's student-athletes, but also support services in terms of academic guidance, balancing sports and studies, corporate internships, etc. The FAEQ stands out for its personalized approach, rigorous management, and influential role within the sports and education communities. faeq.com
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For more information:
Annie Pelletier
Director of Communications and Partnerships
Excellence Athlete Foundation
514-252-3171, ext. 3538
annie.pelletier@faeq.com
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