Montréal, February 24, 2024 – This year, the collaboration between Golf Québec and the Aléo Foundation, which was initiated in 2014, is once again making it possible to support thirty promising student-athletes by awarding them a total of $90,000 in bursaries and services to help them pursue their sport and academic goals. Since the program was launched ten years ago, more than $900,000 in bursaries and services have been awarded to golfers in Quebec.

During the ceremony, the 2024 cohort benefitted from the advice and personal accounts of Étienne Papineau, a bursary recipient from the very first edition in 2014, who is now a professional golfer. This year’s bursary recipients see tangibly, the way the Aléo Foundation can impact a golfer’s career, all the way up to the highest levels of the sport.

The tenth annual Golf Québec/Aléo Foundation Bursary Program was made possible by six generous donors: Claude Chagnon, Fednav, F. Furst Enterprises Ltd., the Fondation Roland-Beaulieu, the Peacock Family Foundation, and Groupe Park Avenue. Their donations were in addition to a portion of the proceeds from the 2023 Bonneville 808 Challenge, which were earmarked for this program.

The Golf Québec/Aléo Foundation Bursary Program was created jointly by the two organizations to provide financial assistance and improved support to young golfers, while making them aware of the importance of pursuing their academic studies alongside their golf careers.

“Golf is a sport with its own unique set of realities, and it’s important for us to support student-athletes in this discipline in the best way we can. Our partnership with Golf Québec enables us to contribute to the development of the athletes of today and of tomorrow, and to give young golfers the opportunity to train in a more holistic manner, using the same tools as athletes in other sports, all while benefitting from quality academic guidance.”

“For the past ten years, Golf Québec has been proud to be associated with the Aléo Foundation. We can point to numerous examples of success stories. Étienne Papineau and Céleste Dao, to name just two, benefitted from the Foundation’s ongoing support as they pursued their academic and athletic development. Many other young athletes have benefitted from the same support, and this will certainly be the case for the 2024 cohort. They all have the potential to achieve high levels of performance, including at the international level. I would also like to highlight the work of our coaches, who play a key role in the development of the young athletes. The partnership between our two organizations aligns perfectly with Golf Québec’s aim of igniting passions and nurturing dreams. Of course, the success of this program would not be possible without the financial support of our generous donors. I would like to thank them for their loyalty.”