Officials' Bursary
In recognition of the commitment and expense required by officials (and those wishing to become officials), to maintain or upgrade their status, continue their education and to support ongoing education, the following program has been created by the OEA Officials Committee.
The purpose of this Bursary program is to provide monetary assistance to officials or those with potential to become officials, as outlined below.
The number of Bursaries available will vary from year to year and will be awarded by the OEA to qualified candidates, based on need and circumstances.
Successful applicants must meet all the eligibility requirements and the points of consideration as outlined below in order for their application to be reviewed.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicant must:
- be a resident of Ontario
- be a current member of Equestrian Canada, OE, and OEA at the time of application, if already an official, current with all Officials fees
- If already an official, be current with all Officials fees.
Selection Process
Applications will be reviewed by members of the Officials Committee. Considerations of educational opportunity, need, clarity, presentation and benefit to the official/potential official will be the primary selection criteria. The criteria will be weighted as follows:
- Educational opportunity – 30%
- Benefit to official – 30%
- Financial need – 30%
- Presentation, clarity – 10%
Reimbursement Guidelines
- Maximum yearly reimbursement per person – $1000
Eligible costs are those required to either become an accredited official, maintain or upgrade current official status. These can include:
- Course fees for required educational courses
- Mileage reimbursement to travel to officials courses or to assist/apprentice either on competition days or for pre-inspections (rate: $0.61/km)
- Other travel costs (airfare, accommodations)
- $150/competition day when assisting/apprenticing (in or out of province). Note that this replaces the existing Assistant TD program where $150/competition day is paid to Assistant TDs when assisting for purpose of becoming accredited or upgrading their current official status.
Successful applicants will be expected to provide the Officials Committee with supporting documents and receipts before payment is made.
Applications must be submitted no later than October 31st of the application year. Applications are processed on a first come first served basis, so please submit applications as early as possible. Incomplete applications will not be considered.