Joe and Ben Weider Athletic Leadership Award

The Joe and Ben Weider Athletic Leadership Award was established to honour the legacies of Joe and Ben Weider, two Montreal fitness icons and leaders. The annual Award will be bestowed to a minimum of two recipients annually - one female and one male on a varsity student-athletes annually, based on outstanding achievements in their varsity sport, academic achievement, and community engagement.

The Award shall be granted to outstanding varsity student-athletes having been enrolled for at least two consecutive years in a course of study leading to a Bachelor's of/ Baccalaureate degree or a Master's/ Magistrate or PhD degree.

Candidates must be USport eligible players nominated by the Head Coach, with a minimum AGPA of 2.0 per USports standards.

The student applicants must demonstrate leadership in their community in a one-page essay.

Concordia offers need-based In-Course Bursaries to returning Bachelor's students in the Fall semester.

Application deadline The 2024-2025 Undergraduate In-Course Bursary Program will be open April 1, 2024.

In-Course Bursaries are awarded by the Financial Aid and Awards Office to previously admitted students following an application-based competition that includes a financial need test and holistic committee review. Applicants are notified of the results after the Financial Aid and Awards Office receives results from the bursary committee.

The In-Course Bursary program normally open April 1, 2024 and will close on May 15, 2024.