Surfing scholarships up for grabs

Surfing scholarships up for grabs

Fiji Times – 6th May, 2019

THE International Surfing Association (ISA) has just announced that it’s now accepting applications for the 2019 ISA Scholarship Program.

The ISA Scholarship Program was established in 2007 and has awarded more than $US308,500 ($F664,000) in scholarships to role model student-surfers around the world.

Fijian surfers have benefited greatly from the scholarship’s assistance.

In 2011 William Dansey, in 2014 Navi Rokete and Timoci Tomeru, in 2016 John Vasea and Kiesha Wakeham, in 2017 Kalani Wakeham and Ulaiasi Tukana and in 2018 Samu Bokadi and Linieta Ralumi.

This year, the ISA will award $US20,000 ($F43,000) in scholarships to U18’s who demonstrate a real financial need, are enrolled in school, are an outstanding role model to their surfing community and are recommended by their national surfing federation. Read more…