Development news 2006-2007 - University of Kent

Sports
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Sports scholarships
In partnership with a number of donor organisations, the University Centre for Sports Studies is
pleased to be able to offer a selection of scholarships to talented sportsmen and women at Kent.
This includes:
• £1,000 per annum scholarship from the Annual Fund
• £2,000 per annum in partnership with Canterbury Rugby Club and Barretts of Canterbury
• £2,000 per annum in partnership with Canterbury Ladies’ Hockey Club.
Student Rebecca Standing has become the University of Kent at Medway’s first sports scholar and
will receive a scholarship of £1,000 for each year of study. As well as being an accomplished
sportswoman and representing both her home town, Ashford, in netball, and Canterbury district
in athletics, Rebecca qualified as one of the youngest netball umpires in Kent (at 14) and has
officiated in adult leagues.
First-year psychology student Natalie Seymour has received the first Canterbury Ladies Hockey
Club and University of Kent £2,000 ‘Partnership’ Scholarship.
‘This is the first time we have offered the Canterbury Ladies Hockey Club Scholarship and I am
very pleased with our close working relationship with the Club’, said Mike Wilkins, Director of
Sport. ‘I am also delighted for Natalie. She is an outstanding prospect who has just come back
from playing for the England under-21s in the Junior World Cup in Chile where she competed
against the USA, Holland, Spain, Australia and Chile in front of large crowds. Natalie is only 18
years old and to be in Canterbury’s excellent first team and in the England under-21 team shows
just what an outstanding player she is.’
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