Cassap Australian BMX Freestyle Scholarship
*Scholarship update February 2023
The 2023 Scholarship winners will be announced at the 2023 Australian BMX Hall Of Fame Awards currently scheduled for September. Moving forward, the winners will be announced annually at this awards night. Results from the National Championships (whenever they occur throughout the 12 month period) will be taken into consideration.
Can’t make it to the Nationals? You are not excluded - If you believe you deserve a scholarship then we encourage you to contact us and tell us how and why a scholarship would assist in your Freestyle BMX journey. Applicants should email cassapbmx@gmail.com and provide as much information as possible including links to your social media
Beginning in 2022, The Cassap Australian BMX Freestyle Scholarship will be offered to support the next generation of up and coming Australian BMX Freestylers. The scholarship is the brainchild of one of Australia’s first Freestyle BMX Superstars and Hall Of Fame Inductee - Steve Cassap. In 2021 the iconic Cassap BMX brand was relaunched with a range of select re-issue and new product offerings, with a single goal in mind: to support Australian Freestyle BMX Development. Profits from the sale of Cassap BMX products sold (via www.cassapbmx.com.au) will go towards supporting this initiative.
About:
The scholarship will be awarded annually at the Australian BMX Hall Of Fame Awards, and be offered to one male and one female rider, chosen by a panel of experts. To be eligible, athletes must be aged between 12-17, and be an Australian Citizen.
Scholarship winners will receive a cash prize, along with Cassap promotional material and merchandise to become Cassap Scholarship ambassadors for a 12 month period. The scholarship prize is intended to support travel and training expenses for each athlete. In addition to direct financial support, each athlete will receive Freestyle BMX products from Australia’s oldest and most respected BMX Wholesale Distributor - BMX International. Successful Scholarship recipients will also be invited to attend special AusCycling training sessions (that fall within the scholarship period) with the Australian Freestyle Team and be invited to attend the Annual Australian BMX Hall Of Fame Awards night.
Expectations of the winners:
Successful Scholarship winners will become Cassap BMX Scholarship ambassadors for the period following the Australian BMX Hall OF Fame Awards until the next Hall Of Fame Awards are held. Regular social media progress updates and promotional opportunities will be made available throughout the period and each scholarship holder will provide regular updates on their achievements and progress through their own social media channels with cross promotion availability through Cassap BMX, BMX International, AusCycling and the Australian BMX Hall Of Fame.
It is an exciting time for Freestyle BMX in Australia with Logan Martin being crowned the 2021 Santini AusCycling Cyclist of the Year aka as the “Oppy Medal” on the back of his Gold Medal wins at the Olympics and World Championships and with Natalya Diehm making the Olympic Finals, Freestyle has a bright future. The Cassap Australian BMX Freestyle Scholarship hopes to support our next superstars to achieve their goals.
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