Prime Minister's scholarship for top cyclists

Feb 2nd, 10. Twenty Kiwi cyclists were today announced as recipients of the Prime Minister's Sport Scholarship to enable them to study while pursuing their cycling goals.

Cath Cheatley (seen here after winning the Festival of Cycling race) is studying accounting with her scholarship ©RoadCycling.co.nz 

The scholarships aim to support cyclists, and other sports people, to pursue tertiary study or professional development while continuing to strive for sporting success.  

Awarded athletes receive up to $10,000 for university fees and a capped living allowance of $2,000 per six months.  

Cath Cheatley, based in the US for most of the year, is taking advantage of the opportunity to study for free, she is working towards an Accountancy qualification.

Cheatley told RoadCycling.co.nz late last year she thinks it's a fantastic opportunity and all eligible athletes should definitely consider taking it up.

A total of $4.25 million is allocated and this year over 400 athletes and support staff were awarded scholarships after proving they were capable of supporting SPARC's high performance mission of  'more New Zealanders winning on the world stage.'

Road & track cyclists awarded the Prime Minister's sport scholarship

• Cath Cheatley
• Jo Kiesanowski
• Kaytee Boyd
• Linda Villumsen
• Rushlee Buchanan
• Peter Latham
• Jason Christie
• Tom Scully
• Sam Webster
• Jaime Nielsen
• Lauren Ellis
• Malindi MacLean
• Edward Dawkins
• Ethan Mitchell
• Myron Simpson
• Shane Archbold
• Shem Rodger
• Simon van Velthooven
• Meshy Holt 
• Toni Bradshaw