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The Luke Durbridge Sport Scholarship is being offered once again to students in Years 7-11 for 2020. Applications for the scholarship are due on Friday 18 October 2019.

About the Luke Durbridge Sport Scholarship

Luke Durbridge, Swan Christian College alumnus and current member of the international cycling team Mitchelton-Scott, initiated the scholarship in 2015 to encourage and support athletes in the following fields:

  • Road Cycling
  • Track Cycling
  • General Triathlon
  • Adventure Racing

The money provided through this scholarship can be used in a range of ways such as purchasing of equipment, travel to events and coaching.

About Luke Durbridge

Luke is a professional cyclist from Perth and discovered cycling after participating in various sports in his younger years. Having dabbled in rugby, basketball and triathlon, at the age of 15 he made the transition to road and track cycling.

He won numerous national titles in his junior years, including three U19 World Championships and received a bronze medal in the Individual Time trial at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India. In 2012 Luke turned professional with GreenEDGE Cycling (now Mitchelton-Scott) and went on to win dual national titles at the Australian Road Championships with the Individual Time Trial and Road Race. Luke continues to be a competitive member of the Mitchelton-Scott team and has competed in the Tour de France since 2014, finishing four out of five Tours.

How to apply

To be eligible for the scholarship, students must be able to meet the following requirements:

1)     Have a high level of attendance at the College

2)     Be in good standing within the College (both behavioural and academic)

 

To apply for the scholarship, athletes must write a letter of application addressed to the Principal via the Principal’s PA Mrs Natalee Friend by Friday 18 October 2019 addressing the following criteria:

  • Name of applicant
  • Category of sport
  • Individual goals for the sport
  • How does the candidate believe they would benefit from the scholarship?
  • Why does the candidate believe they are worthy of the scholarship?

We wish to thank Mr Luke Durbridge for his generosity in setting up this scholarship and look forward to his ongoing partnership with us as he supports up and coming athletes.

 

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