NTIS Athlete Scholarships The Department, through the NTIS, supported the development of nationally identified athletes through provision of funding to help offset training and competition related expenses. The Department provided grant funding to 12 NTIS scholarship athletes in 2015-16 totalling $37 000. The grant recipients included: Recipient
Amount ($)
Abby Cubillo (basketball)
2 500
Amy Collins (baseball)
5 000
Brooke Peris (hockey)
5 000
Elizabeth Duguid (weightlifting)
500
Erin Lidbetter (hockey)
1 500
Isabella MacDonald (netball)
1 500
Jaqui Graf (hockey)
1 500
Jeremy Hayward (hockey)
5 000
Leon Hayward (hockey)
5 000
Nathan Hochman (hockey)
1 500
Rhys Dowling (squash)
3 000
Tom O’Neil-Thorne (wheelchair basketball)
5 000
TOTAL
37 000
12
NTIS Athlete Scholarships totalling over
$37k
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