NEW DELHI: Football Delhi on Thursday announced a scholarship programme for talented U-16 players of the National Capital Region for college admission in the US and UK, in partnership with Crayons Academy for Skills Excellence (CASE).
Each year, two talented footballers – a junior boy and a girl – will be identified based on their football and academic achievements for a scholarship.
Football Delhi and CASE will work to secure admission of these two selected players in colleges in the USA, Canada and UK.
“Playing college sports is a unique way of combining education with high-level of competitive sports. This gives a player international exposure without any compromise on education,” PTI quotes Football Delhi president Shaji Prabhakaran as stating in a release.
“The partnership with CASE is aimed towards Football Delhi’s commitment to provide holistic development to young footballers in Delhi/NCR,” he said.
The eligibility criteria will require the players to have played in the sub-junior and junior open national level tournaments by representing their respective states. Minimum academic eligibility will also be required.
