Lightning Boat Grant Program
To Apply for one of these two grants:
1) You must complete the grant
application form and submit it to the ILCA office by midnight
December
31, 2007. There are three acceptable ways to submit the
application:
a) You may print out the application and send it by
mail
or FedEx to:
International Lightning Class Association
attn: Boat Grant Application
7625 SO Yampa St
Centennial, CO 80016
The postmark is not controlling, the application must be in the
Office before January 1, 2008.
b) You may print out
the grant application form and
submit it to the ILCA
office via FAX at 303-699-2178.
c) You may submit your application via email to:
office@lightningclass.org
and include "Boat Grant
Application" in the
subject line.
Late applications will not be considered.
2) You are not required to use the application
form, as long as all the information is included. Incomplete
Applications will not be considered.
3) Include with your application -
a) Your sailing resume.
b) Information about your teammates and their sailing
resumes.
c) Letters of recommendation and contact information
from two sailing references.
They can be a current or
former coach, a competitor, a
member of your yacht
club, or any other sailing
reference who knows you
well.
d) A personal letter outlining what the grant would
mean
to you and why you are the best
candidate for a grant.
4) If you are under 18, your application must
be accompanied by a signed letter from a parent or guardian in
support of this application, with the understanding that they will
be responsible for the boat and your activities.
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