Important news for athletes in the city. This week, the municipality is publishing a "call for applications" for scholarships for outstanding athletes who are residents of the city. The scholarship is intended to encourage and assist outstanding athletes in advancing their training and achievements in the field in which they excel.
At the same time, the municipality issued a call for scholarships for athletes with disabilities who train in regular and recognized frameworks associated with international sports organizations that hold international competitions, such as: Special Olympics/Virtus/ASAH - the sports organization of the deaf in Israel.
The Municipality of Modi'in Maccabim Re'ut sees great importance in promoting sports activity among its residents, including successful sports activity. Alongside municipal investment in this area, the municipality also provides ongoing support to sports bodies according to a support procedure, carried out by a support committee.
The scholarship is intended to encourage and assist athletes in financing the costs of participating in competitions in Israel and abroad, participating in courses or professional training, special training, purchasing equipment, etc.
The Outstanding Athletes Scholarship Fund, which is provided annually, is one of the municipality's ways of promoting sports in the city and honoring athletes. Individual athletes or teams will be able to submit an application for the scholarship and provided that they meet the criteria detailed on the municipality's website and include, among other things, priority for athletes who train and represent the city's sports association, priority will be given to sports fields that received priority within the framework of the local master plan and more. Full details are as stated on the municipality's website.
Elad Shimonovich, Sports Portfolio Holder: "The athletes' scholarships are intended for the most outstanding and for athletes who represent the city, and some of them - the country - at the highest levels. In recent years, we have significantly increased the scope of the scholarships and I invite everyone who is eligible to apply."
Submission will be possible on the municipality's website under the Culture, Sports and Leisure tab – Scholarships. Applications are open until 30.9.25.
