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The intent of 5 to Watch – Canada’s Sports Business Awards is to raise funds to help George Brown Polytechnic students succeed. Outstanding students from the Faculty of Business, Creative Industries, and Culinary Arts Sport and Event Marketing Program who have demonstrated a variety of skills, including academic performance and have identified financial need are selected to receive these awards.
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2024-2025 Student Bursary Recipients
The 2024-2025 5 to Watch - Canada's Sports Business Awards Student Bursaries were presented to the following George Brown Polytechnic Faculty of Business, Creative Industries, and Culinary Arts students:
5 to Watch Endowment: Junkuan He, Maimoona Farooqi, Darren Woo, Martha Ramirez
Game Breaker Award - Powered by FanDuel: Neel Rajesh Bhatt, Komal Chhabra, Yvonne Merrilyn Wairimu Chogi, Yuanyi He, Regan Labbett, Julianna Mathie, Daisy Mary Noronha, Mona Wong, Darren Woo, Nikita Yadav
MLSE Award of Excellence: Katherine Thompson
Nathalie Cook - Canadian Women in Sport Disruptor Award: Yvonne Merrilyn Wairimu Chogi, Regan Labbett, Nikita Yada
2023 Student Bursary Recipients
The 2023 5 to Watch - Canada's Sports Business Awards Student Bursaries were presented to the following George Brown Polytechnic Faculty of Business, Creative Industries, and Culinary Arts students:
- Lai Sim Wong
- Yik Ming Kwok
- Mahan Giahi Saravani
- Shreya Sunil Dubey
- Oleksandr Zhoravovych
- Carol Jessica Dsouza
CFL Achievement Award: Rodney Fajardo
TSN Award of Excellence: Maia Belmore
MLSE Award of Excellence: Carter Holmes
CTC Sports Marketing Award: Hannah Burrows and Neel Soman
Nathalie Cook Disruptor Award: Hannah Daniels, Lainy Dow, and Assel Zhursin
2022 Student Bursary Recipients
The 2022 5 to Watch - Canada's Sports Business Awards Student Bursaries were presented to the following George Brown Polytechnic Faculty of Business, Creative Industries, and Culinary Arts students:
- Ayush Agarwal
- Nidhi Rakesh Kumar Chauhan
- Hyun-jin Im
- Rahul Suresh Dalvi
- Wing In Wong
- Justin Daniel Co
CFL Achievement Award: Daniel Buggea
TSN Award of Excellence: Saeid Ghobadi
MLSE Award of Excellence: Lee Tanner
CTC Sports Marketing Award: Yee Yan and Vanessa Leung
2021 Student Bursary Recipients
The 2021 5 to Watch - Canada's Sports Business Awards Student Bursaries were presented virtually to:
- CFL Achievement Award: Rodney Fajardo
- MLSE Award of Excellence: Carter Holmes
- TSN Award of Excellence: Maia Belmore
- CTC Sports Marketing Award: Neel Soman and Hannah Burrows
2020 Student Bursary Recipients
The 2020 5 to Watch - Canada's Sports Business Awards Student Bursaries were presented virtually to:
- BMO Sports Marketing Award: Genevieve Andrea
- CFL Achievement Award: Matthew Mekler
- MLSE Award of Excellence: Alyssa Mercer
- SDI Sport & Event Marketing Award: Leslie Sim
- TSN Award of Excellence: Brennan Froud
- CTC Sports Marketing Award: Sarah Mace
- Cambria Canada Marketing Award: Tiyana Hunter
2019 Student Bursary Recipients
The 2019 5 to Watch - Canada's Sports Business Awards Student Bursaries were presented at the George Brown Polytechnic Faculty of Business, Creative Industries, and Culinary Arts Student Awards evening held on April 25, 2019.
- BMO Sports Marketing Award: Michael Cathcart
- CFL Achievement Award: Alpar Akman
- MLSE Award of Excellence: Shih Yinn Chen
- SDI Sport and Event Marketing Award: Emily Alexander
- CTC Sports Marketing Award: Edward Alexander Reid
- TSN Award of Excellence: Brittany Almeida
2018 Student Bursary Recipients
The 2018 5 to Watch- Canada's Sports Business Awards Student Bursaries were presented at the George Brown Polytechnic Faculty of Business, Creative Industries, and Culinary Arts Student Awards evening held on March 29, 2018.
- BMO Sports Marketing Award: Ashleigh Gomez
- CFL Achievement Award: Sydney Holmes
- MLSE Award of Excellence: Matthew Neubauer
- SDI Sport and Event Marketing Award: Julio Martinez Anaya
- CTC Sports Marketing Award: Kristy Cook
- TSN Award of Excellence: Alexander Peat
2017 Student Bursary Recipients
The 2017 5 to Watch - Canada's Sports Business Awards Student Bursaries were presented at the George Brown Polytechnic Faculty of Business, Creative Industries, and Culinary Arts Student Awards evening held on March 29, 2017.
- BMO Sports Marketing Award: Riccardo Nero
- CFL Achievement Award: Olivier De Feydeau
- MLSE Award of Excellence: Ashley Gaffigan
- SDI Sport and Event Marketing Award: Candice Joseph
- CTC Sports Marketing Award: Daniel John Popowich
- TSN Award of Excellence: Emma Lambert
2016 Student Bursary Recipients
The 2016 5 to Watch - Canada's Sports Business Awards Student Bursaries were presented at the George Brown Polytechnic Faculty of Business, Creative Industries, and Culinary Arts Student Awards evening held on April 6, 2016.
- BMO Sports Marketing Award: Kern DSouza
- CFL Achievement Award: Alexa Costa
- MLSE Award of Excellence: Alex Hallink
- SDI Sport and Event Marketing Award: Alex Maryuen
- TSN Award of Excellence: Madeline Blais
2015 Student Bursary Recipients
The 2015 5 to Watch - Canada's Sports Business Awards Student Bursaries were presented at the George Brown Polytechnic Faculty of Business, Creative Industries, and Culinary Arts Student Awards evening held on April 7, 2015.
- SDI Sport and Event Marketing Award: Megan Moore
- BMO Sports Marketing Award: Kellen Bondy
- MLSE Award of Excellence: ody-Ann Tam
- CFL Achievement Award: Craig Garvie
- TSN Award of Excellence: Sarah Moore
2014 Student Bursary Recipients
The 2014 5 to Watch - Canada's Sports Business Awards Student Bursaries were presented at the George Brown Polytechnic Faculty of Business, Creative Industries, and Culinary Arts Student Awards evening held on April 2, 2014.
- SDI Sport and Event Marketing Award: Wesley Correa
- BMO Sports Marketing Award: Kendall Cramm
- MLSE Award of Excellence: Ashley Hoy
- CFL Achievement Award: Michael Wilson
- TSN Award of Excellence: Kathryn Grabowski
2013 Student Bursary Recipients
The first 5 to Watch - Canada's Sports Business Awards Student Bursaries were presented at the George Brown Polytechnic Faculty of Business, Creative Industries, and Culinary Arts Student Awards evening held on March 27, 2013.
- SDI Sport and Event Marketing Award: Matt MacDonald
- BMO Sports Marketing Award: Michael Cudmore
- MLSE Award of Excellence: Alexandra Georgakopoulos
- CFL Achievement Award: Trish Gautier
- TSN Award of Excellence: Heather Mawhinney