A student from the University of Stirling has been chosen to speak on a panel for the sportscotland Young People’s Sport Panel.
Holly Wilkie-Milne
Holly Wilkie-Milne is a Sport and Exercise Science student at the university and is currently in the second year of her studies. She is also a part of the British Curling performance programme and was one of the only twenty people chosen to be on the panel of whom were chosen through a competitive recruitment process.
Coming from Perth, Holly has partaken in curling after first doing it when she was seven years old. She paved her way through the local junior stages and later competed at the highest international level.
She was a member of the GB team that won during the World Junior Curling Championships in Germany (Füssen) in March 2023. However most recently went with team GB and represented them at the World University Games in Italy (Torino).
Holly is a part of only a few people who will be able to speak and work with national agencies, government bodies and Scotland’s wider sporting community.
The Young People’s Sport Panel
The Young People’s Sport Panel which is led by sportscotland and supported by Young Scot “provides a national platform to represent the voice of young people across Scotland” according to the sportscotland website.
Further seen from the website the panels aim is to “help influence and shape the future of sport in Scotland and to raise the profile of sport.”
The website also states that the programme’s principle is that “young people’s views are heard and valued, and they have the opportunity to influence decision making and drive change.”
The seventh cohort of the panel is the one that Holly will be partaking in, and the other members can be read about here.
UoS Curling Sport Scholarship
The University of Stirling website also gives information regarding a curling scholarship that can be acquired for students in curling for more exciting opportunities.
The website states that: “we offer scholarships in partnership with British and Scottish Curling to offer athletes a bespoke coaching programme which fits in with the demands of elite sport.”
It is stated that the scholarship offers a great deal to students including: enhanced training opportunities at the National Curling Academy at the Peak providing dedicated ice all year around, sports medicine (including physiotherapy) and psychology support to work on individual and team dynamics, and high performance coaching services providing advice and support.
The other benefits are listed as: support in nutrition and performance analysis, costs including training and competition costs being covered (with additional support offered in the form of academic flexibility and financial subsidies for academic related expenses like accommodation, living grants and tuition fees if applicable).
There is also a selection of criteria listed for the scholarship which can be read here. To apply simply visit the website and complete/return the ISSP application from the required date.
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