IOC Olympic Solidarity Athlete Scholarship
Through the Olympic Solidarity program, the IOC offers National Olympic Committees assistance in the preparation of athletes and national teams towards the Olympic Games as well as continental and regional Multi-Sports Games.
Namely, the Olympic Solidarity offers:
- Olympic Scholarships for Athletes in their preparation and qualification for specific Olympic Games (both Summer and Winter Olympic);
- Team Support Grants applicable to team sports preparing for and participating in regional, continental and world level competitions;
- Continental Athlete Support Grants for Athletes who are preparing for regional, continental and world level competitions;
- Athlete Career Transition (ACT) program which supports Olympians at various stages of their competitive careers as they consider, plan and transition to a successful post-athletic professional life.
Dato’ Sieh Kok Chi was born on the 8th of November 1938. After his retirement in 1991, as an Engineer in the Department of Irrigation and Drainage Malaysia, Dato’ Sieh chose to continue his involvement, full time, in the field of sports, where his life-long passion was, especially in the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM).
Born on 21st March 1949, Y.A.M Tunku Tan Sri Imran is the second son of the late Tuanku Jaafar, an elected monarch of the Negeri Sembilan. Tunku Imran was educated in the UK at the King’s School, Canterbury and studied law at Nottingham University before being called to the Bar at Gray’s Inn, London in 1971 and qualifying as a Barrister at Law.