Ed Sweeney Memorial Awards

ED SWEENEY MEMORIAL AWARDS
AND MEMORIAL RESEARCH GRANTS

The Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame is pleased to announce the creation of a new program of awards and grants. The new initiative will be called the Ed Sweeney Memorial Awards and Grants Program. It is named in honour of Ed Sweeney, who passed away in 2013. Sweeney was inducted into the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame in 2005, in recognition of his tireless efforts to discover and publicize the history of hockey in Manitoba and the worldwide hockey achievements of Manitobans.
 
ED SWEENEY MEMORIAL AWARDS

Beginning in 2015, and annually thereafter, a maximum of two Ed Sweeney Memorial Awards, each worth up to $500.00, will be presented to individuals or groups who recently have published or produced items that contribute significantly to knowledge of Manitoba's hockey history. The items can be books, articles, films, television programs, radio programs, theatrical productions, internet productions, or public exhibitions. The winners will be chosen from items nominated on a form to be found here; (www.mbhockeyhalloffame.ca/Sweeney Awards).

The deadline for submissions of the nominations is December 31, of any given year. Anything published or produced within five years of the current year will be eligible. Nominated items will be judged by a selection committee whose recommendations  will be ratified by the MBHHF Board of Directors. An announcement on the recipients of the the Sweeney Memorial Award will be announced each Spring.

ED SWEENEY MEMORIAL
RESEARCH GRANTS

Beginning in 2015, and annually thereafter, Ed Sweeney Memorial Research Grants will be awarded to individuals or groups who plan to prepare a publication or production that promises to contribute significantly to awareness of Manitoba's hockey history. The publication or production may be a book, an article, a film, a television program, a radio program, a theatrical production, an internet production, or a public exhibition. Researchers will be required to fill out an application form that can be found here; (www.mbhockeyhalloffame.ca/Sweeney Grants).

The maximum amount that will be allocated for grants in any one year is $1,000.00, and the maximum amount that will be awarded to any one project over five years is $5,000.00.

The deadline for applications for Sweeney grants is December 31st of any given year. Applications will be judged by a selection committee whose recommendations will be ratified by the MBHHF Board of Directors. An announcement on the recipients of the Sweeney Research Grants will be announced each Spring.