
Wayne Embry Fellowship
FELLOWSHIP OVERVIEW
The Wayne Embry Fellowship provides one Canadian the opportunity to gain firsthand experience in a professional basketball operations environment.
The fellowship consists of rotations to provide growth of knowledge and experience in all facets of an NBA basketball team. These include: coaching, scouting, team services, player development, medical, financial, equipment, travel and G-League. Each rotation will include a mentor and specific responsibilities in order to learn the role that each department plays within an NBA organization.
As the fellow, you will also have the opportunity to gain event operations experience at NBA Summer League and Basketball without Borders world camp held during NBA All-Star weekend. Travel and accommodations for these events will be covered as part of the Fellowship experience. The fellow will begin on July 2, 2019 and receive a $30,000 CAD stipend which will be paid out semi-monthly.
For more insight on the Wayne Embry Fellowship, follow the experience of this year's Wayne Embry Fellow on Instagram (@RaptorsFellow).
WHO IS THE IDEAL CANDIDATE?
The Toronto Raptors are looking for an individual who exemplifies a passion and commitment to the game of basketball in the spirit of Wayne Embry's career over his 50-years as a leader within the NBA.
Mr. Embry is a big believer in the six P's:
erseverance
ersistence
reparation
assion
erception
ride
If you have demonstrated a commitment to these words in your life, this may be the opportunity for you.
To find out more about Mr. Embry, click here to read his bio.
HOW TO APPLY
NOTE: Application submissions for the 2019-20 Wayne Embry Fellowship open March 15, 2019.
To qualify, all applicants will be asked to submit these 3 items:
APPLICATION
Complete the online application and short answer questionnaire
2-MIN VIDEO
No longer than 2 minutes in length (YouTube preferred)
Your video submission must demonstrate to our panel:
- How are you uniquely qualified for this fellowship through Wayne Embry's P's: Perseverance, Persistence, Preparation, Passion, Perception and/or Pride?
- Why do you want this fellowship?
- How have you demonstrated your passion for basketball?
2019-20 FINALISTS
Alexandra Klein
Brandan Ramnarine
Juan Nunez
Micaella Riche
Michael Simonetta
Noah Lewis
Rose-Anne Joly
WINNER
2018-19 FINALISTS
Andrew Savory
Ankit Wadera
Cassandra Brady
Jenny Lewis
Josue Sedjro
Kiefer Douse
Samar Shousher
Will Rooney
Winston Harris
WINNER
2017-18 FINALISTS
William Rooney
Alex Simons
Kashif Arshad
Aleem Hassanali
Rebecca Rollings
Graham Vehovec
Nicolas Moya
Sean Blomfield
Mark W. Birdsell
WINNER
