The Montreal Bridge League

SUBSIDY POLICY – 2012-2014

1. A subsidy fund is available for the year 2012.

2. For information purposes: ‘Bridge Week’ will take place in the following cities:

2012: Montreal (Quebec) – 28 April – 5 May

2013: Toronto (Ontario) – Dates to be confirmed

2014: Calgary (Alberta) – 3-12 May

Subsidies may be allocated to players who represent our unit (ACBL No. 151), our district (ACBL No. 1), or our country in national or international competitions for which they have qualified.

The MBL will consider only requests from members who have regularly taken part in Unit 151 events, i.e participation to at least two tournaments and regular presence at affiliated clubs, or volunteer work or any other implication with the MBL.

It is understood that the MBL is under no obligation to grant subsidies.

a) Players MUST present a written request to the MBL if they believe they are eligible for a subsidy. A form is available on MBL website.

b) Only paid-up Unit 151 members are eligible (i.e. must be an ACBL and CBF paid-up member when applying for a subsidy).

c) A 151 Unit member who qualified in another unit for a national or international competition will be eligible for 50% of the available subsidy.

d) An unqualified member added to complete a pair or a team will not be eligible for any subsidy.

e) A ‘Subsidy Committee’ will be named every year to evaluate the admissibility of applicants, refuse or accept and distribute the subsidies. Committee members are identified on the “Request for subsidy” form.

f) Any MBL board member who may have a conflict of interest will abstain from voting when decisions are taken regarding the granting of subsidies.

g) Any request for a subsidy from a member who has been suspended or under probation, or who has been suspended in the last year may be refused without justification from the committee.

h) A player who becomes eligible by default is entitled to the same subsidy as that granted to a player who qualified for the same event.

i) Should a team or a pair hire a captain, the latter will not be eligible for a subsidy.

j) Requests for subsidies MUST be received by a ‘subsidy committee member’ at least ten (10) working days BEFORE the event in which the player intends to participate. Should the request not meet that delay, a 10% penalty per working day will be applied on the approved subsidy amount. Payment of the subsidy will be made within a reasonable delay (+/- ten days) AFTER the event has ended.

4. Below are approximate amounts available for various admissible competitions:

- GNT: Grand National Teams

*N/A if on Unit 151 territory.

*Up to $400 elsewhere

- NAP: North American Pairs

*N/A for Canada (there may be exceptions).

*To be determined for USA.

- WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

*To be determined if in America.

*$500 minimum for any other continent.

5. Competitions for which the MBL will consider granting a subsidy:

- World Championships (Bermuda Bowl, Venice Cup)

- World Olympiads (Open, Teams, Senior), every four years.

- CBC, Canadian Bridge Federation events

- NAP and GNT, ACBL events.

****Players receiving a subsidy from the MBL may be requested to do some volunteer work during the 12 months following payment of the said subsidy.

**** Any refusal to work may entail a consequence to be determined by the subsidy commitee members.