Scholarships & Awards

NATIONAL UNION TOMMY DOUGLAS SCHOLARSHIP
Value: $1000
Application Deadline: June 30

Administrator: SIAST Wascana Campus

Notes: Open to all students who plan to enter the first year of a Canadian public post secondary education Institution full-time and who are the children of, or foster children of a National Union of Public and General Employees member. Awarded to the author of a 750-1000 word essay on: “How Tommy Douglas’ life contributed to making Canada a more just equitable society”.

Contact Information:
Sherry Reiger
4500 Wascana Parkway PO Box 556
Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 3A3
Phone: 306-798-4282
Fax: 306-798-8113
Web Site: http://www.nupge.ca/news_2003/n14oc03b.htm

CANADIAN BRAILLE LITERACY FOUNDATION
Value: Not specified
Application Deadline: June 30

Administrator: Canadian National Institute for the Blind, The

Notes: Grants are made only to registered non-profit organizations for activities to promote public awareness, research coordination and information sharing that foster awareness of braille, development of braille literacy materials and advance the use of braille to enhance access to information. See website or contact for further information.

Contact Information:
Canadian Braille Literacy Foundation
The Canadian National Institute for the Blind
1929 Bayview Ave.
Toronto, Ontario M4G 3E8
Phone: 416-480-7022
Fax: 416-480-7677
Website: http://www.cnib.ca/eng/national/awards/cblf/cblf.htm
Email: mailto:awards@cnib.ca

DOLLARSHIP
Value: $500
Application Deadline: June 30

Notes: Dollarship is the world’s first peer-to-peer scholarship network that grants unlimited $500 (US funds) scholarships to students worldwide. Please see the Web site for more information (and please note that amounts refered to on the Dollarship Web site are in US funds).

Contact Information:
Christina Barsch
VP of Operations
11200 W. Wisconsin, Ste. 10
Youngtown, Arizona
USA 85363
Phone: 623-215-2898
Fax: 623-215-2899
Web Site: http://www.dollarship.com
E-mail: cbarsch@dollarship.com
Application Address: http://www.dollarship.com/scholarship_apply.html