The Society is proud to support the educational pursuits of our Members’ and Pensioners’ children and grandchildren once again as they attend a post-secondary institution of higher learning. A good education is the cornerstone of helping the next generation reach their full potential so that they can both secure good jobs and help to improve our society as a whole.
This year the Society, with the support for two prizes from the Pensioners’ Chapter, awarded 32 scholarships to assist with the costs of pursuing post-secondary education. The Society awarded 10 scholarships worth $1,500 and 22 additional scholarships for $1,000.
Winners were scored based on their current volunteer work, a personal statement describing the applicant's interest in impacting their community or broader society, as well as a short essay on one of four topics related to the labour movement and role of unions. Qualified applicants were assessed by a committee after identifying information removed to ensure objectivity and anonymity.
$1,500 Prize:
Peter Alpajaro Jr.
Shaan Banday
Megheti Bekmezian
Jayden Cates
Nicole Coman
Harjot Kaur
Amanda Pacholczak
Nishtha Patel
Lauren Richardson
Melissa Thomas
$1,000 Prize:
Kelly Deochand
Kyle Kapoor
Lydia Lawrence
Susanna Lee
Wei Winnie Li
Vasha Maharaj
Jada McKenzie
Deanna Mirshahi
Leda Naihin
Ria Nayyar
Olivea Pope
Aymen Rizwan
Isabella Rodriguez
Liam Sansom
Elizabeth Rose Shaver
Marly Squire
Garggie Talukdar
Sabreen Tayabali
Chantal Thibodeau
Rohan Uppal
Andrew Walker
Kira Wencel
