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Calumet College Bursary Fund

Donor: Calumet College

Calumet College offers annual bursaries up to the value of the yearly interest generated on the Calumet Student Assistant Bursary Fund account. The sums granted vary and are divided among a small number of eligible applicants taking into consideration both academic standing and need. A minimum B (6.0) average is required in at least 24 credits, or the equivalent, taken while a student is enrolled in the college.

Calumet College Council Bursary

Donor: Calumet College Council

The Calumet College Council established this bursary in 1998. It will be presented annually (selection in the fall) to a Calumet student who is a Canadian citizen/permanent resident, a resident of Ontario as defined by the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) and who has demonstrated financial need.

Additionally, the recipient will be an active member of Calumet College. The grade requirement will be a full course load in the previous year, as a Calumet student, with a minimum grade point average of 5 (C+).

Olga Cirak Alumni Bursary Fund

Donor: Friends of Stong College

The purpose of the bursary fund is to provide an opportunity for financial aid to full-time members of the Stong community of at least one full academic session who have demonstrated a high level of commitment and involvement in the college, a serious academic attitude and financial need. Deadline date for application is October 15. Further information may be obtained from the Master's Office, 317 Stong College. The Board of Trustees reserves the right not to make an award in a given year.

The George Doxey Bursary Fund

A bursary will be awarded to a deserving student in McLaughlin Residence (Tatham Hall) on demonstration of financial need.

Lola Hayman Alumni Bursary Fund

A bursary, established to honour the memory of Mrs. Lola Hayman, is awarded annually to a student who has been a member of Founders College for at least one year. The award will be given to a student who has demonstrated a high level of commitment to the college, has an accumulative grade point average of B and who shows financial need. The bursary is administered by a committee established for the purpose by Founders College. The deadline for application is normally October 15. Application forms and further information may be obtained from the Master's Office, 216 Founders College.

Annie Kaplansky Award

Donor: Dr. Michael Copeland

This award has been established to honour Annie Kaplansky and her personal commitment to hard work and achievement of excellence. All full-time first-year Calumet College students will be eligible for this award. The award will recognize academic excellence in the successful student's chosen area of study. Applicants must have a minimum B (6.0) average from their five first-year courses to apply for this award. The successful applicant must have demonstrable financial need, be a Canadian citizen/permanent resident and be a resident of Ontario as defined by the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP).

McLaughlin College's Helen and Elgin Turner Bursary

Donor: Estate of Elgin Turner

Mr. Turner, a former branch bank manager and amateur wood carver, was a Fellow of McLaughlin College. This bursary fund is open to McLaughlin College students who achieve high academic standing and are in financial need. Applicants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents as well as Ontario residents as defined by the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP).

Janet A. McRae Bursary

Donor: A Fellow of Vanier College

The bursary, established to honour the memory of Janet A. McRae, is awarded annually to a student in good standing who has been a member of Vanier College for at least one year and who shows financial need. Preference will be given to a student from the Madawaska Valley area of Ontario (roughly, Renfrew and Hastings Counties and the District of Nipissing). The bursary is administered at the direction of a committee established for the purpose by Vanier College. The deadline for applications is normally November 15; information and application forms may be obtained from the Master's Office, 254 Vanier College.

Judith Rosner-Siegel/Vanier College Award

Donor: Friends of Judith Rosner-Siegel

The Judith Rosner-Siegel/Vanier College Award will be given to a Vanier College student, in at least second term at Vanier, taking a minimum of 18 credits, who demonstrates financial need. Preference will be given to those who best combine academic achievement and contribution to the life of the college. Two awards will be made annually, one in the Fall Term and one in the Winter Term. The award is administered at the direction of a committee established by Vanier College. Information and application forms may be obtained from the Master's Office, 254 Vanier College; the deadline for applications will normally be November 15 and February 15.