ELEVEN AUFA EQUITY SCHOLARSHIPS / BURSARIES
AWARDED
As I reported in the October issue of the Communicator, a call for applications
for the newly created AUFA Equity Scholarships / Bursaries was issued in
September with a deadline for submissions of October 31. I am pleased to report
that twelve students answered the call for applications and eleven of those who
applied have received funding for a total of $18,000. The awards were made based on the approved
criteria (full‐time entering or returning
Acadia students with a minimum average of 80% who are also students with
childcare needs, children of SEIU local 902 members, Aboriginals, or African
Nova Scotians) and in increments of $1,000. If a student met two
of the criteria (for instance, a scholarship level student who is an Aboriginal
with child care needs) he or she received two awards for a total of
$2,000. It is gratifying to see that
AUFA’s generous gift has been used to help fund
eleven deserving students and that it will continue to enhance Acadia’s
financial aid program in the future.
More awards from the original $25,000 donated by AUFA may be given out to students in January 2010. Money donated by individual AUFA members (over $33,000 to date) will be used to fund a second round of scholarships and bursaries in the 2010–2011 academic year. Citations for these awards are posted on the Acadia Financial Aid website: http://www.acadiau.ca/prospective/finance/eguide.html. The newly established AUFA Equity scholarships make clear our association’s commitment to issues such as childcare and equity. It is my hope that these scholarships will help our efforts to recruit students from traditionally underrepresented groups and make our Acadia community more reflective of the diversity that exists in our society.
Janice Best