Mr. and Mrs. Najam Sahar Bridge Builders Award

The Canadian Federation of Bridge Builders (CFOBB) is a non-profit, non-political, non-religious organization, dedicated to building bridges of understanding, harmony and respect among Canadians of all ethnic, cultural, religious, and racial backgrounds.

Our high school Bridge Builders Awards program is designed to encourage and support the development of multicultural understanding and tolerance in our Canadian society. The long term goal of the Canadian Federation of Bridge Builders is to aspire to the future generations so that all Canadians, irrespective of their ethnic, cultural, linguistic, religious, and racial background, are treated equally and with respect by their fellow Canadians. By making the Bridge Builders Awards available to every high school student in Canada, our future generations should have a high level of knowledge and awareness that should help eradicate fear, ignorance, and misunderstanding for years to come.

BRIDGE BUILDER AWARDS
A Bridge Builder Award is a prize of no less that $500 to be given annually to one graduating high school student in each School Division or Sub-Division in accordance with the criteria and procedures defined below.

INNOVATIONS ARE ENCOURAGED.
Students applying for this award must demonstrate a significant contribution towards improving relations between cultural groups in Canada. Accomplishments that will be considered include the following:
• Any work which contributes to the better understanding and appreciation of misunderstood cultural groups in Canada, an understanding which should contribute to a reduction in prejudices, racism, stereotyping and discrimination while promoting harmony among our Canadian mosaic.
• Making a recognized positive contribution to society through civic engagement and/or volunteering experience in multi-faith, multiracial or multicultural settings...
• Performing voluntary work consistent with the objectives of this award.
• Substantial contribution to building or mending broken multiethnic, multi-faith and multicultural bridges between Canadians.
• Liaison with new immigrants, helping to raise their awareness of Canadian modes of behaviour and appearance, to facilitate their rapid and comfortable integration in their new community as well as their acceptance in the culture of their new adopted country.

Any students who are interested in more information about this award, or who would like to consider being nominated for this award should see Ms. Catalano or Ms. Moroz in Student Services. The deadline to apply is May 8th, 2014.

Food Sciences Scholarship

A brand new scholarship for students who are interested in pursuing their studies in the Food Science program at the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences. These scholarships are supported from the Guelph Food Technology Centre (GFTC) Legacy Fund, which was established to support scholarships and programs focused on the food production and processing industries. This year there are three scholarships to be awarded to students entering our Faculty, valued at up to $8,000 each.

The scholarships, valued at $4,000 each, will be offered to undergraduate students who:
-- have graduated from high school with a minimum average of 85% on those courses considered for admission to the University of Manitoba;
-- have met the entrance requirements for the Direct Entry Program Option of the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences at the University of Manitoba;
-- are enrolled full-time (minimum 80% course load) in the Bachelor of Science in Food Science degree program in the year in which the scholarship is tenable.

The scholarships are renewable at a value of $4,000 each for a maximum of one year provided the recipient:
-- enrolls full-time (minimum 80% course load) in the second year of study in the Bachelor of Science in Food Science degree program;
-- has achieved a minimum degree grade point average of 3.0.

If you have any students that are interested in studying food science and have applied to the University of Manitoba to be a direct entry student in the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences this fall, please see Mrs. Moroz or Ms. Catalano in Student Services for an application.

The deadline for receipt of the application for this scholarship is Monday, May 5th. 2014.

Crohn's and Colitis Canada AbbVie IBD Scholarship

Crohn's and Colitis Canadais currently offering ten (10) one-time scholarships of $5,000 to students living with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis who are entering into (or currently attending) post-secondary education in Canada. The scholarship eligibility requirements are as follows:

-- Students diagnosed with Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis;
-- Students seeking an associate, undergraduate, or graduate degree from a Canadian university; college; or enrolled in a trade school educational diploma; and
-- Students enrolled in or awaiting acceptance from a Canadian-based post-secondary educational institution for the Fall semester of 2014.

For more information about the scholarship, or to access the online application, please visit the website ibdscholarship.ca. The deadline to apply is 5pm EST on June 30th, 2014.

Monsanto Fund

The Monsanto Fund is proud to support post-secondary education opportunities to farm families. There are approximately 65 scholarships available to high school students across the country who are entering their first year of post-secondary education in agriculture at a Canadian college or university. Each scholarship is valued at $1500.

The application deadline is May 30th, 2014.

Scholarship forms can be found in Student Services by Mrs. Moroz and Ms. Catalano, or through the Monsanto Canada website at www.monsanto.ca