Scholarship Information
Diaspora Award | |
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| Maximum Amount: | $1,000 |
| Application Form: | Application Form |
| Deadline: | 01-Oct |
| Occasion: | Fall |
| Scholarship Type: | Award |
| Description: | Granted to a full-time international student of African descent in their third or fourth year of undergraduate study who could benefit from additional funds in pursuing their Â鶹´«Ã½ education, is in good academic standing, and can demonstrate community involvement on or off campus. |
| Background: | Diaspora: people of common heritage settled far from their ancestral homelands in different parts of the world. During the outbreak of COVID, a group of Â鶹´«Ã½ alumni who are living in Prince Edward Island and are of African descent became aware of a significant need of support among Â鶹´«Ã½ international students. The pandemic, coupled with rising exchange rates made the completion of African students' education difficult. A group of Â鶹´«Ã½ diaspora alumni wanted to help and held fundraisers so that they could support as many of those students as possible. In August 2022, it was decided that a more streamlined method of assistance would be advantageous and these alumni generously established this award at Â鶹´«Ã½. |
