TRUST AWARD GOALS
- to support female students who demonstrate vitality for living, enthusiasm for learning and intellectual curiosity about the world around them
- to support female students entering or attending post-secondary education through grants of money
TRUST AWARDS
Applicants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents and residents of Brantford or Brant County.
GENERAL INFORMATION
- a female student may apply for either
AWARD A: SECONDARY SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT
AWARD B: MATURE STUDENT AWARD
- applications for Award A are to be received in May
- applications for Award B are to be received in October
- each award will be worth a minimum of $1000
- applicants for Award A must achieve 80% or greater on six grade 12 level credits that include the criteria for your post-secondary program
- final selection will be based on NON-ACADEMIC criteria as indicated on the Application Form.
NOTE: Final decision on the trust awards will be determined annually by the Scholarship Committee of CFUW Brantford. All applications will be destroyed after the selection process is complete.
SOURCES OF FUNDING FOR THE TRUST AWARDS
- A portion of each member’s annual dues.
- Special events. Over the years these have included Author presentations and associated book sales, our Trivia Nights, a concert and tea.
- Private and memorial donations.
- Invested funds from the sale of our book Significant Lives.
SIGNIFICANT LIVES – Profiles of Brant County Women
Significant Lives celebrates the lives of 40 women who have left their mark, in some way, on the local, national and sometimes international scene. These individuals excelled in wide-ranging endeavours involving the arts, literature, sports, business, medicine, education and philanthropy. The book, launched on December 4th, 1997, was the 50th anniversary project of the CFUW Brantford. The book sold out quickly and unfortunately is no longer available for purchase. Money generated from the sale of the book continues to sustain our CFUW Scholarships.
CFUW BRANTFORD
CFUW Brantford was formed in 1946 by approximately 40 local women university graduates who were seeking opportunities for lively and stimulating discussion. These aims and objectives remain, but the organization – which has approximately 80 members – has added greater focus on the community by actively supporting local cultural activities, by promoting social/political activism through the hosting of all-candidates nights and campaign schools for women and by awarding scholarships to young women pursuing post-secondary education.
Founded in 1919, CFUW is a national, non-profit, non-governmental, women’s equality-seeking organization of close to 10,000 women graduates, students and associate members in 112 Clubs across Canada (www.cfuw.org). CFUW clubs can be found in all provinces.
Donating to CFUW Brantford’s Scholarship Fund
Have you considered making a tribute, memorial, or legacy gift to CFUW Brantford’s Scholarship Fund? These gifts allow you to honour a friend or family member in a unique and meaningful way. This can be done by making a donation to celebrate a mile-stone occasion such as a birthday or retirement. Or, you could consider making a bequest in your will, or naming CFUW Brantford Scholarship Fund as a preferred charity in your obituary. Through these donations, you would be supporting female students entering post-secondary education, and recognizing the important role our scholarship and advocacy efforts play in the lives of young women living in Brantford and Brant County. Your donation will be recognized with a thank you card, and a separate card communicating your tribute to the individual you are honouring can be arranged. Each donation over $20 is eligible for a tax receipt.
