2011-2012 Aird Scholarship now open
In 1985 the Government of Ontario created the AirdScholarship for disabled students in honour of the Honourable John Black Aird on his retirement as Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario.
Study Subject:Applied arts and technology or private post-secondary institution
Employer: Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
Level:Undergraduate
Scholarship Description: The scholarship is intended to help students with physical disabilities to study full time at a recognized Ontario postsecondary institution. It is hoped that the award will encourage a special talent or lifelong interest.
The scholarship is granted each year to two applicants who demonstrate outstanding scholastic achievement, motivation, and initiative. Each successful applicant receives $2,500.
Eligibility:
To be eligible you must:
- have a physical disability that is a major, longterm impairment that severely restricts your activities;
- be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident or protectedperson;
- be an Ontario resident. You are considered an Ontario resident if you have lived in Ontario for at least twelve consecutive months immediately preceding your registration in a postsecondary program in September
2011. This period may include time spent at an educational institution outside Ontario;
- plan to register in September 2011 in the fi rst year of either an undergraduate degree program at a recognized
Ontario university or a two- or three-year certifi cate program at a college of applied arts and technology or private postsecondary institution in Ontario;
- not have previously received an Aird Scholarship
Scholarship Application Deadline: April 29, 2011
Source and more detail, visit (download:
http://osap.gov.on.ca/prodconsum/groups/forms/documents/forms/tcont003575.pdf
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