The Confratellanza Italo-Canadese was founded in 1904 and is committed to the preservation of Italian cultural heritage and contributing to the enrichment of the multicultural community in the Greater Vancouver area (for more information about us visit our web site at www.confratellanza.com. This year we are offering several $1,000 scholarships to assist eligible students in their post-secondary studies:
The scholarships are open to this year's graduating secondary school students planning to enroll in a post-secondary educational institution for the first time in 2021. To be eligible for this scholarship candidates must 1) be of Italian origin i.e. as having at least one parent or grandparent of direct Italian descent, 2) be living in a city or municipality within the 21-member Greater Vancouver Regional District, 3) have an academic standing sufficient to qualify for entry into the post-secondary institution of their choice, and 4) submit a completed application form with supporting documentation post-marked no later than June 15, 2021.
The scholarship winner will be determined by a selection committee appointed by the directors of the Confratellanza Italo-Canadese Society. The decision of the Selection Committee will be final.
The Confratellanza will pay the $1,000 scholarship directly to the winner. This will be done upon presentation of an official receipt of registration and fee payment from the educational institution to which the winner has enrolled.
The winner will be required to provide his/her photograph and agree to allow it and a related news release to be circulated and publicized. The winner or his/her representative will be required to attend, as a guest, the Confratellanza's Christopher Columbus banquet at the Italian Cultural Centre in October 2021.
Send completed application with supporting documents post-marked no later than June 15, 2021 to:
Confratellanza Italo-Canadese
Scholarship Committee
P.O. Box 57091
2748 East Hastings Street
Vancouver, B.C. V5K 1Z9
Download application here
The scholarships are open to this year's graduating secondary school students planning to enroll in a post-secondary educational institution for the first time in 2021. To be eligible for this scholarship candidates must 1) be of Italian origin i.e. as having at least one parent or grandparent of direct Italian descent, 2) be living in a city or municipality within the 21-member Greater Vancouver Regional District, 3) have an academic standing sufficient to qualify for entry into the post-secondary institution of their choice, and 4) submit a completed application form with supporting documentation post-marked no later than June 15, 2021.
The scholarship winner will be determined by a selection committee appointed by the directors of the Confratellanza Italo-Canadese Society. The decision of the Selection Committee will be final.
The Confratellanza will pay the $1,000 scholarship directly to the winner. This will be done upon presentation of an official receipt of registration and fee payment from the educational institution to which the winner has enrolled.
The winner will be required to provide his/her photograph and agree to allow it and a related news release to be circulated and publicized. The winner or his/her representative will be required to attend, as a guest, the Confratellanza's Christopher Columbus banquet at the Italian Cultural Centre in October 2021.
Send completed application with supporting documents post-marked no later than June 15, 2021 to:
Confratellanza Italo-Canadese
Scholarship Committee
P.O. Box 57091
2748 East Hastings Street
Vancouver, B.C. V5K 1Z9
Download application here
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