The Jonah Christensen Memorial Award was created by the Christensen family in memory and celebration of Jonah’s kindness, curiosity, mischievousness, and energetic drive to live life to the fullest. This annual award will encourage Canadian youth to embody these qualities as they look toward their future endeavours. Each year this scholarship will award the recipient $1000 in funding towards their post-secondary education.
Applicants will be required to submit a 750-word essay on the year’s topic by to celebratejonah@shaw.ca, by the submission deadline. Applications should have the subject line "Scholarship Application" and include their name, age, phone number, current high school and intended post-secondary institution.
The application period will be from September 1st, 2018 to March 31st, 2019. All applicants will receive a confirmation of submission, as well as with a decision by May 15th, 2019.
This year’s topic:
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." – Albert Einstein (1952)
What role has curiosity played in your life, and how has it affected your values and goals?
Applicants must...
Applicants will be required to submit a 750-word essay on the year’s topic by to celebratejonah@shaw.ca, by the submission deadline. Applications should have the subject line "Scholarship Application" and include their name, age, phone number, current high school and intended post-secondary institution.
The application period will be from September 1st, 2018 to March 31st, 2019. All applicants will receive a confirmation of submission, as well as with a decision by May 15th, 2019.
This year’s topic:
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." – Albert Einstein (1952)
What role has curiosity played in your life, and how has it affected your values and goals?
Applicants must...
- be in their final year of high school
- be intending to attend a post-secondary institution in the 2020-2021 academic year that is a registered charity. (You can check here: www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/charities-giving/charities-listings.html)
- be intending to attend a post-secondary institution in the 2020-2021 academic year that is a registered charity. (You can check here: www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/charities-giving/charities-listings.html)
- be in their final year of high school
- (if possible) be able to attend the Magical Evening 2019 event to receive the award.
- (if possible) be able to attend the Magical Evening 2019 event to receive the award.
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