Articles tagged "Financial Aid & Awards"
ºÚÁÏÌìÌÑSticks Up’ for Indigenous Student Awards
April 13, 2022
ºÚÁÏÌìÌÃIndigenous Services and the ºÚÁÏÌìÌÃFoundation have teamed up for the annual ‘Sticks Up’ campaign. They are excited to launch this fundraiser for the NHL’s 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs. All of the proceeds from this event will benefit the ºÚÁÏÌìÌÑSticks Up’ for Indigenous Students Award. Yvonne Oppenheimer and Erica Seymour were the inaugural recipients of the ºÚÁÏÌìÌÑSticks Up’ for Indigenous Students Award. The Awards are available to students with Indigenous ancestry who are enrolled in full-time study in any degree, diploma, or certifica...
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Jillian Harris sets up award fund to support underrepresented students
August 20, 2021
A much-coveted subscription box from Canadian influencer and Kelowna local Jillian Harris will open up more than just surprises for recipients, but opportunities to support a generation of historically excluded students at Okanagan College with every subscription sold. Jillian Harris, through her fall Jilly Box, is raising $50,000 to create awards for Indigenous students, Black students and students of Colour at ºÚÁÏÌìÌà The Jilly Box is seeding the fund with $15,000 and subsequently, will match donations up t...
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