Name of Award: Ian Hodgkinson Memorial School/Community Literacy Award, The

Eligible Candidate: College/University; Graduating Student

Type of Award: Bursary

School Name: AMSS; GLSS; LCCVI; NCIVS; NLSS

Value of Award

Eligibility: A scholarship will be awarded to a graduating student who has volunteered his/her time to improve literacy within his/her school or community. Student must attend a Sarnia/Lambton secondary school and be entering a post secondary education. Applicants must be entering post secondary education, in the fall immediately following graduation. The successful applicant will be required to provide proof of enrollment in a college/university, prior to the funds being released. Applicants are required to provide a written/typed submission (maximum of 250 words) describing their volunteer experience and why they felt it was important to assist others with literacy. Applicants are asked to include a reference letter, from a teacher or community member, supporting the student’s volunteer work with literacy, with their submission. Applicants in need of financial assistance will be given first consideration.

Application Procedures: Applicants must submit their entry in a sealed envelope, addressed to their school Student Services Department, RE: Ian Hodgkinson Memorial School/Community Literacy Award. Entries will include: a) the applicants written/typed submission as noted in the criteria above; b) a reference letter as noted in the criteria above; and c) a cover page indicating: student’s name, address, email, secondary school and the post secondary school to be attending in September. • Student Services Departments will review their submissions and select one entry to forward to the Business Department (Sarnia Education Centre) scholarships@lkdsb.net. Student Services Department will advise unsuccessful applicants within their school. • Business Department will collect entries from the applicable secondary schools. An awards selection panel will determine the successful applicant. A letter will be addressed to the successful applicant advising of the process to receive the award funds.

Deadline for application: June 1

Attachments

Ian Hodgkinson Community Literacy Award Application

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