Program 1

Educational Bursaries

Our first initiative is to offer community members broader access to educational opportunities through bursaries. Eight bursaries of $3000 each will be awarded to students accepted for degree or diploma programs at a university, community college or licensed career college. Grade 12 students or persons holding the General Education Diploma are eligible. Criteria for selection includes:

Resident of the defined neighbourhood. See Photo Gallery.
Educational achievement and awards
Community involvement, volunteer work and leadership activities
Financial costs of the program and requirements of candidates

This application process is now closed as of June 20, 2008. We thank all candidates who have applied.

Educational bursary recipients for will be announced by mid July, 2008. All candidates will be notified.

Owida Bruce Downey was a remarkable woman. On top of being a loving wife, mother and grandmother she was a tireless volunteer. Humble, she was not one to draw attention to herself but went about quietly, persistently making her community a better place to live. She was editor and the spirit behind the CHCA community newspaper for North End Halifax. She was also on the Board of the Community Liaison Committee, the association that preceded and helped to form the Halifax Community Investment Fund.

We are naming one of the bursaries after Owida because she embodies the kind of community leadership that we hope this program inspires and supports