Scholarships and bursaries make a positive and lasting impact in students lives now and in the futur

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Scholarships and bursaries make a positive and
lasting impact in students lives now and in the
future.
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Charlene Harmsworth is one of the recipients of
the Thora Duncan Scholarship in Nursing. She
says, It is an honour to receive this
scholarship. I plan to work in critical care
nursing for a few years and then apply for
masters degree in advanced practice as a nurse
practitioner. Thank you so much for supporting me
in realizing my dream and for being part of my
nursing education!
CHARLENE HARMSWORTH
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Talia Paramio, a third year nursing student who
was one of the recipients of the Thora Duncan
Scholarship in Nursing says, I highly recommend
applying for any bursary or scholarship. They are
worth every minute it takes to fill out a form.
Try to look at it like work would you work two
hours for 500 dollars? Its easy work, for the
payoff, and reduces some of the financial
burden!" 
TALIA PARAMIO
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Colleen Spooner is the recipient of the Winnifred
M. Clark Bursary for undergraduates in the School
of Child and Youth Care. Colleen says
Education, moving, and money all cause stress,
but because of my bursary I didn't have to worry
as much about the money and could concentrate
more on my education and studying to be who I
aspire to be.
COLLEEN SPOONER
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Recipient of the Agnes Shahariw Memorial
Scholarship in the School of Child and Youth
Care. Having grown up as a child in need and
going through the devastation of AIDS on her
family, community and country, Jolly founded the
organization Action for Children which cares
for over 10,000 children in more than 3,000
families in Uganda. "When I received the news of
the award from the University of Victoria, I felt
like a heavy burden had just been lifted off my
head! I had reason to smile, but instead, I cried
for joy!"
JOLLY NYEKO
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Erin Friesen, shown here with her family, is from
Williams Lake where she has been working as the
Health Director of the Alexis Creek First Nation.
Erin had wanted to become a medical doctor but
now that she is nearing the end of the nurse
practitioner program and raising two small
children she realizes that this is where she
should be right now. She hopes to complete a PhD
and establish a womens health clinic. She is a
recipient of the Thora Duncan Scholarship in
Nursing.
ERIN FRIESEN
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Jocelyn Rodrigue, winner of the Ultan Patrick
Byrne Family Education Bursary Trust Fund says
This award has been of significant assistance
in lightening the burden of paying for my
tuition. As a single mother of three this bursary
motivates me to continue to strive for excellence
and upon completion of the nursing program I plan
to specialize in emergency room nursing.
JOCELYN RODRIGUE
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I am very grateful to have received the Clark
Bursary. I am finishing my degree this summer in
Child and Youth Care. I will be working in the
field of youth and mental health. Thank you so
much for you generosity.In gratitude, Holly
Wiebe
HOLLY WIEBE
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Mary Smith is the recipient of the Gertrude Helen
Robertson Graduate Scholarship. Mary says, "I am
very honored to receive such support. Awards such
as this are more than just a financial boost
they are motivating and spur us on to continue
striving for academic excellence."
MARY SMITH
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Tarig Dafalla who is the recipient of the Kishan
Singh and Kartar K. Sidhu Memorial Bursary. He
says "For me the scholarship streamlined my
efforts to succeed in my courses on my way to
achieve a wonderful goal while I take
responsibility to support my family and attend
the school as a full-time student in the Health
Information Science Masters Program".
TARIG DUFALLA