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jeremy Dias scholarship
The Jeremy Dias Scholarship seeks to recognize a youth that has taken initiative in
addressing discrimination towards 2SLGBTQIA+ folks in their school or community.
Applicants must be living in Canada; and must be a high school or Cegep student entering accredited post-secondary institutions, or students currently enrolled in a
post-secondary institution.
The ideal winner(s) of this scholarship will be student(s) who have worked to
eliminate discrimination towards 2SLGBTQIA+ folks within their school or
community, as demonstrated by their application essay and references.
Applications (and required documents) must be submitted by mail or by email to
the Canadian Centre for Gender & Sexual Diversity by August 31, 2022.
Winner(s) will be selected and contacted by mid-late September.
Mail applications to: ATTN: Jeremy Dias Scholarship, the Canadian Centre for Gender & Sexual Diversity, 440 Albert St, Suite C304, Albert Street Educational Centre, Ottawa, ON, K1R 5B5.
Email Applications to: recruitment@ccgsd-ccdgs.org
Applications must include:
- A cover letter with: full name, mailing address, email, phone number, high school name, and graduation date (one printed copy);
2. Two reference letters (cannot be from a personal relation);
3. A current resume (one printed copy);
4. An essay of 250-500 words describing efforts to eliminate discrimination in their community (one printed copy). It is recommended that you use point form to make it easier to review. You are also encouraged you share photos of your accomplishments and share website or news articles. Consider sharing information about who was involved/participated, what took place, where it happened, when it happened, and what the impact of your
work was.
Applications can be submitted in both official languages (English and French).
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Previous winners
(2018)
(2014)
(2013)