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Overview
Scholarship type
Merit and need based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
Value will be calculated depending on the income
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
This award was established by a generous donation from Shona Perry-Maidment. As one of Memorial University’s first student recruitment officers and having worked in several leadership roles closely connected with student recruitment.
Shona has had the incredible opportunity to welcome thousands of students to Memorial from both here in the province and from around the world. Her passion for rural Newfoundland and Labrador, and her home in Bloomfield, Bonavista Bay, is strengthened as she travels to promote the opportunities offered here in the province.
Benefits
Valued at a portion of the income on the endowment.
Eligibility
- The recipient must meet the minimum academic requirements for an award as defined by Memorial University of Newfoundland.
- Preference will be given to students who excel academically.
- This award will be granted annually to an undergraduate student entering the University for the first time. To recognize her roots while thinking globally, the selection of students will rotate annually between a student who has graduated from high school in rural Newfoundland and Labrador and a student who has graduated from a high school in Africa, preferably Zimbabwe.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
Canada
Nationality
52 nationalities
Study experience required
High school
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
Anytime
This award will be granted by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Scholarships, Bursaries, and Awards.