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October 20, 2023

Family, faith guide scholarship winner

Lilian Pham was among this year’s Schulich Leadership Scholarship winners.

For Lilian Pham, winning the prestigious Schulich Leadership Scholarship was only possible because of the love and support of her family.

Published in Higher Education
October 19, 2023

Charities’ scholarships focus on special service

From left, Maureen Leon, board president of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Toronto, scholarship winner Ronald Perinpanayagam and Agnes Thomas, executive director.

Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Toronto is deepening its commitment to support postsecondary learners by awarding five new scholarships — valued at $5,000 apiece —  starting in 2024.

Published in Higher Education
August 27, 2021

Prestigious Schulich Scholarship awarded to two Catholic grads

Kiara Mavalwala, left, is one of the 100 high school students across Canada who won a Schulich Leader Scholarship. The graduate of St. Augustine Catholic High School in Markham, Ont., will attend the Lassonde School of Engineering at York University. Also joining the Schulich Foundation scholars from the York Catholic District School Board is Aimee Petrea Chirlpuci, right, of Father Bressani Catholic High School in Woodbridge, who will major in science at Western University.

Kiara Mavalwala is heading to York University this fall to study engineering in hopes of one day being able to ensure all people living in Canada have access to clean drinking water.

Published in Education
January 29, 2021

WWF grant aids environment, mental health

Grade 10 student Briana Zhong was awarded a World Wildlife Federation Go Wild grant to prepare home nature packs for students.

Briana Zhong is stepping up to help the environment while at the same time supporting her school mates in managing the stress and isolation of COVID-19.

Published in Canada
August 29, 2020

Home is where the inspiration is

Katja Murray at her quarantine graduation.

Katja Murray didn’t have to look far for inspiration to make the leap into STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math), a field where women remain largely on the outside looking in.

Published in Canada
April 18, 2012

Catholic students land $70,000 TD Scholarship

TD Scholarship winner Joey Loi during the two-week Students on Ice Expedition in the Arctic.

Joey Loi is passionate about poverty and education. These issues mattered so much that he started the non-profit organization Turn the Page, which aims to support education initiatives in developing nations.

“I do as much as I can to make a difference in the community because I know I’m a very privileged person,” said Loi, whose parents immigrated to Canada from Vietnam about 20 years ago. “And I see how easily my life could have been different if they didn’t make the sacrifices they did,” said the Grade 12 student at St. Brother André Catholic High School in Markham, Ont.

Published in Youth Speak News