PEI WOMEN'S INSTITUTE EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP

THIS SCHOLARSHIP, ESTABLISHED BY THE FEDERATED WOMEN'S INSTITUTE OF PEI, IS A $500 SCHOLARSHIP TO BE PRESENTED ANNUALLY TO A DESERVING STUDENT.

GUIDELINES:

Any applicant, all genders, ages 17-25, residing on the Island and whose mother, grandmother, or guardian is a WI member.

Applicants may be enrolled in any program of choice, in any form of post- secondary institution, but must be enrolled as a full-time student for a minimum of one school year or 28 weeks. Applications will be judged based on self-motivation, community spirit, and need. Highest marks are not necessary to receive this scholarship. Applicants may apply yearly for the scholarship but may only receive it once.

Applications should be accompanied by an academic record from school, a personal résumé including a record of previous awards/scholarships, a maximum 250-word essay on "Women's Institute in the Community", and two (2) letters of recommendation from a former teacher and from a clergy or employer.

The scholarship money will be in the form of a cheque made payable to the recipient and the facility of choice as outlined in #2. Judges will be selected by the provincial Board of Directors. The decision of the judges will be final.

Knutsford WI Winners Morgan Smallman, grandson of Joan Smallman in 2004 Olivia Harris, granddaughter of Isabel Harris in 2006 Chelsea MacIntyre, granddaughter of Betty Sweet in 2007 Chelsea Smallman, granddaughter of Verna Smallman in 2008

Josie Smallman, granddaughter of Verna Smallman in 2017

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