It's award season for secondary school students with up to $30,000 available for those who attend North Island College (NIC).
This June, NIC board members will present Allan Duncan Pritchard's Legacy Bursary awards during the students’ award ceremonies throughout the Valley and beyond.
“It was not only fun but an honour to present a NIC bursary at a local high school award event,” said Sandra Harrison, NIC Foundation chair. “For each student, an education and career door had opened because of their hard work and because someone cared enough to donate funds for their education.”
For one student commuting between communities and unable to work part-time, the award has meant being able to focus on studies without stressing about finances. For another, it lightened the burden of tuition fees and pushed them to work harder toward their goals.
Through his historic legacy, Allan Duncan Pritchard sought to encourage the next generation of students to enrich their lives, careers and well-being through education. He was also an accomplished writer, historian, cited expert on architecture, world traveller and philanthropist.
His legacy fund bursaries support any student enrolling in any program at NIC.
The donation was an unrestricted gift, which provides flexibility when it comes to helping students. In this case, the NIC Foundation spread the money out to help many students over several years.
The awards are available to secondary school students in the region, who can get $1,000 if they attend NIC. Up to $30,000 is available through the 30 schools in North Island College’s catchment area. It should be noted that alternative programs outside traditional secondary schools like Navigate (NIDES) are also eligible.
The list of eligible schools:
• Alberni District Secondary School
• Bamfield Community School
• Brooks Secondary School – Powell River
• Campbell River Christian School
• Captain Meares Secondary School
• Carihi Secondary School
• Collaborative Education Alternative Program (CEAP) – P/Q
• École Au-coeur-de-l'île
• École Ballenas Secondary School- P/Q
• Eighth Avenue Learning Centre
• Eke Me-Xi Learning Centre
• Georges P. Vanier Secondary School
• Glacier View Secondary
• Gold River Secondary School
• Highland Secondary School
• Indigenous Education (NIDES)
• Kwalikum Secondary School- P/Q
• Kyuquot Secondary School
• Mark R Isfeld Secondary School Ecole Secondaire
• Nala'atsi Alternate School
• Navigate (NIDES)
• North Island Secondary School
• PASS-Woodwinds Alternative School- P/Q
• Phil & Jennie Gaglardi Academy
• Port Hardy Secondary School
• Robron Centre
• Sir Alexander Mackenzie Secondary School – Bella Bella
• Timberline Secondary School
• Ucluelet Secondary School
• Zeballos
For more information or to support the NIC Foundation, call 250-334-5074 or visit.
