Student testimonials
Scholarships and bursaries make a positive and lasting impact in students’ lives now and in the future.
Jasun Fox (Public Administration), says "I was humbled to be a recipient of the Ronald C. Corbeil Award for Merit in Program Evaluation, because of the high quality of candidates, and because I believe that program evaluation and performance measurement are essential tools for maximizing an organization’s effectiveness. Receiving this award made me more confident in my abilities and validated all of the hard work that I put into the related courses and co-op work assignments. In the future, I am hoping to work in a policy related position for a provincial or municipal government."
Joanne Maclaren (Nursing) is the recipient of the James and Phillippa Kerr Graduate Scholarship in Nursing. "I wanted to take this opportunity to say a sincere thank you. I am truly grateful for this award and deeply moved to receive such an honour. I have been a registered nurse for 22 years and returned to school to pursue a Masters of Nursing in Education at the University of Victoria. After much searching for the most fitting program, I decided upon UVic given their incredible reputation and stellar faculty. While studying full-time, I am also working full-time for VIHA and juggling a busy family life with my husband and three children. I hope by role modeling my love for life-long learning, this will help my children to see the value in it too. Thank you again for this scholarship award. It means so much to me to have my efforts acknowledged. I will long remember this."
Tricia McGuire-Adams is a recent graduate of the Indigenous Governance Program. "The David F. Norton and Mary J. Norton Fellowship provided the opportunity to finish my community-based research in my home territory; it provided the funds necessary to move home in order to complete my master’s thesis. I am very grateful for the assistance the Norton Fellowship offered in a time when support was needed. I am now a Research Officer at the National Association of Friendship Centres in Ottawa, Ontario. Without my master’s degree, I could not have achieved my career goals; goals supported by the Norton Fellowship. Meegwetch."
Jolly Nyeko (Child and Youth Care) was recipient of the Agnes Shahariw Memorial Scholarship. Having grown up as a child in need and going through the devastation of AIDS on her family, community and country, Jolly founded the organization "Action for Children," which cares for over 10,000 children in more than 3,000 families in Uganda. "When I received the news of the award from the University of Victoria, I felt like a heavy burden had just been lifted off my head! I had reason to smile, but instead, I cried for joy!"
Rebecca Taylor (Social Work, Indigenous Specialization) received the Social Work Award. "It's an honour to receive this scholarship. It's also a gift that I am really in need of after using student loans for so many years. This will help out a lot this upcoming year. When I am finished, I wish to continue working in the area of my thesis work, which is the topic of intersectional social location and identity as it relates to relationship to place and culture. Thank you for supporting me in this work and for supporting my post secondary education!"
Mary Smith (Nursing) is the recipient of the Gertrude Helen Robertson Graduate Scholarship. "I am very honored to receive such support. Awards such as this are more than just a financial boost; they are motivating and spur us on to continue striving for academic excellence."
