St. Vincent &The Grenadines Association of Montreal Inc.
L’Association St. Vincent et Grenadines de Montreal Inc.
P.O. Box 396, Snowdon Station, Montreal, Qc. H3X 3T3
January 2nd, 2019
RE: SVGAM Bursary Information
Dear Candidate,
Our Bursary program was organized to assist nationals of St. Vincent and the Grenadines in covering the cost of education at the CEGEP/College and University level. The Association has allocated the sum of $1000.00, which will be awarded as two $500.00 bursaries to two successful applicants in memory of Alfonso Theodore Roberts and Noel Hughes Conway King. To be eligible for our bursaries, applicants must be Vincentian by birth, parentage or naturalization. Children of Vincentian nationals born in Quebec but attending College/University in another province will also be eligible for the bursary. The Association reserves the right to request proof of Vincentian citizenship.
Please find attached a copy of the SVGAM application. The application consists of three (3) pages. Please complete the entire application. The Bursary Committee would hold all information submitted in strict confidence.
Criteria: The Bursaries will be awarded on the following basis: academic achievement, demonstrated community service, personal financial need, and enrollment at an accredited CEGEP or University in the Province of Quebec.
Deadline: All applications must be delivered by Sunday, March 3rd 2019.
Address: See attached Information Bulletin
Documentation: Applicants are required to submit the following:
- A complete application form
- A two-page handwritten statement concerning your professional goals with particular emphasis on your community service
- A reference letter based on academic achievement
- A reference letter based on community involvement
- A transcript of your most recent studies.
Selection: The final decision will be communicated to the Awardees by March 11th, 2019. Presentation of the bursaries will be made at our annual brunch to be held on Sunday, March 17th 2019.
Information: For additional information or to obtain an application form please contact Alfred Dear (514) 364-3299.
Yours truly,
Maurice Conliffe, Chair-Bursary Committee
Bursary Application Form
Letter To Support Application
SVGAM Bursary Delivery Information
Date: 20/12/2018
Please take note: Because of the shortage of time please do not mail the envelope with the completed forms to our to P.O. Box. Please give it to one of the executive members listed below or bring it, at the very latest, to our general meeting between, 4:00pm and 6:00pm on March 3rd 2019, at St. Paul’s Anglican Church 3970 Cote St. Catherine.
For your information the Executive members are:
Alfred Jack Dear LaSalle Tel: 514-364-3299
Roxanne Cambridge Brossard Tel: 438-238-2001
Rosmond Ryan NDG Tel: 514-690-8002
Angela Gurley Montreal Tel: 514-273-2371
Leo St. Hillaire Brossard Tel: 450-676-7508
Jackie Parris NDG Tel: 514-291-9894
Abigail Dick Verdun Tel: 438-868-3808
Nicole John Montreal Tel: 514-938-4879
Tom Austin West Island Tel: 514-626-1355