The Opportunity: enhancing endowed support for students
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Reduce student financial stress
We know there are students out there capable of great things who can’t afford a university education on their own. We want to give more students the momentum to succeed in the most direct way possible: by providing them with more scholarships and less debt upon graduation.
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Improve career outcomes
Opportunities to enhance professional skills through hands-on experiences ensure better employment rates and long-term financial security. We want to ensure more students have the financial means necessary to take advantage of experiential learning opportunities so they’re better prepared to enter the work world.
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Remove barriers
Social and financial barriers are wider and access to education is limited for Indigenous and racialized communities, people with disabilities and 2SLGBTQ+ students. Building and maintaining this diverse student body requires a strong, competitive financial aid program that meets the needs of every student.
Campaign Leadership
![Janice Vazari Janice Vazari](https://www.ulethbridge.ca/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2022/11/scholarship_event-65.jpg?itok=fV5mh6CR)
“I want to see this campaign improve accessibility so that more students get assistance with their education. People who make a donation, even a small donation, will see that gift grow and make a difference thanks to the match funds.”
Dr. Janice Varzari (BN ’90, MEd ’02, LLD ’21)
Honorary Campaign Chair
![Bernadine Boulet Bernadine Boulet](https://www.ulethbridge.ca/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2022/11/scholarship_event-67.jpg?itok=7LsQK9Gx)
Bernadine Boulet (BEd ’88)
Campaign Chair
![Roland Labuhn Roland Labuhn](https://www.ulethbridge.ca/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2022/11/scholarship_event-72.jpg?itok=ySg2JDbf)
Roland Labuhn (BA ’90)
Campaign Chair
![Terry Whitehead Terry Whitehead](https://www.ulethbridge.ca/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2022/11/scholarship_event-69.jpg?itok=sHkIbcUD)
Terry Whitehead (BA ’94)
Campaign Chair
Your Gifts at Work
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"Awards and scholarships are essential for student success as they help alleviate the stress of juggling everything that comes with being a graduate student."
Yamin Raza (BSc ’22)
Current MSc in Biology student
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