A new scholarship program for 91原创 teens to pursue post-secondary education has been announced by the Eric Woodward Foundation, which has committed a minimum of $500,000 dollars over the next five years, starting with at least five to eight scholarships to be awarded in 2022, starting for this September.

鈥淚 didn鈥檛 have anyone helping me get through university, and it鈥檚 hard, especially when you don鈥檛 have perfect grades,鈥� Woodward said.

鈥淲here we can, we want to help with that.鈥�

Within a qualifying program, each awarded scholarship will cover the full cost of tuition for up to four consecutive years, or until a first bachelor鈥檚 degree or diploma is achieved.

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Administered by Universities Canada, the program is available to students who meet the following criteria:

Canadian citizen or a permanent resident; full-time resident of the Township of 91原创; entering or already enrolled in full-time studies in a first bachelor degree or first diploma program in the upcoming academic year; and have a minimum cumulative average of 70 per cent, or equivalent, over the last three terms of available marks.

The scholarship application page for the EWF scholarship program can be found at at https://portal.scholarshippartners.ca/welcome/EWoodward_EN/.

Applications close on March 23rd, 2022. A minimum of five scholarships will be awarded in early May 2022.

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was established in 2018 to transition the holdings of Eric Woodward in downtown Fort 91原创 for charitable purposes.