Awards
Canadian Home Economics Association (CHEA) Fellowship 2020-2021
2020-2021 Value: $6,000 The fellowship is open to candidates enrolled in studies in Human Ecology including Family and Consumer Sciences, at the masters or doctoral level. The applicant must be accepted or enrolled in a post-graduate program in Canada at the time of application. The evolving studies in Human Ecology include: human nutrition, food science, housing/shelter and aesthetics, architecture, financial resource management, clothing and textiles, family relations, human sexuality, and human development. 2020-2021 Winner: Jessica Furtado Bachelor of Applied Science, 2014, University of Guelph M.S.W., 2016, University of Toronto Ph.D., Family Relations and Applied Nutrition, 2018-2021, University of Guelph Jessica’s […]
The Library and Creative Arts Committee: A Long History
The Library Committee was created in 1919 and it was one of the first committees created by the newly formed CFUW. Over the years, the Committee promoted access to libraries, sent books to Canadian Forces members serving overseas during World War II, helped establish the National Library Counciland theNational Library, and presented a brief to the Massey Royal Commission. In 1946, the first Reading Stimulation Grant was presented to a library in Brandon, Manitoba for the amount of $350. By 1955, the Committee had evolved into the Libraries and Creative Arts Committee, and from this point all CFUW Clubs across Canada […]