From the CFUW Charitable Trust
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 […]
Letter to the Prime Minister
The Canadian Federation of University Women’s Charitable Trust commends the Federal Government for the impressive announcements made recently to support students. These efforts recognize the importance of education in our country and to their role in the success of the health and economic recovery. We believe that students and robust educational institutions are essential to Canada moving forward as an innovative and caring country that will recover from this unprecedented crisis. We note that some Provincial Governments are following suit – increasing accessibility to scholarships and offering a number of supports for students and we applaud these measures. The Canadian […]
Government of Canada – Assistance to Students and Educational Institutions
We commend the Government of Canada for its recent action, as part of the responses to Covid-19, in placing a six-month interest-free moratorium on the repayment of Canada Student Loans for all individuals currently in the process of repaying these loans.We know these are troubling times, but they are particularly troubling for students who may have been counting on summer jobs or their first job placement after graduation. We know that those opportunities are likely not going to be there.We urge you to keep Canadian students in mind when you are planning your next wave of strategic planning.The Canadian Federation […]