About Variety / Scholarships
$2,000.00
Variety MTS Allstream Leadership in the Community Scholarship
and
$1,000.00
Variety Pat Riordan Fine Arts Scholarship
Variety, the Children's Charity is pleased to offer two scholarships to students pursuing post secondary education in Manitoba. Each high school in Manitoba will have the opportunity to select one applicant each year for each scholarship. The Scholarship Selection Committee will screen all applicants.
The Variety / MTS Allstream Leadership in the Community Scholarship
Variety the Children's Charity of Manitoba relies heavily on volunteer and community support in order to accomplish its mandate of serving children with special needs in our province. In order to encourage volunteerism, and also because we rely on community leaders, Variety, together with title sponsor MTS
Allstream, annually awards a $2,000 scholarship to a Manitoba High School student who has demonstrated community leadership by volunteerism and service to others and is pursuing a Post Secondary Education at a Manitoba University or College.
The student must be enrolled in Senior 4 at a Manitoba High School, and they must be pursuing immediate post secondary studies. Variety's mandate is to fund programs and initiatives that enrich the lives of children living with disabilities or disadvantages - therefore, preference will be given to applicants who have demonstrated sincere leadership in caring for others. Each application must include a biographical essay (one typed page) demonstrating the applicant's community leadership.
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Variety Pat Riordan Fine Arts Scholarship
Pat Riordan was a renowned Canadian entertainer and long time supporter of Variety. Pat served as volunteer President of Variety from 1986 - 1987 and for many years supported a fundraiser, Hot Dogs & Jam, in Winnipeg Beach, which included many of his musically talented friends. In his honour and memory,
Variety is pleased to offer the Variety Pat Riordan Fine Arts Scholarship.
This $1,000 scholarship will be awarded each spring to a deserving high school student who is pursuing an education in either music or fine arts at a college or university in Manitoba. The student must be enrolled in Senior 4 at a Manitoba high school at the time of application. Each application must include a biographical essay (one typed page) demonstrating the applicant's musical or fine art abilities and accomplishments.
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Interested students should follow the listed guidelines and call or e-mail the Variety office if you have any questions at 982.1050
E-mail: businessmanager@varietymanitoba.com
Phone: 204.982.1050
Fax: 204.475.3198
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