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MASTER’S SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION – WOMEN’S PROGRAM

CRITERIA

This scholarship may be offered to active female ETFO members to study at the graduate level at a publicly-funded university. Up to four awards of $1,250 and a certificate of recognition may be granted.

Candidates for the Master’s Scholarship – Women’s Program will be considered on the basis of the following criteria:

  1. at least three years of work experience in the publicly-funded public education system in Canada prior to submitting this application (i.e. currently in fourth year);
  2. is a graduate of a recognized university;
  3. is a member in good standing with ETFO;
  4. has not previously received an ETFO graduate level scholarship; and
  5. the study period starts or continues after June 30 of the year in which the award is given (a portion of the study must occur between July 1, 2017 and June 30, 2018).

PROCEDURES

The application must be received by ETFO no later than April 30, 2017. Completed applications may be emailed as an attachment to or mailed to: ETFO Awards Committee, 136 Isabella Street, Toronto ON M4Y 0B5.

Please contact Samira Maherali at or Jason Johnston at if you have not received a confirmation within three days.

  1. Applications are processed by the ETFO Awards Committee. The committee’s recommendations are taken forward to the ETFO Executive for consideration. You can expect to hear regarding the disposition of the award after June 30, 2017.
  2. Please ensure that confirmation of acceptance, which can be a Letter of Acceptance from your attending institution or Proof of Payment into the program or course of study, is included with your application.
  3. Applicants may only apply for one ETFO bursary in any given year. Applying in more than one category will result in disqualification.
  4. Materials submitted to the Awards Committee in support of an application become the property of the Awards Committee and will not be returned.

MASTER’S SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION – WOMEN’S PROGRAM

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

  • If you do not pursue the intended course of study, you agree to return any award received to the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario.
  • A portion of the study period occurs between July 1, 2017 and June 30, 2018.
  • By submitting this application you consent to your name being published in ETFO publications.

DEADLINE: APRIL 30, 2017

MASTER’S SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION – WOMEN’S PROGRAM

LAST NAME

FIRST NAME

GENDER

M __

F __

STREET

CITY

POSTAL CODE

TELEPHONE

EMAIL

SOCIAL INSURANCE NUMBER DATE OF BIRTH (M/D/YYYY)

EMPLOYER

ETFO MEMBERSHIP #

ONTARIO COLLEGE OF TEACHERS MEMBERSHIP #

LOCAL

SELECT TYPE OF LOCAL (Teacher, OT, DECE, PSP, ESP)

COLLEGE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS MEMBERSHIP #

TOTAL OF YEARS EMPLOYED BY A SCHOOL BOARD

LOCAL PRESIDENT

LOCAL PRESIDENT SIGNATURE

NOTE: Revenue Canada regulations require that ETFO issue a T4A for recipients of bursaries and other monetary awards. The ETFO accounting department requires your Social Insurance Number (SIN) and will be used only for this purpose.

Have you previously applied for this ETFO bursary or scholarship?

NO __

YES __

If yes, in what year?

Have you ever received another ETFO bursary or scholarship?

NO __

YES __

If yes, in what year?

Name of ETFO bursary or scholarship

STATEMENT BY APPLICANT

I have read the Criteria and Procedures of this scholarship and if chosen as the successful candidate, agree to abide by them. To the best of my knowledge, all information on this application form is correct.

By signing this document, I consent to my name being published in ETFO publications and being included in ETFO media releases. I further consent that my contact information may be provided to local media upon request and for no other purpose.

DATE

SIGNATURE

MASTER’S SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION – WOMEN’S PROGRAM

University/Institution attending:

Program emphasis:

Anticipated dates of program:

(start to finish)

Proof of acceptance is attached __

Will be forwarded under separate cover__

Please include the following:

1)Please identify your Federation experience or involvement at the local or provincial level.

2)Please identify any education related activities in which you are involved (either related to your job or in the community.

3)Please summarize how your proposed program will be of a benefit to you as an educator.

4)One of the criteria considered when awarding scholarships is the financial need of the applicant. Please outline how receiving this scholarship is of particular importance in you being able to continue your studies.

CONFIDENTIAL PERSONAL INFORMATION

Member self-identification allows ETFO to achieve a critical goal, supporting and encouraging the participation of all members in ETFO programs, services and events.

By completing this section, ETFO will be able to undertake the necessary statistical analysis to achieve this goal. All information collected and the reporting of statistical data will ensure full confidentiality of all members. Although the completion of this section is voluntary, ETFO encourages members to self-identify.

Self-identification:

First Nations __

Métis __

Inuit __

person with a disability __

lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning __

racialized group __

woman__

What term describes your gender?