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The Western Inspirational Bursary Award is for a graduating high school student communities served by a Western Financial Group or its affiliates location.
About Our Bursary AwardOur bursary award is not a scholarship for high academic achievement. It is a character award that aims to recognize the students in our communities who have overcome various adversities, including mental health, physical disability, discrimination, financial hardship, or family issues.
Despite these challenges, these students have demonstrated kindness, determination, and courage to graduate high school and continue their education through post-secondary institutions, trade schools, online courses, or the military.
If a school believes that a special needs student deserves recognition but is unable to pursue any of the post-secondary training options described earlier, they can make a request for the student to be considered for a $750 cash award. This award can be used to purchase equipment, training, or supplies that can improve the quality of the student’s life.
Nominations are to be submitted by a member of the school teaching, support, or administrative staff; or by a member of the school council. The nomination will then be reviewed your local Western team and then submitted to the Communities Foundation for final approved. If your nomination is approved you will recieve notification via email, with next steps. The awarded recipients will recieve a certificate and letter outlining instructions on how to claim their $750 award.
Please note our Indigenous Inspirational Award has reached maximum capacity and we are unable to accept any more nominations.
The following contact information refers to your contact with Western Financial Group, who sent you this nomination form. Please ensure the information is accurate to ensure delivery of the nomination for approval.
Upon submitting this form a copy will be sent to the nominator and the Western employee who sent it to the school. The Western employee entered into the contact section, will review and approve the complete the form and submit it to the Foundation.
Once the school has completed the nomination form it will be returned to the team member entered in the contact section. Along with the form, you will get the email stating "Approval Required" enter Bursary2024 in Approval Code below and enter, this will populate the rest of the form including branch code, manager's name, etc. Once complete hit SUBMIT, and it will send the submission to the Foundation.The nomination will then be sent to the Foundation for review and approval. Once approved the team member representing will recieve communication via email from the Foundation Team.