WEEKLY NEWSLETTER 177 August 17th, 2022

NIGERIA ASSOCIATION OF MANITOBA (NAMI) SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS

NAMI has established an endowment fund with the Winnipeg Foundation to support exceptional in-course students enrolled in Manitoba post-secondary institutions. Each of these scholarships will be offered to a student who:

1. Is a Nigerian citizen that legally lives in Manitoba within the award period;
2. Is enrolled at a Manitoba post-secondary institution in any field of study;
3. Is an active member of NAMI and/or its affiliated organization(s);
4. Has achieved a minimum cumulative grade point average of0 out of 4.5 for university/ college students and 70% minimum cut-off mark for high school students;
5. Has not received the award within 1 year prior to the application.
6. Not dependent on applicant’s financial need.

Application process is as follows:

1. All students who meet the above prerequisites can apply;
2. All applications will be considered based on academic performance and active membership in NAMI and/or its affiliates;
3. All applicants shall submit academic reports or transcripts to verify academic performance;
4. All applicants shall submit a brief biographical essay outlining their community active involvement in community development related activities and contribution to NAMI and/or its affiliates;
5. Short-listed candidates will, if necessary, be interviewed by member(s) of the scholarship committee;
6. The decision(s) by the committee shall be final and not subject to an appeal;
7. Member(s) of NAMI Executive committee may meet with selected awardee(s) prior to receiving the award ceremony.

Interested applicants should forward their application package as an email attachment to the following address by 11:59pm of Tuesday September 6, 2022: nami.manitoba@gmail.com

Let’s Continue To Support Nami Scholarhip Fund, Thank You!

NAMI appreciates a model that guarantees funds to the scholarship for our youth in perpetuity. We sincerely thank those who have donated, and we also encourage others to do the same. All year round, we encourage people in our community to visit The Winnipeg Foundation website to donate with a minimum of $10 to NAMI Scholarship Fund at the link here to support our community youth education which was inaugurated last year. “Make this donation in celebration, honour or memory of someone.” Thank you! https://www.mycharitytools.com/gift/wpgfdn/donate?fund=1077

Thank you.