The Battlefords and District Community Foundation is now accepting applications for the Hazel Asmussen Fund and Peter Lewochko Fund annual scholarships.
Students who will be attending post-secondary schools in September of this year are invited to apply.
The Hazel Asmussen Fund was established with BDCF in 2007. Asmussen, a retired nurse and local artist, had long been involved in community building. She created this fund to help post-secondary fine arts students with their school expenses. The 2017 scholarship amount is $984.
The Peter Lewochko Fund was established to help students in engineering, education or agriculture. Lewochko was a local farmer who believed in the value of education and the need to support families in our community. There are two 2017 scholarships in the amount of $3,500 each.
The deadline for both applications is Friday, March 31 at 5 p.m. Applications are on the website at www.bdcf.ca . For more information please call 306-441-2961.
Community foundations across Canada create endowed funds that will provide annual income to meet needs in the community. Battlefords and District Community Foundation currently holds 22 funds that contribute to a range of interests from the arts and health care to post-secondary scholarships and recreation. BDCF distributed over $35,000 in community grants and scholarships last year.
