Getting chosen for a $100,000 scholarship is “pretty exciting” for Amelia Spacek.
The Grade 12 student at Notre-Dame-du-Sault is one of 30 Canadian secondary students chosen for a Loran Scholars Foundation award. More than 6,000 applied.
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The financial aid is over four years.
Spacek wants to study engineering at University of Toronto or University of Ottawa. A decision is expected by early May.
She learned of the Doran award when doing research online. Criteria for student assistance that focused more on character and service to the community instead of academic achievement proved intriguing.