Community Foundation Grey Bruce offers portal to scholarships, bursaries, awards

Originally launched early last year by Community Foundation Grey Bruce, www.payforschoolgreybruce.com is a portal designed to help local students access funding for post-secondary education and training. 
 
The website lists locally-developed, application-based awards for Grey-Bruce students pursuing post-secondary education and training opportunities. Applicants can customize their search based on the high school they’re graduating from and their chosen education pathway, such as an apprenticeship, college or university.
 
Information on almost 500 different scholarships, totalling more than $640,000, is currently available on the website. While there’s a wide range of values, many are $500 to $1,000 with a small number also offered in the tens of thousands of dollars. Although deadlines vary per application, students should look at the website as soon as possible to meet May 31 deadlines.
 
“We’re pleased to offer this comprehensive resource for Grey-Bruce students, says Stuart Reid, executive director of Community Foundation Grey Bruce. "Pursuing education opportunities is certainly commendable and payforschoolgreybruce.com serves as a depository of financial resources to help local students realize a diversity of education pathways.”
 
One of the foundation’s mandates is community betterment through endowment building. The interest from the endowments is then used to provide grants to local charities and non-profits. The foundation currently administers approximately $17-million in endowments of which $1.5-million earns income to support scholarships for Grey-Bruce students. To discuss establishing a scholarship or bursary in your family’s name, contact Community Foundation Grey Bruce in Owen Sound at 519-371-7203 or visit www.communityfoundationgreybruce.com.