Open to any student in Canada who has overcome adversity. Open to students in: high school (grade 11 and 12), college, apprenticeship, trade school, university.
Country: Canada🇨🇦
International Students Eligible🌏
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My essay for the Olumide and Aramide Ademidun Scholarship.
March 12, 2020, 9:49 AM: I thought it would be another typical university morning. There I was, sitting at my desk studying for back to back midterms that weekend. Little did I know that midterms would be the last thing on my mind when I we...
A snippet of my application for the Olumide and Aramide Ademidun Scholarship Award.
A Plate of Passion and Conflict By Paisley Gatfield As the responsibilities of adulthood fall upon our shoulders, the floorboards built throughout our childhood crack beneath us, as we graduate high school and begin our own stories, leaving...
I have had headaches since I was seven years old. At twelve years old, I started having migraines. By the time I was fifteen, they had taken over my life. I was in deep depression, and my once impeccable grades dropped significantly. When I...
All you have to do is write about how you overcame (or still overcoming!) adversity and your goals and plans for the future.
By the way, there's no criteria for "overcoming adversity". Anything you consider overcoming adversity is valid.
I recently graduated from university.
But rather than make my usual self-congratulatory post, I wanted to use this opportunity to pay it forward. This year I'm giving $2,000 to two students to help them pay for their education.
Full post here: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/tademidun_i-just-graduated-but-rather-than-make-my-activity-6727216492309463040-Ey4l
I've decided to name the two scholarships in honour of my parents and grandparents.
The Mojisola Rufai and Victoria Ademidun Scholarship is open to any student who comes from a low-income family. In honour of my two living grandparents who both grew up in low income villages but were able to educate themselves and give my parents a better life.
The Olumide and Aramide Ademidun Scholarship is open to any student who has a story of a time in their life when they overcame adversity. In honour of my parents immigrating to Canada, overcoming adversity as new immigrants, and giving our family more opportunities.
I graduated with over $65,000 in student loans. Although graduating with that much debt is very frustrating for me, I still feel very grateful and privileged that I had the opportunity to attend a good school and had the privilege to get a loan.
Other students may not have the opportunity that I did and even if they do, students shouldn't have to go into huge amounts of debt to afford a high quality education.
This scholarship is my way of paying it forward to help other students and a way for me to thank my parents and grandparents for giving me opportunities for a better life.
Best of luck 🙂
Tomiwa
Any student in Canada who comes from a low income family or has a story of an opportunity that you wanted to take but couldn't because you and your family couldn't afford it. Open to students in: high school (grade 11 and 12), college, a...
Any student who: is in their Grade 12 of study, has an academic average of 80 - 100%, has volunteer experience. Must be attending their first year of undergraduate university studies this fall, in any field Must have leadership involvement ...
Any student who: is in their Grade 12 of study, has an academic average of 80 - 100%, has volunteer experience. Must be attending their first year of undergraduate university studies this fall, in any field Must have leadership involvement ...