The Education Awards Program encourages the pursuit of educational goals, and promotes education as a way to succeed and develop new skills. Anyone who is living in subsidized housing , or receiving rent subsidies through BC Housing’s Rental Assistance Program, is eligible to apply for the 98 bursaries and awards. The funds can be put towards tuition, or other educational expenses such as books or supplies.

Below is a list of 2011 BC Housing Education Award recipients, listed alphabetically by community. Please note that this list includes only those recipients who agreed to have their names publicized.

ABBOTSFORD (read news release)

BC Housing Bursary: Jessica Gregoire
BC Housing Bursary: Nicole Joseph

BURNABY (read news release)

BC Housing Award for Full-Time Studies: Hanin Elmasry
BC Housing Bursary: Ella Marie De Guzman
BC Housing Bursary: Juma Rasuly
BC Housing Bursary: Mohammed Sayam
BC Housing Bursary: Kelly Sheldon
BC Housing Bursary: Colby Teixeira
BC Housing Bursary: Ming Xue
Margaret Mitchell Award: Alexandra Osan

CAMPBELL RIVER (read news release)

BC Housing Bursary: Carly Lecuyer

CHEMAINUS (read news release)

BC Housing Bursary: Mellisa Ganderton

COQUITLAM (read news release)

BC Housing Bursary: Anna Karina Kvasnikova

COURTENAY (read news release)

BC Housing Bursary: Sarah Corrigall
Minerva Foundation Award: Jennifer Renard

DELTA

BC Housing Bursary: Aliyah Ali
BC Housing Bursary: Quinn Gallagher

KAMLOOPS (read news release)

BC Housing Bursary: Rachel de Kerf

LADYSMITH (read news release)

BC Housing Bursary: Patricia Dashwood

LANGLEY (read news release)

BC Housing Bursary: Rebecca Zimmerman

MAPLE RIDGE (read news release)

BC Housing Bursary: Hailey Robinsmith

NANAIMO (read news release)

BC Housing Bursary: Lisa Smith

NEW WESTMINSTER

BC Housing Bursary: Teresa Dettling

NORTH VANCOUVER

BC Housing Bursary: Alana Rogerson

PRINCE GEORGE (read news release)

Kinloch Award: Biljana Gajic
Minerva Foundation Award: Valerie Stump

PORT MOODY (read news release)

BC Housing Bursary: Theodora Runtova

SURREY (read news release)

BC Housing Award for Full-Time Studies: Ravinder Sankla
BC Housing Bursary: Xiao Lan Duan
Kinloch Award: Surinder Lally

VANCOUVER (read news release)

BC Housing Award for Full-Time Studies: Janet Amara
BC Housing Award for Full-Time Studies: Don Barrett
BC Housing Bursary: Patrick Arevalo
BC Housing Bursary: Jimmy Huynh
BC Housing Bursary: Seron Mackay
BC Housing Bursary: Evalintine Mitchell
BC Housing Bursary: Natalia Shchelkova
BC Housing Bursary: Helen Thayakaanthan
BC Housing Bursary: Jennifer Wong
BC Housing Bursary: Jennifer Yamazaki
Kinloch Award: Sarah Davidson
Kinloch Award: Jane Fisher
Minerva Foundation Award: Kinwa Bluesky

VICTORIA (read news release)

BC Housing Award for Full-Time Studies: Maxym Rukosuyev
BC Housing Bursary: Jason Abernathy
BC Housing Bursary: David Christopher
BC Housing Bursary: Mitchell Gaucher
BC Housing Bursary: Nicole Girard
BC Housing Bursary: Alicia Lawrence
BC Housing Bursary: Caleb Luke
BC Housing Bursary: Renay Maurice
BC Housing Bursary: Elizabeth Wakefield
BC Housing Bursary: Angela Wignall
Kinloch Award: Regan Alsdorf
Kinloch Award: Heather Fox

WHITE ROCK (read news release)

BC Housing Award for Full-Time Studies: Michael Steel
BC Housing Bursary: Zara Alfonso

For more information

To find out more about the Education Awards Program, click here or contact (604) 454-5432 or toll free 1-866-465-6873 or email educationawards@bchousing.org .

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