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Parents of Black Children (PoBC) is honoured to launch the Young, Gifted and Black Student Scholarship for the first time.

We are selecting one Undergraduate student across Ontario who is enrolled in a Canadian University/College in September 2022. They will be awarded a one-time $3,500 scholarship towards eligible Undergraduate school expenses.  The winner of this award can be entering any year of a program as long as they are attending full-time classes in September 2022.

In order to be selected for this scholarship you must submit either a video or letter expressing the following: What does Black Excellence mean to you? What positive impact have you made and/or hoping to make within your community? Why is advocacy and education important to you?  

Any submissions entered without a letter or video will not be considered.

Eligibility and Requirements

1. You must be a self-identifying Black student that has been accepted to attend a post-secondary school in September 2022 (full-time).
2. You must provide proof of post-secondary acceptance if selected for this scholarship.
3. Upon participation in this submission, you are agreeing to the use of your image, name and submission across our social platforms.
4. You must not be affiliated with, a child of, or related in any way to a Parents of Black Children, employee, volunteer, founding member or board member in order to be selected for this scholarship.
5. You must be a resident of Ontario, Canada.
6. The post-secondary instituion you are attending must be located in Canada.

Submission Criteria:     

​​​​​​​Please submit a written letter or a video that details the following: 

• What does Black Excellence mean to you?
• What positive impact have you made and/or hoping to make within your community?
• Why is advocacy and education important to you?
• What post-secondary institution have you been accepted to?
• What are your future hopes and dreams?

Apply by Friday, July 29th, 2022 11.59 PM ET - submissions past this time will not be accepted.

First Name

Last Name

Email*

Phone Number

How do you identify?*

African Bi- Racial Afro-indigenous African- LatinX African Canadian African Caribbean Other

What University or College will you be attending in September 2022?

What program are you studying *

What year of your program will you be in staring in September 2022?*

Please share a link to your video submission here - you may choose to upload this to a private youtube channel or send us a link via dropbox or google drive, WeTransfer or any other method. If you are not submitting a video, simply type NO VIDEO SUBMISSION. Reminder, your video submission must answer the following questions: What does Black Excellence mean to you? What positive impact have you made and/or hoping to make within your community? Why is advocacy and education important to you? Wh*

Please upload your letter submission here. REMINDER YOUR LETTER SUBMISSION MUST ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: What does Black Excellence mean to you? What positive impact have you made and/or hoping to make within your community? Why is advocacy and education important to you? What post-secondary institution have you been accepted to? What are your future hopes and dreams?

I understand that upon participation in this submission, I am agreeing to the use of my image, name and submission across PoBC social platforms*

Yes No

I understand that I must provide proof of post-secondary acceptance if selected for this scholarship.*

Yes No

I confirm that I am not affiliated with, a child of, or related in any way to a Parents of Black Children, employee, volunteer, founding member or board member in order to be selected for this scholarship.*

Yes No

Please sign your name