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THE ICELANDIC CANADIAN
AUTUMN 1977
SCHOLARSHIPS OFFERED
The Canada Iceland
Foundation Scholarship
The Canada Iceland Foundation
offers or processes scholarships to
students of Icelandic or part Icelandic
descent:
1. High School graduates proceeding
to a Canadian university or the Univer-
sity of Iceland.
2. University students studying
towards a degree in any Canadian
university.
Scholarship awards shall be deter-
mined by academic standing and leader-
ship qualities.
Candidatea are hereby invited to send
their applications together with a state-
ment of their examination results by De-
cember 1, 1977, to:
Professor Haraldur Bessason
Department of Icelandic
University of Manitoba
Icelandic Canadian Fron
Scholarship
The Icelandic Canadian Fron of Win-
nipeg, is offering a scholarship of $100
for the academic year of 1977-78, to a
student of Icelandic or part Icelandic
descent who has completed Grade XII in
Manitoba and is proceeding to studies at
one of the three universities in
Manitoba.
Qualifications will be based primarily
on Departmental or Board examination
results, but consideration will be given to
qualities of leadership and community
service and need for financial assistance.
Candidates are hereby invited to send
their applications together with a state-
ment of examination results and testi-
monials from two leaders in the com-
munity by December 1, 1977, to:
Mr. Gardar Gardarson,
655 St. Anne’s Road,
St. Vital,
Winnipeg, Manitoba.
R2M 3G6
The Icelandic Festival
Scholarship
The Icelandic Festival of Manitoba
offers two scholarships of $100 each to
students who have already attended a
university for one year. They are tenable
at any one of the three universities in
Manitoba.
The following is the basis for selec-
tion:
—Icelandic or part Icelandic descent.
— A first class “A” academic stand-
ing is desirable; a “B” standing is the
minimum.
—Participation in extra-curricular or
community activities, in school or in the
general community.
Applications for these shcolarships
with relevant supporting information,
including age, the name of the college or
university attended, and a transcript of
marks, are to be forwarded by December
1, 1977, to:
Dr. W. Kristjanson,
1117 Wolseley Avenue,
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3G 1G9