Yearly AMI Canadian Scholarships for Students with Disability
Author: Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) - Contact: ami.ca
Published: 2017/01/27 - Updated: 2023/04/12
Topic: Disability Scholarships - Publications List
Page Content: Synopsis - Introduction - Main
Synopsis: The AMI Robert Pearson Memorial Scholarship program offers much needed financial assistance to students with a disability. The scholarship program is open to Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada with a permanent disability who are currently registered in and returning to a full-time program of study at an accredited Canadian post-secondary college or university.
Introduction
The scholarship was renamed in 2016 in memory of AMI's former Accessibility Officer, Robert Pearson, who passed away suddenly in December 2015.
Main Item
AMI will once again collaborate with the National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS) to administer the program and engage students with disabilities from across the country.
Two $5,000 bursaries will be awarded to two deserving students with a permanent disability; one from the English community and one from the French.
Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) is a not-for-profit multimedia organization serving more than five million Canadians who are blind, partially sighted, deaf, hard of hearing, mobility or print restricted. Operating three broadcast services, AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French, AMI's mission is to make accessible media for all Canadians. To learn more visit AMI.ca and AMItele.ca
The scholarship program is open to Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada with a permanent disability who are currently registered in and returning to a full-time program of study at an accredited Canadian post-secondary college or university.
AMI will award two $5,000 bursaries to two deserving students with a permanent disability; one from the English community and one from the French. Each recipient will also receive a Queen size Tempur-Pedic ProAdapt mattress, valued at around $2,799.
Since its founding in 1986, the National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS) has had the mandate to support full access to education and employment for post-secondary students and graduates with disabilities across Canada.
Complete rules and regulations are available at www.AMI.ca/scholarship and at www.amitele.ca/bourse-ami-tele