The British Columbia and Yukon Community News-paper Association (BCYCNA) will award some of the highest scholarship bursaries in British Columbia and Yukon again this year.
Every high school graduating student in B.C. and Yukon is eligible for the $10,000 BCYCNA and B.C. Press Council scholarship, making it one of the most accessible scholarships currently available. This is the fifth year in a row the two organizations have come together to bring much-needed funds to students seeking post-secondary education.
Scholarships of $5,000, $3,500 and $1,500 will be awarded to the three students who best answer the question: "If you were publisher for a day, how would you change your community newspaper, and why?"
Students must submit a 500-word essay to Coast Reporter by April 29, where one local finalist will be chosen. The finalists' essays will then be forwarded to the BCYCNA, where the top three scholarship winners will be selected.
"We are thrilled to once again be providing this opportunity for graduating high school students across British Columbia to earn significant scholarship awards," said Joyce Carlson, president of the BCYCNA. "It means a great deal to the members of BCYCNA to be able to make this kind of contribution to the young people who live in the communities we serve."
The BCYCNA is a non-profit membership organization established in 1922. The association represents 109 papers across British Columbia and Yukon with a combined readership of 2.5 million.
The B.C. Press Council was established in 1983. It is a self-regulatory body that governs the newspaper industry in B.C. Edith Nee, chair of the B.C. Press Council, said the scholarship is a great community initiative.
"We are very excited to be able to contribute to this scholarship," Nee said. To be able to help young people achieve their goals brings us a great deal of satisfaction. We look forward to reading the winning essays."
