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Students’ Bursary
» Annual scholarship to financially

ald students over 24

: fill out an application form.

Angela Espinoza
News Editor

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(C) n August 26, members
of the Douglas Students’

Union (DSU), along with
members of the Douglas
College Foundation (DCF),
announced the Douglas
Students’ Union Mature
Bursary. The bursary came at
the suggestion of members
of the DSU who recognized
the financial need of Douglas’
many returning and older
students.

“T believe that back in
January, Tracy Green from
the [DCF] was chatting to the
Students’ Union ... and giving
them information on the funds
they already have with us,” said
DCF associate vice president
of external relations, Hazel
Postma. “The Students’ Union
mentioned that they were
considering making a donation
to the [DCF] to support
students, and so over the past
six or seven months she’s been
working with them.”

$20,000 was originally
pledged by the DSU to fund
the bursary. The DCF then
added an additional $10,000 to
the award, allowing for further
recipient opportunities in
the future. The total $30,000
endowment is the current base
fund for the Mature Students’
Bursary. With up to $1,000
offered annually starting this
year, the bursary’s place at
Douglas College is intended to
be permanent.

“Endowments are in
perpetuity,” said Postma, “and
so as long as Douglas College
exists, the endowment will
continue to support students.

“Endowments ... need to
be invested for a year while
interest is earned and it is that
interest that is used to fund
the bursary. The principle is

has also provided additional
money so the bursary can go
out this year”

for the bursary can go through
Douglas’ financial aid office or

“The financial aid office

: hasa very involved and very

: in-depth system of ranking

: student need, said Postma,

: “and so they [financial aid] look
: at everything. From student

: loans to rent to whether people
: are living at home, whether

: they have dependents, and if

: so how many, if they’re single

: parents ..
: either earning or borrowing

: or what their financial state is,

: and what they actually need

: to support themselves [to]

: come to school. Financial aid is
: meant to fill the unmet need of
: students.

. what the student is

“Students are ranked on

: this scale, and then there’s a

: three-person committee, that

: includes faculty, [and] financial
: aid and foundation staff, and

: then a couple of people from

: the financial aid office, and they
: review all the applications and

: make the decisions.”

Again, the annual

: scholarship is intended to

: provide up to $1,000 for

: students who qualify. Postma
: added that the average $1,000
: would be split if necessary.

“It [the scholarship] will

: fluctuate because of the interest
: rates, right now I think it’s

: 3.5 percent...
: up to $1,000. I don’t think it’s

: restricted necessarily to the one
: student, that would depend

: on the need identified by the

: financial aid office; it may go

: to one student, or it may go to

: two.

so it’s roughly

”

Postma then explained

: why she felt the bursary was

: necessary this time around,

: citing the struggles students

: tend to face when returning to

: school or attending school later
: in life.

“While we have many

: students in our younger

: demographic, there’s no doubt
: at all that a lot of people who

: have been in the workforce for
: awhile are realizing they need
protected. The Students’ Union : ¢ithera different education or
: an education that they weren't
: able to get first time around.

: [For those] mature students
Students who wish to apply : Coming to Douglas to get a

: better future and take one of
: our applied courses ...

: bea big help.”

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