More student awards available than ever before


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Concordia’s enrolment is steadily growing. Fortunately, so are the number and range of the university’s scholarships and bursaries.

This year, more than 1,070 undergraduate students will receive scholarships and bursaries valued at more than $1.3 million.

At the Undergraduate Scholarships and Awards Breakfast, held Nov. 15 at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel, 23 new awards were introduced, bringing the number offered annually to to 185.

Above is Angela Di Stasi (right), winner of the Theresa Humes Award for Women’s Hockey, with Theresa Humes.


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The Graduate Awards and Teaching Assistantships Induction Ceremony and Breakfast was held Dec. 2 at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel. It honoured about 500 graduate students who received fellowships, scholarships, bursaries, awards and teaching assistantships valued at more than $1.77 million.

The Dominic D’Alessandro Fellowship was one of 18 new awards. It was created through the proceeds of the 2004 Loyola Club Medal Dinner, the generous support of Mr. D’Alessandro, committed Concordia alumni and numerous friends.

Pictured above is David Guenette, recipient of the Lord Shaughnessy MBA Fellowship in Investment Management, with Lord Shaughnessy’s daughter, Brigid Shaughnessy.