Sbrocchi Education Scholarship

Award created thanks to the generosity of Dr. Leonard Sbrocchi

Award Overview

Value of the award:
$1,000
Number of awards:
1
Award frequency:
Annual
Level or program of study:
Undergraduate
Application Type:
Online Scholarship and Bursaries portal, accessible via uoZone.
Application Deadline:
November 3
Renewable:
No

Purpose of this Award

To provide assistance to mature students studying full time in the Teacher Education or Formation à l’enseignement program (BEd) at the Faculty of Education at the University of Ottawa who have returned to studies after an interruption.

Eligibility Criteria

The candidate must:

  1. be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident or a person with the protected/refugee status
  2. be a full-time mature student (defined as having spent 2 or more consecutive years since completing secondary school working or having another non-academic experience, such as volunteering or travelling) who resumed studies after an interruption
  3. be enrolled in the Teacher Education or Formation à l’enseignement program (BEd) at the Faculty of Education of the University of Ottawa
  4. demonstrate financial need, as determined by the Financial Aid and Awards Service of the University of Ottawa

How to Apply

Submitted in the Online Scholarship and Bursaries portal, accessible via uoZone, and must include:

  1. the Financial Questionnaire
  2. a cover letter, (max. 500 words) outlining the mature student’s career goals at the moment they returned to their studies and how they intend to use the scholarship
  3. proof that the applicant meets the criteria stipulated for the ‘Mature student’ definition

About this Award

This scholarship was generously created in honour of Mrs. Lucy Sbrocchi by her husband, Dr. Leonard Sbrocchi.

Lucy Sbrocchi joined the Faculty of Education as a mature student in 1991 to pursue her long-held goal of teaching, which she delayed so that she could raise her family. While it was intimidating to apply and return to studies after such a long absence, Lucy not only persevered, but thrived. The challenge of integrating with fellow students fell away once she delved into the program. After graduation, Lucy went on to teach extended French at the primary and junior levels for the Ottawa Catholic School Board, until her retirement in 2008.