{"id":45039,"date":"2017-06-02T15:45:56","date_gmt":"2017-06-02T19:45:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=45039"},"modified":"2017-06-02T15:56:12","modified_gmt":"2017-06-02T19:56:12","slug":"brock-awards-scholarships-to-56-niagara-high-school-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2017\/06\/brock-awards-scholarships-to-56-niagara-high-school-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Brock awards scholarships to 56 Niagara high school students"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dozens of students from high schools across Niagara have been given a financial boost as they start their post-secondary studies.<\/span><\/p>\n

For the third year in a row, Brock University has awarded the Niagara Principal\u2019s Scholarships to two students from nearly every public, Catholic and private secondary school in the region.<\/p>\n

Each of the 56 students were awarded $2,500 toward the cost of their first-year tuition at Brock, for a total of $140,000. To date, the Niagara Principal\u2019s Scholarship program has awarded more than $422,000 to 169 students across the region.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis scholarship was initiated in 2015 as a critical partnership to recognize student excellence within Niagara, and actively engage in the development of our region\u2019s future leaders,\u201d said Beth Natale, Director, Recruitment and Retention. \u201cOffering this substantial financial award is a concrete example of Brock University doing its part to ensure Niagara\u2019s student leaders remain committed to this region, considering Brock and the Niagara region as the top choice for their future.\u201d<\/p>\n

The recipients for the scholarships are selected by the principals from each school based on a combination of academic achievements and the students\u2019 involvement in school and in the community.<\/p>\n\n\t