MEDIA RELEASE: May 12 2023 – R0040

Some of the region’s brightest young minds will be recognized for their academic accomplishments and community commitment next week as Brock celebrates its Niagara Principal’s Scholarship recipients.

For the eighth consecutive year, the University will present entrance scholarships of $2,500 to two students from nearly every public, Catholic and private secondary school in the Niagara region.

Recipients are selected by principals from each high school based on a combination of academic achievements, school and community involvement, and financial need.

Created in 2015 as a way to give back to the local community and to open doors to post-secondary education for Niagara youth, the scholarship program has offered more than $1.3 million in funding, including $165,000 in 2023, to hundreds of area high school students.

A reception to celebrate this year’s recipients will be held on Wednesday, May 17 from 6 to 7 p.m. in Brock’s Sean O’Sullivan Theatre, where the 66 honourees will gather alongside their families, principals, teachers and guidance counsellors, as well as Brock representatives.

Scholarship packages will be handed out to each award recipient during the event.

Members of the media are invited to attend the reception.

For more information or for assistance arranging interviews: 

* Doug Hunt, Communications and Media Relations Specialist, Brock University dhunt2@brocku.ca or 905-941-6209

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