Former Carleton University business student creates bursary for Indigenous students
Posted Mar 24, 2021 09:51:00 PM.
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A graduate of Carleton University’s Bachelor of Commerce program is creating a bursary to support Indigenous students in the university's business program.
The $500,000 bursary will be awarded annually to an Indigenous student in financial need.
Humphrey Law says the bursary will allow these students to experience the full value of a Carleton education by helping the students focus entirely on their studies without the added pressures of financial constraints or part-time employment.
“I have a great respect for the increased barriers that Indigenous students face in pursuing education,” shares Law. “I wanted to ensure that what I put in place would be significant to these students, allowing them to experience the value of a Carleton education.”
The bursary is made possible by matching funds from Carleton University.
The award is available to Indigenous students entering any undergraduate program of study within the Sprott School of Business.
This is the third bursary established by Law at Carleton. In 2013, he created the Y.P. Law (Law Yan Pak) Memorial Bursary to honour his late father’s commitment to education and leadership in the education system in Hong Kong. In 2018, he created the Thomas Jeyes Memorial Bursary in loving memory of his lifelong partner, Tom, who also greatly valued education.
Applications for the new bursary are now open.
