AMI announces 2019 scholarship program
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Authored on February 26, 2019
Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) is pleased to announce the launch of its annual AMI Robert Pearson Memorial Scholarship. This year marks the eighth anniversary of the scholarship program providing financial assistance to students with a disability.
Effective today, AMI is accepting applications for the AMI Robert Pearson Memorial Scholarship. The application process concludes Friday, May 10, at 5 p.m. Eastern. Information and eligibility requirements for the 2019 AMI Scholarship program and complete rules and regulations are available at www.AMI.ca/scholarship and www.amitele.ca/bourse-ami-tele.
AMI has collaborated with the National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS) to administer the program and engage students with disabilities from across the country. Two $5,000 bursaries will be awarded to two deserving students with a permanent disability; one from the English community and one from the French.
The recipients of the 2018 AMI Robert Pearson Memorial Scholarship were Laura Lefevre of Edmonton, Alberta, and Elisanne Pellerin from Montreal, Quebec.