WIWD Scholarships
Student tuition and life after high school can be costly for new adults. In previous years, the West Interlake Watershed District has offered scholarships of $500 to high school graduates to provide them with the opportunity of making these high costs more affordable. To participate in the scholarship, students are asked to write an essay on a specific topic that generaly reflects the benefits of the watershed. Together, the Executive Board decides which essays answer the question most precisely. To qualify, students must be in their gradutating year of high school and attend a school located within the districts boundaries.
In 2022, the WIWD was able to offer 3 scholarships to students. We asked applicants to write a two page essay describing how the WIWD improves the environment. That year, Katirina Zotter from École Communautaire Aurèle Lemoine along with Shanly Sigfusson and Anna Osmond from Ashern Central School were awarded with the scholarships for their well written papers. Their essays reflected the WIWD's purpose in highlighting the health of our environment, and how we can improve it.
In 2023, two students were each awarded a $500 scholarship for their fascinating papers. The essay subject asked students to descibe the benefits and purpose of the watershed, as well as to imagine a new program that the WIWD could offer or expand on an existing program with an objective to improve the state of our watershed. Both scholarship recipients demonstrated their knowledge and we congratulate them on their hard work.
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Lundar, Manitoba
(204) 762-5850
contact@wiwd.ca
