This Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited Scholarship Program is offering up to sixty scholarships, 36 at the university level and 24 at the college level. Students enrolled in an undergraduate university program will receive $5000 and students pursuing a college diploma will receive $3,500.

Candidates must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents. They must be completing the first year of a university degree program or college technical diploma program and be in need of financial assistance. They must also be enrolled on a full-time basis, as defined by their educational institution, and have attained high academic standing. Each institution may nominate only one candidate.

Contact Information:

Canadian Awards Program, Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC),

350 Albert St., Suite 600, Ottawa ON, K1R 1B1,

Tel: (613) 563-1236,

Fax: (613) 563-9745.

Web: www.aucc.ca

Email: awards@aucc.ca