The Dr. John and Olive Pyper Scholarship is available to a student who is blind or partially sighted, living in any one of the counties of Southwestern Ontario; namely Perth, Wellington, Waterloo, Oxford, Middlesex, and Huron.
Amount: $4000
Number Available: 1
Deadline: July 28th, 2025
Dr. John Pyper was an ophthalmologist from Stratford, Ontario, who in 1955 extracted the first two eyes donated to the Eye Bank of Canada, and continued to perform this procedure for decades. In 2014, Dr. John and Olive Pyper’s heirs (represented by Jon Pyper and Andrew Pyper) established an annual scholarship to be given to a student who is blind or partially sighted. The scholarship is designated to assist the recipient with tuition and other related costs while attending a post-secondary program.
Criteria
In order to apply, students must be:
- Blind or partially sighted (less than 20/70 corrected vision)
- A secondary school graduate entering post-secondary education;
- A Canadian citizen or have held landed immigrant status for one year prior to the date of application.
- Highly motivated, independent, and able to demonstrate a reasonable level of personal achievement.
How to Apply
Students who submit an application are automatically entered into competition for all Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) Scholarships. Each applicant must submit only one completed application form to be considered for all available scholarships. Recipients will be determined by the CNIB Scholarship Selection Committee in accordance with its application procedures.
Along with a completed application form, applicants must also submit:
- Proof of secondary education completion (interim);
- At least two letters of reference from a teacher/school official/volunteer supervisor;
- Letter of acceptance from an accredited post-secondary institution, college, or university;
- An essay of not more than two pages on the topic “Please tell us how this scholarship will change what it means to be blind for you in your education?” (max 1000 words);
- Interim transcript;
- List other sources of funding, if any.
Please note that they receive a very large number of applications and are unable to acknowledge receipt of individual submissions. Only successful candidates will be contacted to be notified of results.
Contact Information
If you have any questions, email Shampa Bose at shampa.bose@cnib.ca or call 416-486-2500, ext. 762
Source
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Last Updated: 2025-06-24