Lorne Fraser Scholarship for Mental Health Promotion

The Lorne Fraser Scholarship for Mental Health Promotion is students in British Columbia living with mental illness or addiction.

Amount: $1000 & $2000

Number available: 2

Deadline: July 15, 2024

Since 1982, CMHA BC has been helping people with mental illness further their pursuit of post-secondary education through their scholarship and bursary programs. They are committed to lowering access barriers and would like to ensure that these scholarships and bursaries are available to anyone in British Columbia with lived experience who is pursuing higher education.

The Lorne Fraser Educational Fund has helped more than 200 British Columbians pursue their educational dreams.

Eligibility

Applicants must:

  • be post-secondary students entering second, third, or fourth year of an undergraduate program, or any stage of a graduate program
  • be enrolled in a recognized BC post-secondary institution by December 1, 2024
  • live with a mental illness or substance use challenge
  • be pursuing education and career goals related to mental health promotion
  • be a resident of British Columbia
  • be at least 20 years of age (or turning 20 in the upcoming semester)

How to Apply

Several awards are available through the CMHA BC Scholarship Program each year to BC post-secondary students who live with mental illness or addiction. Applicants may only apply for one of the awards in a given year. Please look through each of the scholarships to decide which one to apply for:

To proceed with your application, please see the Lorne Fraser Scholarship for Mental Health Promotion 2024 Scholarship Application Guidelines form.

Submitting the application:

  • Only electronic submissions will be accepted. Submissions received by mail or fax will be disqualified
  • Individuals who submit more than one application for the same year will be evaluated on the application submitted first only
  • An applicant may win a bursary or scholarship more than once but will not be eligible to win an award two years in a row

Contact Information

If you have any questions, please email mahboubeh.asgari@cmha.bc.ca.

See Also

Source: CMHA BC’s Scholarships and Bursaries

See other British Columbia scholarships // See other scholarships for Mental Health Conditions // See scholarships open to all disabilities 

Last Updated: 2024-07-01