Education

Criteria for Eligibility

Applicants must be:

• Bona fide members or dependents of a bona fide member of ONA Local 15.
• Registered in a post-secondary college or university program at an accredited educational institution. Dependents must be registered in full-time studies. Members must be registered in part-time or full-time studies and be a resident of Ontario.
• Willing to provide feedback on their studies to the Local Annual General Meeting (AGM) in February of the following year, by email, letter or in person.
• Answer one of the following questions with a 250-word paragraph:
  1. Who do you think will be most impacted by the potential privatization of the healthcare system, the patients or the healthcare providers?
  2. Are you for or against the privatization of healthcare and why?

Application Procedure

1. Complete the Application Form and disclose any other expected financial assistance.
2. Provide photocopy of current ONA membership card. For dependents, provide a copy of parent’s ONA membership card.
3. Submit by scanning and emailing using the read receipt function to gro.a1737007713no@pu1737007713bchwn1737007713.

  OR

4. Send the application package by REGISTERED MAIL to:

Mark Byers
gro.a1737007713no@pu1737007713bchwn1737007713
231351 Concession Rd. 2 WGR
RR4 Mount Forest, ON N0G 2L0

Only successful applicants will be contacted by September 30, 2024. At that time, they will be requested to submit proof of registration and completed TD1 form by October 15, 2024.

As per ONA15 Policies:

• By the end of April:
  • The Bursary Chair will contact ONA to update the Bursary information on the ONA15 website. ONA15 Executive will promote the bursaries to membership e.g., electronically, poster on ONA Boards, in-person.
• Between June 1 and August 15th:
  • ONA15 members and eligible dependents will apply for the bursaries following the approved Bursary application process.
  • The Bursary Chair will receive applications by email and registered mail and prepare them for the Bursary Committee following approved guidelines to create anonymity for each application.