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Scholarships and Awards
Through our registered charitable trust, CFUW Peterborough offers several scholarships and awards for deserving local female students. Every year, at each secondary school in Peterborough, we present an Olive Langley award to a graduating female student. 

At Trent University, we sponsor two awards for female students - one for an undergraduate student and one for a graduate student.  We also present a bursary for a female student attending Fleming College,

All of our Scholarships and Awards are administered by the schools themselves.  Interested applicants should contact the appropriate school administrator for more information on these awards. 

Our Awards fund also supports the Education Program at the Art Gallery of Peterborough, the regional Science Fair, and the Kiwanis Music Festival. 


CFUW Awards Fund for
Peterborough Students 
Awards Fund Chair
Shirley Davey
Ruth Brandow
Awards Fund Treasurer

CFUW PETERBOROUGH AWARDS FUND
A Brief History
The University Women's Club of Peterborough Awards Fund was registered as a charitable Trust in 1988 in honour of the Club's 50th anniversary and had its name changed in 2004 to the CFUW Peterborough Awards Fund in accordance with the Club's name change.

Prior to the establishment of the fund, money from member donations, donations from the Club treasury when funds permitted and various small fundraisers were used to fund awards.

OLIVE LANGLEY AWARD initiated in 1962
Given to top female high school student for many years, now to a female student who has high academic standing in her graduating year who is not receiving multiple prizes, demonstrates citizenship through involvement in such areas as school or community and/or volunteer service, demonstrates financial need and is registered in a college or university program as a full-time student.

Support is also given to:
KIWANIS MUSIC FESTIVAL AWARD
PETERBOROUGH REGIONAL SCIENCE FAIR (became Dr. Agnes Moffat-Magee Award in 1995)
ART GALLERY EDUCATION PROGRAM
The ABOVE AWARDS ARE FUNDED BY ANNUAL DONATIONS TO THE AWARDS FUND so you are encouraged to include a donation to the Fund in order to help us avoid fundraising.

THE FOLLOWING 2 AWARDS ARE ADMINISTERED AND GIVEN AT TRENT UNIVERSITY USING CAPITAL PROVIDED BY CFUW PETERBOROUGH AWARDS FUND

AGNETA HOLT AWARD (at Trent)
This bursary is awarded to a female student demonstrating need & scholarship.
Starting Capital in 1964 was $1000.                

50TH ANNIVERSARY AWARD (at Trent) initiated in 1987
This award is given to a female student demonstrating scholarship & need.
Presented to Trent in 1992 $10,000.00.                
The Award was initiated with funds raised from the sale of monogrammed scarves, a fashion show, gourmet group dinner draw, craft group quilt raffle, garage sale and member donations.



THE FOLLOWING AWARD IS ADMINISTERED AND GIVEN AT FLEMING COLLEGE USING CAPITAL PROVIDED BY CFUW PETERBOROUGH AWARDS FUND

FLEMING COLLEGE 75TH ANNIVERSARY BURSARY initiated in 2006.
This award is given to a single mother proceeding to education at Fleming & demonstrating scholarship and need from a base of $12,500 and administered by the College.

This Award was initiated with funds from the chapter, a Mardi Gras Party held at the Canoe Museum and surplus funds from the 75th Gala with matching funding from the Ontario Government for some years.

As well a variety of donations have been made to various causes after consultation with the club members or from designated member memorial donations.