2024 Student Award Recipients

September 24, 2024

From April 2nd to May 31st, 2024, the Yellowknife Community Foundation opened applications to its 32 student award funds. The Foundation received a record-breaking 305 submissions, its highest intake yet. From that pool of bright and passionate students, 40 recipients were selected. Hailing from across the NWT, each and every one of them has demonstrated hard work, care, excellence, and integrity in their own ways. The Yellowknife Community Foundation is proud to announce the following awardees: The Foundation would also like to extend a heartfelt thank you to our volunteer Student Award Review Committee, who worked diligently to evaluate all 305 applications throughout the month of June. Amanda WhiteAshley GillisBeverly PilgrimDian Papineau-MagillErin DeanIris KehlerIsabella ZytarukLea LamoureuxLisa Marie Van de Water HarveyMelanie GentlesMiranda ByeNarlie DapilosPerez OyugiSara KomarniskyVal JanzZainab OladipupoJanat IbrahimiBianca RomagnoliLana de BastianiMarta MoirRobin GreigStephen DunbarDavid GildayCharles DentKorry GarveyMeaghan BrackenburyPaul GillardRosella StoeszSophie Kirby

Acknowledgements

The Yellowknife Community Foundation recognizes and acknowledges the colonial history of the lands now known as Canada, including the impacts of British and French colonization. We honour the Indigenous peoples whose territories we are located on, specifically the Yellowknives Dene First Nation, as well as the broader Dene, Métis, and Inuit peoples who have stewarded these lands for generations.We are committed to supporting Indigenous reconciliation efforts and fostering a respectful and inclusive community that acknowledges the past, celebrates the resilience of Indigenous cultures, and supports ongoing efforts toward healing and justice.

Contact:

Address:

5007-50 Avenue (W.H. Bromley Building)
PO Box 1620
Yellowknife, NT X1A 2P2

Office hours:

Monday - Friday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Charitable Registration Number (CRN)

The Yellowknife Community Foundation is a registered charity with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). Our CRN is 889101978RR0001.

Community Foundations of Canada

The Yellowknife Community Foundation is a proud member of the Community Foundations of Canada.

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