Essays on Scholarship

I am applying for Sheila (Angus) Cecchetto Award. I am an international student, originally from Egypt. I am currently enrolled in 6 Engineering courses in third year Biomedical Engineering at Ryerson University. I won’t claim that my credentials will blow away competition. However, I have...

I am writing to request that I be considered for the Wounded Warriors Canada Veterans Child Post Secondary Scholarships. To assist you in making an informed decision on my eligibility, I feel it is important to tell you about myself, my family and why I...

In 2010, Professor Agnes Binagwaho advocated for vaccination against cervical cancer in Rwanda. As a result, about 130,000 girls in resource limited settings had life protection. Girls’ lives transformed and health equity was demonstrated. Agnes’s leadership inspired other African countries to pursue health agenda despite...

Since its advent, the Miss America pageant has been beset by controversy. The organization has been an institution of American culture for nearly a century, one throughout which the pageant has garnered accusations of racism, sexism, and nationalist chauvinism. The role of Miss America, however,...

Scholarship about Moroccan cinema is arguably scarce despite the steady growth in thenumber and quality of films produced over the last two decades. For this reason alone,Valérie Orlando’s latest book is a welcome introduction to a burgeoning and extremelydiverse tradition of filmmaking whose social history...

I am a strong believer in the notion that only through working partnerships can we achieve set goals. And Partnerships are non-existent without relationships. When I was the General Secretary of the Electrical and Electronics Engineering Students Association, I made it a priority to build...

Grades are used in every academic course, yet the purpose and value of them differ significantly for every individual, including both teachers and students. Instead of grades being used to measure and report to a student their ability to learn and comprehend certain concepts, they...