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The City of Cambridge has a number of awards and bursaries to apply for that support and honour great achievements in our community.
Youth awards
Bill Struck Memorial Scholarship |
The Bill Struck Memorial Scholarship honours the memory of Councillor Bill Struck for his service to the Cambridge community and his support of youth. Every year, the City awards two leadership scholarships to Cambridge youth planning to attend a post-secondary school in the next semester. Do you know a youth who needs financial help to attend a post-secondary school and who shows great leadership in the community? This year the City will be awarding one recipient. Complete a Bill Struck Memorial Scholarship Application. The application deadline is April 30, 2022. Please email our Recreation Coordinator - Youth for more information. |
Arts and culture awards
Arts and Cultural Achievement Recognition awards | ||||||
The City of Cambridge presents the Arts and Cultural Recognition awards at an annual celebration in November. Award winners must be one of the following:
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Bernice Adams Bursary | ||||||
The Bernice Adams Memorial Bursary Program provides assistance to deserving and qualified individuals to assist in their further development in the fields of:
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Bernice Adams Scholarship | ||||||
Purpose: To provide a scholarship to deserving and eligible students to assist in furthering their education in the fields of Arts and Culture Criteria: To be eligible for the scholarship, a student must apply, have excelled in the Arts at their school, be in grade 12, or a grade 12 graduate, and show intent to continue onto Post-Secondary Education in the fields of Music, Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Communications or Literary Arts Proviso: The scholarship recipients are determined by the Cambridge Secondary schools themselves - please contact your School's guidance office for more information. The scholarships will be $200.00 each.
Congratulations to the 2019 scholarship recipients!
Victoria Almeida; Monsignor Doyle Catholic Secondary School Caroline Noel and Jacob Farrell; Ecole secondaire catholique Pere-Rene-de-Galinee Avery De Gouveia; St Benedict’s Catholic Secondary School Ryuto Hamaguchi; Galt Collegiate Institute Charlotte Lilley; Glenview Park Secondary School Kayla Burmaster; Jacob Hespeler Secondary School Genevieve Barit; Preston High School MacKenzie Kehl; Southwood Secondary School |
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Bernice Adams Memorial Award | ||||||
The Bernice Adams Legacy Awards honours the achievements of individuals and groups in Cambridge in the following categories:
There is also a Heart of the Arts Award presented to a deserving individual or group. Deadline for nominations is February 28. 2019 recipientsThe 2019 Award ceremony took place on September 18 at the Hamilton Family Theatre Cambridge. Music: Dylan Langan Waterloo Region Record Literary/Communications: CJ Janzen Visual Arts: Barb Di Renzo Performing Arts: Amy Cruickshank Outstanding Youth: Emelene Rosen This year's Special Trustee is the Mill Race Folk Society. The Bernice Adams Awards were established to honour the efforts of former City Councillor Bernice Adams in advancing the creative community in Cambridge. Nominations are received from the community and the finalists and winners are chosen by the Cambridge Cultural Awards Trustees; a volunteer committee who work to recognize Cambridge's outstanding contributors in the development of Arts and Culture.
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Cambridge Hall of Fame |
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The Cambridge Hall of Fame honours outstanding community members who have made a difference in Cambridge. Learn more about members of the Cambridge Hall of Fame. |