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Manulife Life Lessons Scholarship Program

Amount

$10,000 each
- opens Feb. 1
- closes March 31

Deadline

March

Nomination

Website

https://www.manulife.ca/personal/plan-and-learn/life-events/life-lessons-scholarship.html

Criteria

FOR STUDENTS WHO’VE EXPERIENCED THE DEATH OF A PARENT OR GUARDIAN WITH LITTLE TO NO LIFE INSURANCE.
- Students currently enrolled in or accepted to a college, university or trade school within Canada
- are a permanent resident of Canada;
- are between 17 and 24 years of age at the time of application;
- have experienced the death of a parent or legal guardian who had little or no life insurance coverage

Checklist

- In addition to some basic information,
- you will need to submit a 500 word-essay OR a 3-minute video about how the death of your parent or guardian has affected your life financially and emotionally
- Essays exceeding 500 words or videos longer than 3 minutes will automatically be disqualified.
JUDGING WILL BE BASED ON ...
(1.) The compelling nature of the story;
(2.) How instructive the story is with regards to the need for proper insurance planning (i.e., how the lack of adequate life insurance coverage impacted the family’s ability to meet future financial goals)
(3.) The determination of the student to not allow his/her loss to prevent him/her from realizing the goal of pursuing high education.

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