Several Surrey students have been named recipients of the Cmolik Foundation's scholarship bursaries, valued at $45,000 each. The Cmolik Foundation financially supports youth going into post-secondary who have faced adversity in their young lives. Recipients of the $45,000 award also gain access to mentors, field trips and summer camps.
Giya Gill, Ameek Khosa, Elyse Kargl, Tamanna Gill, Gaveen Rai, Jennifer McLaren and Ishaq Ahmed, all from Surrey, are among 20 total scholarship winners. Ahmed, from L.A.
Matheson Secondary, will be using the fund to go towards his bachelor of business administration degree at Simon Fraser University. This will help the student achieve his goal of becoming a financial manager of an "ethically and morally responsible business," reads a news release. Queen Elizabeth Secondary's McLaren will be using her scholarship at SFU as well, where she hopes to obtain a degree in history.
"I chose history because you must look to the past to change the future. As for teaching, I want to help make school an enjoyable, safe space for students,” McLaren said. The "bright and engaging" Giya Gill from Tamanawis Secondary will also be attending SFU in September to pursue a bachelor of science degree to bring her one step closer of actualizing her goal of becoming a doctor in the future.
Hoping to obtain a bachelor of business administration in marketing and management at Douglas College, Rai from Guildford Park Secondary wants to work as a creative director in e.
