Description:

This fund was established on September 21st, 2007, to commemorate the end of the bicentenary of the Act of Abolition of the British Slave Trade - 1807 to 2007 - event in Sudbury. In 2024, the name of the fund was changed from Michaëlle Jean Sudbury Afro-Canadian Heritage Fund  to Dr. Oluremi Ogundimu Sudbury Afro-Canadian Heritage Association Fund. 
 

Dr. A. Oluremi Odulana-Ogundimu (popularly called Dr. Remi Ogundimu) is a retired and renowned pediatrician and a community leader who has spent a lifetime enriching Greater Sudbury as an inclusive, multi-cultural and informed city, along with her dedication to the Sudbury Afro-Heritage Association.  The bursary is presented to young people of Afro-Canadian heritage or descent, who are attending high-school, motivated and planning to pursue post secondary education. 

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Requirements:

• Be senior secondary students planning to enter a post secondary institution on a full time basis

• Be between the ages of 16-25 years.

• Demonstrate diligence, consistency in their academic career, 

• Make contributions to their school or community life.

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Applicants are expected to:
Obtain references from their school teachers, principal and community members and/or leaders

A ceremony is planned to be held yearly to present the Award and recipients will also receive a personalized certificate. The Award, up to $3,500, will be forwarded directly to the post-secondary institution for the recipients’ respective use.

Link for more details: http://sudburycf.ca/dr-oluremi-ogundimu-sudbury-aha-bursary

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