Pat McGrath Scholarship

In memory of former Board and Trustee member, Pat McGrath, the Workers’ History Museum is offering an annual scholarship of $1,000 to a person with disabilities studying at a university or community college.

Topics

Labour’s contribution to the community

OR

A labour history project within our mandate:

• Develop and support a community museum and projects which celebrate, interpret, examine, and preserve the history of working people in the National Capital Region and Ottawa Valley.
• Examine our local history in a national and international context when appropriate, prepare exhibits, organize events, provide education programs, and collection and disseminate information on workers’ organizations.
• Identify and record places important to workers’ history in an effort to preserve their significance.

Requirements

1. Brief statements from two (2) persons with whom you have studied during the past year, containing their general evaluation of your work
2. Proof of registration with the name of the university or community college you will be attending must be submitted with your application. Attendance will be verified before the granting of the award
3. Confirmation of your status as a person with a disability
4. A one thousand (1,000) word to two thousand (2,000) word essay or submission in an audio, visual (painting, drawing, sculpture, or photography), or video format on one of the topics. If your submission is visual, please provide an explanation of how it meets the topic.

Criteria

The Workers’ History Museum will form a committee to review the essays and submissions based on the following:

• Essay or submission by the applicant;
• Statement pertaining to your program and career plans; and
• Statement of your community involvement, if applicable.

Preference may be given to people entering their second or later year of university or community college.