CFUW clubs and CFUW Charitable Trust together

annually provide over

$1,000,000 in awards

to women across Canada

The CFUW Charitable Trust was established in 1976

a)To collect, invest and administer the funds for the Fellowship Program which is administered by the Fellowship Committee.

b)To encourage advancement of education for women at all levels.

c) To allow donors to receive charitable receipts.

CFUW CHARITABLE TRUST SUPPORTS:

Established Awards

Created or evolved from early awards beginning in 1921

Supported by the friends and members of CFUW through donations and fund raising

Administered Awards

These awards are sponsored by others who pay the CFUW an administration fee for this service.

FELLOWSHIPS

Total $62,000

CFUW Memorial $ 8,000 Ecole Polytechnique $12,000 Bourse G. LeMoyne $ 5,000 Alice E. Wilson $15,000 Linda Souter $ 6,000 Margaret McWilliams $11,000

Beverley Jackson $2,000 Margaret Dale Philp $3,500 CHEA $6,000 Ruth Binnie $6,000 Elizabeth Massey $5,000

Established Awards include

Administered Awards

Total $22,000

* One additional sponsored award in 2014

Linda Souter Humanities Award

Established in 2014 to support women at the Masters’ or Doctoral level studying such topics as: English Languages and Literature, History, Languages, Classics, Philosophy, Film studies, Communication Studies or Culture Studies.

Linda Souter President of CFUW President of IFUW

New2014

LIBRARY AND CREATIVE ARTS COMMITTEE

A new program allows CFUW Clubs across Canada to nominate groups or organizations for these awards

The CFUW National Program also includes two additional awards:

$4000 offered in alternating years

The CFUW Library Award (2014) Wolfville, N.S.

The CFUW Creative Arts Award (2015)

CFUW MEMBERS ACROSS CANADA CAN HELP CELEBRATE OUR 100TH ANNIVERSARY IN 2019!

In recognition of CFUW’s core belief in education for women, we plan to: • Build a one-time fund of an additional

$100,000 in scholarship money to be awarded in 2019

• These funds may be created as local awards to members of your community or may be donated to the CFUW Chariable Trust increase the number of Fellowships.

All Anniversary Scholarships, whether a new local award within the community or an award supported by the CFUW Fellowship Program, will include the title “CFUW 100th Anniversary”

Local club example:CFUW 100 Anniversary Scholarship to Honour ‘Someone Special sponsored by CFUW ...’

Supporting the National Program with a donation:CFUW 100 Anniversary Dr. Margaret McWilliams Fellowship …

CFUW ANNIVERSARY SCHOLARSHIP PROJECT

Over $40,000 committed to date!Does your club have any plans?

Can we be of assistance?