What They're Looking For
Ethnicity: Black/African-American or Caribbean
Province: Ontario
About Scholarship
The purpose of the Scholarship Program is to recognize excellence and support access to post-secondary education for students of Caribbean and African heritage who are pursuing undergraduate studies at an Ontario college or university.
The Jamaican Canadian Association (JCA) is a registered non-profit committed to identifying and responding to the needs of the Caribbean and African communities. This includes cultural programming, advocacy, education support and outreach on a range of issues. In 2002, the Scholarship Program was established to respond to the educational needs of these communities.
The minimum award value of each available scholarship is $1000 CAD.
The minimum value of awards noted as bursaries is $500 CAD.
About Company
The Jamaican-Canadian Association was founded in 1962 by a group of Jamaicans then living in Toronto. The impetus for the creation of the association was the emergence of Jamaica from colonial status to becoming an independent nation in August, 1962. Jamaicans in Toronto formed a committee comprised of the following: Roy G. Williams, Bromley Armstrong, E. S. Ricketts, Miss Phyllis Whyte, Mrs. Catherine Williams, George King, Leyton Ellis and Kenneth Simpson to plan and execute a celebration of the momentous occasion. This committee enabled the disparate group of university students, nurses, domestic workers and scattered others (representing the demographics at that time) to come together as a unit to participate in a collective public activity as Jamaicans in Toronto for the very first.
The celebration of Jamaica’s Independence took the form of a Dinner Dance which was held at the King Edward Sheraton Hotel on King Street East in Toronto on August 6, 1962. It was a grand occasion. Jamaicans came out in their finest attire. Representatives from each level of government attended and brought greetings and congratulatory messages. A sumptuous meal was served and enjoyed by all. Toasts were proposed to each level of government with appropriate responses. The high point of the night came when the new black, gold and green Jamaican flag was unfurled for the first time as the assembled group haltingly sang the national anthem, also for the first time. After that they danced the night away. A good time was had by all as the assembled group on that occasion truly embraced the national motto “Out of Many One People.”