Directions Newsletter
BDM Scholarship enables UFCW 500 member to focus on studies
Montreal – June 25, 2020 – Daphné Grignon is one of eighteen winners of the UFCW Canada – BDM Scholarship. Currently enrolled in the Cognitive Neuroscience program at the Université de Montréal, Daphné is a proud UFCW Local 500 member who works at Maxi.
Sister Grignon had the following to say about winning a UFCW Canada – BDM Scholarship:
“In the not-too-distant future, I would like to work as a speech therapist. In order to achieve this goal, I need to complete university. Receiving the UFCW Canada BDM Scholarship is an opportunity for me to focus fully on my studies so that I can excel at them without having to worry too much about my finances. This will allow me to have a positive and productive university experience. Thank you very much, UFCW!”
The UFCW Canada – BDM Scholarship offers a total of $18,000 in scholarships to UFCW Canada members and their families and is one of more than 25 union scholarships available to members and their families every year, totaling more than $300,000 in support.
The deadline to apply for this year’s BDM Scholarship is September 30, 2020.
To see a full list of scholarships offered by UFCW Canada, or to learn how UFCW members and family members can earn university and college credits completely free of charge, visit our Union Scholarships webpage.