Bill 7 Award Scholarship

In partnership with Supporting Our Youth, the Community One Foundation is a co-sponsoring agency of the Bill 7 Award.

The Bill 7 Award is a registered charitable trust that awards scholarships to gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, transsexual, queer and 2-spirited students, resident in Ontario and in financial need in any post-secondary institution in Ontario, attaining their first degree.

The Award is named after the 1986 Ontario legislation that extended the protection of the Human Rights Code to lesbians and gays. Since its inception in 1988, we have been working hard to increase the number and size of the bursaries available. In recent years, we have been able to award four bursaries of $2,000 each. In total so far, over $60,000 has been presented to students in the queer community. All the money has been raised through donations.

Visit www.bill7award.ca for more information.