History of our scholarship fund
2003: Creation of an endowed fund called the "Retired support staff scholarship." The fund needed to accumulate $10,000 fund before any scholarship could be awarded.
2008: Our Association added $1,000 dollars to the endowed fund. This amount was matched by the University of Ottawa, bringing the total to the required minimum of $10,000.
2009: The fund was combined with the active employees' scholarship fund and renamed the "University of Ottawa Active and Retired Administrative Staff Scholarship," which added about $2,000 per year from the Founders Breakfast donations. In addition, the "Staff Circle" donated $2,000 to the fund before the Circle was dissolved.
2010: Award of the first $2,000 scholarship.
2011 to 2020: Award of 2 or 3 scholarships every year, depending on the funds available in the distribution fund. As of 2020, donations from the Founders Breakfast are no longer allocated to this scholarship fund.
2021: The endowed fund exceeds $200,000 and generates enough income in the distribution fund to allow us to award several scholarships each year.