UCU Scholarship Recipients

 

UCU supports students in our community by continuing to invest in their education. During this year’s AGM, UCU awarded 6 scholarships to post-secondary students who have been Members of UCU for at least 2 years.

The Scholarship Committee, headed by Board Director Taras Hetmanczuk along with Board Director William Roman, reviewed many applications from accomplished candidates and based their decisions on 4 different criteria - academic performance, leadership and community involvement, commitment to volunteerism and fit to the scholarship criteria.

UCU congratulates the following scholarship recipients:

Wasyl Sytnyk Memorial Scholarship - awarded to students showing community involvement and studying in the fields of business, finance, banking and wealth management.

Emmy Lebed - is studying towards a Bachelor of Commerce degree at Queen’s University. Emmy is the President of Queen’s Ukrainian Students Association, a volunteer for Help Us Help the Children and a Plast camp counsellor.

Michael Rebryk Memorial Scholarship - awarded to students showing community involvement and studying in the field of either sports & recreation or performing arts.

Sophia Holowaty - is studying towards a Bachelor of Kinesiology degree at the University of Toronto. She is Co-President of the University of Toronto Ukrainian Students Club, a year-round and summer counsellor for Plast, and a fundraising volunteer for the Ukrainian Care Centre.

Eugene Roman Scholarship - awarded to students enrolled in a post-secondary institution that will lead to a career in the technology sector, shows above-average academic skills and demonstrates leadership and community involvement.

Alexandra Pavliuc - is studying towards her PhD in Social Data Science at Oxford University. She is involved with the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, leading impactful webinars and virtual presentations on topics related to Russian disinformation, data science and social media. She is also a volunteer with Plast and Help Us Help the Children.

UCU Community Leadership Scholarship – awarded to students showing community involvement and studying in various programs in a post-secondary educational institution.

Viktoriya Prykhodko - is studying towards a Master of Education degree at the University of Toronto.  Over the past 3 years, she has volunteered at various Ukrainian Saturday Schools and for the Special Olympics. She was previously on the executive of the University of Toronto Ukrainian Students Club.

Alexa Sochaniwsky - is studying towards an Honors Bachelor of Science degree in Math and Statistics at McMaster University. She is the Vice President of the McMaster Ukrainian Students Association and has volunteered at Barvinok Ukrainian Dance School and the Etobicoke Humane Society.

Larysa Stech - is studying towards an Honors Bachelor of Science degree in Life Sciences at McMaster University. She has been on the Dean’s List the past 2 years, is President of the McMaster Ukrainian Students Association, a volunteer peer mentor at McMaster Life Sciences Society and a program coordinator at CYM.

UCU congratulates the scholarship recipients and wishes all of our student Members a meaningful and successful academic year.