Mary Link Scholarship Award
$5,000.00
The Mary Link Scholarship Award for blind or partially sighted post
secondary students is administered in conjunction with the Walter & Wayne
Gretzky Scholarship Foundation with the assistance of CNIB.
This award was established to assist blind and partially sighted students
achieve their scholastic pursuits.
Mary Link immigrated to Canada from the Ukraine in 1912 and settled in
rural Alberta. She and her husband, Alex farmed in the Meadow and
Vermilion areas and she later retired to Edmonton.
Mary lived a very frugal life and believed in saving her income; investing in
property and rental projects. She was a self educated person who never
attended school.
This award pays tribute to Mary Link by recognizing her wish to help blind,
partially sighted and deafblind students achieve academically.
Mary passed away at age 101.
Nominee Criteria
Applicants must be:
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Blind, partially sighted, deafblind
Registered with CNIB Alberta NWT
Resident of the Alberta NWT Division for a minimum of one year
prior to date of application
 Admitted or enrolled in a recognized Canadian post secondary
education program on a full-time basis, either vocational or
academic
Scholarship will be awarded based on financial need and scholastic
achievement.
Award contingent on letter of acceptance and payable to the postsecondary institution.
Application, accompanied with a covering letter of 250 – 300 words by
the applicant describing the reason for applying.