About the Scholarship

Thanks to the generosity of Fay & Ken z"l Golden, JFS is pleased to offer two scholarships available yearly to students entering an accredited post-secondary institution in Canada. Each scholarship is available up to $2,500 payable in one sum per academic year.

The application period for the 2024 scholarship will commence on May 15th - June 30th, 2024. All successful scholarship recipients will receive notification no later than August 1st, 2024.

Please note:

1. 1. If selected, you will be asked for documentation to support the information you provide (Transcripts, Letter of Acceptance, and most recent notice of income tax assessment).
   2. All correspondence and scholarship agreements will be generated from the personal information submitted in the application form. To avoid delays, please use proper spelling, capitalization, and punctuation.
   3. Scholarship funds will be given directly to the accredited academic institution.
   4. Awarded funds must be used within 18 months from the receipt of the scholarship.
   5. You can submit a scholarship application a maximum of two times during your academic journey.
   6. The post-secondary program you applied for or are attending has to be an accredited Canadian public post-secondary institution.
   7. This scholarship is intended for any field of study.

Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible for the Fay and Ken Golden Annual Scholarship Fund, you must meet all of the following requirements:

• • You are a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident.
  • You are 40 years old or younger in the year of your application.
  • You are a first time post-secondary student.
  • Your annual household income is below $60,000.
  • You are currently attending or planning to enroll in a post-secondary academic program provided by a legally certified educational institution in Canada.

Please note that only fully completed applications will be considered and reviewed by the scholarship committee. If a letter of acceptance to the school of choice is not available by the deadline, please note the anticipated date of confirmation.