January 23, 2014 - Every year, the Consortium national de formation en santé (CNFS) at Laurentian University awards $20,000 to $30,000 in scholarships to students enrolled in French-language health and wellness programs at Laurentian University. For 2013-2014, eligible students are enrolled in Nursing, Midwifery, Speech Pathology, Social Work, Public Health and Kinesiology. In addition to supporting operations for these programs, CNFS also approved 93% of scholarship applications received this year for a total of $20,000.
Entrance Awards
Stéphanie Frenette (Orthophonie); Karine Gosselin, Jenna Ouellette and Mélanie Belanger (Sciences infirmières)
This scholarship encourages Francophone and Francophile students who graduated from Ontario’s French or French immersion high schools, or other persons with the necessary academic requirements, to pursue French-language studies in the field of health.
Undergraduate Awards
Marie-Josée Charrier, Angel Mathieu and Alexandra Albert (Orthophonie); Claudie Finlay (Sages-femmes); Christiane Kensa, Christian Kowa, Meng Liu, Danielle Bourgeois Lapiccirella, Chantèle Mayer, Lydia Jabil, Michelle Leblanc and Nadia Omni (Sciences infirmières)
This scholarship is awarded to Francophone and Francophile students enrolled in 2nd, 3rd or 4th year of a bachelor’s program in health at Laurentian University, as outlined on the form. The program may be offered on campus or through distance education, on a full- or part-time basis.
“Active Offer” Award (graduate studies)
Stéphanie Léveillé, Maxine Bélanger and Sarah Nicholls (Orthophonie); France Rainville and Mélissa Therrien (master’s, Orthophonie); Caroline Piquette and Michèle Lajeunesse (master’s, Kinésiologie); Mélanie Simon (Service social), Sophie Ouellet (master’s, Service social) along with Christiane Kensa, Céline Giroux and Nadia Omri (who plan to continue their studies at the master’s level, Sciences infirmières, next September).
The “Active Offer” Award is offered as an incentive to students in health programs to understand the principles of the “Active Offer” and integrate them into their professional practice. This means finding ways to indicate from the very first contact with a client in a health context that they speak French and offer care and services in French in an effort to contribute to the client’s well-being by communicating in French if they prefer.
Depending on available funds, the CNFS may also offer awards for student placements in minority settings. For more information on support offered to Francophone students, please visit www.cnfslaurentienne.ca.
Information: Érik Labrosse, director, CNFS and Health and Wellness Initiatives, 705-675-1151, ext. 4111
This initiative was made possible thanks to a financial contribution from Health Canada