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Community Service Bursary Program

...an opportunity for students to earn
a bursary for volunteering

A program of the Department of Innovation and Advanced Learning

The program is designed to:

• offer Island students in Grades 11 and 12, who plan to attend any post-secondary institution, a bursary in recognition of volunteer work performed in the community;
• encourage volunteerism, support volunteer organizations and assist young people in achieving their educational goals;
• improve access for youth to attend post-secondary education by offering financial assistance;
• increase and encourage attendance at post-secondary institutions;
• provide youth with new experiences in their communities;
• develop a sense of community responsibility in youth;
• develop career and leadership skills in youth; and
• provide meaningful services in Island communities.

Eligibility

Island Students in grades 11 and 12, who plan to attend a post-secondary institution, are eligible for a Community Service Bursary. Students may begin volunteering as soon as they are promoted to grade 11. The bursary is calculated at a rate of $5 per hour. Students are required to volunteer a minimum of 30 hours or up to a maximum of 100 hours. (100 hours x $5 = $500 bursary)

A Community Service Bursary is valid for up to one year following graduation from high school. Students may earn volunteer hours until August 31 of their graduation year. Bursaries will be issued to the student’s post-secondary institution in late November and will be applied to the student’s account.

Participating organizations must be non-profit and non-political. Fund-raising activities do not qualify as volunteer work, and the students must not displace paid employees. Volunteer work cannot form part of student academic studies nor can it be related to extra curricular school activities.

Student Responsibilities

Students are responsible for finding their volunteer placements. A list of organizations interested in participating in the program is available from high-school guidance offices. Students can contact these organizations which have already registered or ask any unregistered organization to register with the Department of Innovation and Advanced Learning by downloading a registration form from this website.

Students should ensure that any organization they volunteer with has submitted their Student / Organization Service Agreement (available online) to the Department of Innovation and Advanced Learning.

Once students graduate from grade 12, they are responsible to submit to the Department of Innovation and Advanced Learning, a Student Information Sheet (available online)

For information about registering to volunteer with a non-profit organization or registering an organization with the Community Service Bursary program contact the Department of Innovation and Advanced Learning, Student Financial Services at (902) 368-4640

• Information Brochure
• Brochure d'information
  
• Organization Registration Form
• Organization/Student Service Agreement
• Bourse de service communautaire entente de services entre l'organisme et l'élève
• Student Information Sheet
• Bourse de service communautaire renseigmnents sur l'élève
• CSB Process for Organizations
• Evaulation Form of CSB Program for Organizations
• CSB Process for Students
• List of Registered Organizations
• Evaluation Form of CSB Program for Student

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