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A'FAN

Hi, my name is Rita

Pendergast. I am a

sophomore this year at U.P.E.I. and am presently employed as Student Financial Aid Assistant.

My job is to help graduate students and undergraduate students obtain scholarships and bursaries so that they can continue their education.

'lhere is money available, especially for graduate students , but you'll have to owe in soon because of deadlines that are set on certain awards. My

special plenary, hosted by Nbunt Allison, they instituted the per- capita fee levy.

In View of government cutbacks to education, regionally coordinated policy decisions were necessary to lobby government. ABS looked to the student unions for participation as well as financial and moral support.

Last year was to be the first solid year in AFS' history but internal problems held the organization back. Institutions decided to withhold fees to AFS because of its "financial instability". ABS had suffered from organizational setbacks in the summer with the resignation of its staffperson and delays in determining an accurate financial statement.

Following an autumn of internal dissension the organization finally appeared to be getting it together and at a December meeting the representative shelved many of the internal arguments and discussed issues for a change.

In the spring, AFS coordinated protests of

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office is in the Dept. of

Student Services, lst

floor, Main Building.

My hours" are

Tuesday 10:00 - 12:00 2:00 — 4:00

Wednesday 11:30 - 1:30

Thursday 9:00 - 12:00.

If you need financial. aid and are unable to come in during these hours, call and I can make an appointment for you outside of these hours.

Remember to chedc the Financial Aid Bulletin Board just outside of Student Services for scholarships and bursaries available.

‘ Some awards available

now are : Rhodes Scholarship

Eleven Rhodes Scholar— '

ships are now open for Canadian students and will be awarded late in November. Applications must be in by October 25, 1978. ,

'Ihese sduolarships are tenable at the University of Oxford, England, and the value is

government cutbacks for post—secondary education, and worked towards representation on the Maritime Provinces Higher Education Commission _ (MPHEC) . . 'lhere's work to be done..

While internal hassles continue in AFS, the

issues are still there.

Government funding to

. pos t—seccndary education

has not been sufficient. 'lhis year tuition increased at St. Francis Xavier University, UPEI, St. 'Ihcmas and Nbunt Allison. Cutbadcs are affecting institutions and on—campus research is being coordinated by

" provincial organizations

across the country. Roberge is worried about having to, spend time defending the organization rather than working on the issues.

Dalhousie has already decided to hold a referendum and ‘the Acadia executive will be approaching its council with the same proposal. "We're just wasting our money," says Arsenault.

Wright believes if ABS can make it through the October referenda and through its regional conference, the

CIAL AID CO L

is 36,000 (pounds) per year. ’Ihey are granted for. two years with the

' possibility of a third

year. Scholars may follow ooures of study of their own choice. 'lhey are.

'requiredtogoto

Oxford in October 1979.

Informaticn on conditions of eligibility and application. forms may be obtained from Rita Pendergast, Student Financial Aid Assistant, Dept. of Student Services.

Elizabeth Cousins Large Memorial Scholarship

'Ihis five hundred dollar scholarship is open to any student entering the junior year in Home Economics or a U.P.E.I. graduate who has been accepted for graduate study in, Hare Economics or a related field. Applicants must have superior academic Standing ambined‘with a demonstrated cmcern for others.

Applications may be obtained here at Student Services. 'lhe deadline

organization will survivef _ "If the referendums pass.‘ people will begin to support the organization. "I 1mm the executive at times has antagonized people, but if the membership participated more, AFS would not be having its present problems," she said. _"Sate students unions have made an honest effort to work within the federation," says Roberge. "But more attention is needed on the important issues."

Gene 1019, the National V Union of Students Atlantic fieldworker, said he hopes students still‘plan to continLe with the

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to have application forms in is October 20, 1978.

Waten's Bursary ‘ 'Ihe P.E.I. Council of Waten is offering a

bursary at U.P.E.I. This award will be made "annually, on the / moatmendatim .of: the ', ' smolarshrpsmttaa consultation Dean ofWomen to a' A“ mature female, full-til“e student in any year.-. ’ Application forms?“ are available the;- Registrar! 3 pffiee .‘ deadline. is Octdoer 13,

Law Society quolarshija 'lhe law Societytof “l " 2‘ Prince Edward Island armounoes that s scholarship is available

' in the amomt of $500

to a resident of the P.E.I. attending a Canadian Law School leading to an 1.13 Degree.

Deadline for recieving applications is October 31, 1978.

natimal‘ﬁu’ﬁa‘dcs "Efforts are being made

by the staff and

executive. {here is a widespread disend'lantment

in the region. If'the councils won't turn

around it'll be hard to

get a cohesive campaign

off the grdmd."

Long believes council people are conscious of the severity of the

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It‘mulﬁztgnw if ABS was solids-ﬁtatea but I hope peoplewi11_ - participate no“m'1§ttér how traumatic a time AFS

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