BEDC Scholarship Program

BEDC Scholarships honours local individuals who given back to the community and strengthen the image of the city.  Each year, recipients are selected from McMaster University, Mohawk College and The Centre for Skills Development & Training. The scholarships are to financially assist students enrolled in post-secondary studies for the following year. The BEDC scholarship recipients are recognized at the BEDC Signature Event, held in June of each year.

2010 Scholarship Recipients:

BEDC Business Scholarships, Mohawk College
Rebecca Robinson and Joanne McNeice

BEDC Apprenticeship Scholarships, The Centre for Skills Development & Training
Construction: Chris Hogan and Electrical: Simon Gair

Rob MacIsaac Leadership Scholarship, McMaster University
Shaun Beukema

BEDC Entrepreneur Scholarships, DeGroote School of Business
Meaghan Horgan, Andrew Kingston, Marc Pichette

CIBC Murray Hogarth Scholarships, DeGroote School of Business
Ryan Lambert and Shaun Beukema

2009 Scholarship Recipients:
McMaster University: Rick Anderson, Jeff Dedrick, Stefan Pazulla, Aazam Bhimji and John Nashid MacIssac Leadership Award: Maggie Ridgley
Mohawk College: Logan Wood and Nicolas Bazinet
The Centre for Skills Development & Training: Rick Champ and Sean Ward

2008 Scholarship Recipients:
McMaster University: Timothy Fung, Sonia Nason, Haajra Khan, and Suhail Sangwan
MacIssac Leadership Award: Carole R. Beauvais
Mohawk College: Ryan Jones and Stuart MacIntyre
The Centre for Skills Development & Training: Kevin Glavin and Dave Buckland

2007 Scholarship Recipients:
McMaster University: Ryan Liddell, Kara Loeffler, and Arman Dhillon
Mohawk College: Robert Rzadkowski and Valerie Craig

2006 BEDC Scholarship Recipients:
McMaster University: Tim Berezny, Meghan Toll, and Richard Borrelli
Mohawk College: Heather Mansbridge and Laura Tardif