Thanks to generous donor support, the Funeral Service Foundation has awarded six (6) scholarship opportunities to attend the 2022 Professional Women’s Conference NOVEMBER 5 & 6, 2022 at the Omni King Edward Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The conference offers an opportunity to learn, a chance to collaborate, and a structure for networking that elevates the profession and enriches careers. Past scholarship recipients tell us they leave the conference with greater passion for funeral service and renewed energy with which to serve their communities.
Deadline for Scholarship Applications is October 14, 2022.
ABOUT THE SCHOLARSHIP
Scholarships are available to female and non-binary funeral professionals and students to attend the Professional Women’s Conference. Applicants are not required to be FSAC members.
Each scholarship awarded is valued at approximately $2,000 CDN, which includes a $600 travel allowance, $750 conference registration, networking social night, and a two-night stay at the Omni King Edward Hotel.
To be Eligible to Apply for the Scholarship
Each candidate is required to submit the following information:
Each candidate is required to select one (1) of the following topics and forward an essay in no more than 250 words and submit a brief video, no longer than two minutes.
Select one of the following topics to write about:
1. Describe how attending the Professional Women’s Conference will fuel your career in funeral service.
2. Describe a time when your leadership skills positively influenced those around you in funeral service.
3. Describe what you believe is most important when caring for a family whose child has died, or has experienced a pregnancy loss.
4. It is important for funeral service professionals to find work/life balance describe what you do to practice self-care.
AND submit a brief 2 minute or less video of yourself to demonstrate the following:
Tell us about a defining moment that influenced your career.
Please submit your information, video, and 250-word essay to info@fsac.ca by no later than October 14th, 2022. Successful candidates that have won a scholarship will be notified by October 15th.
Please submit your information, video, and 250-word essay to info@fsac.ca by no later than October 14th, 2022. Successful candidates that have won a scholarship will be notified by October 15th.