Two NWSS grads earn $40,000 Beedie Luminaries scholarships
Two New Westminster Secondary School (NWSS) grads have earned themselves a big boost for the future.
Armen Bagdasarov and Zhaoyu Wang are among the 2021 winners of the Beedie Luminaries scholarships.
The Beedie Luminaries scholarship program was created in 2018 with a $50-million donation from Burnaby native and developer Ryan Beedie, in recognition of his own 50th birthday. The scholarships are designed to help students who have demonstrated strong academic readiness and who have “taken on life challenges and adversity with determination and optimism,” as a press release notes.
So far, the program has given out 335 scholarships to students around the province. This year, it awarded $5.1 million in scholarships to 112 Grade 12 students in B.C.
The scholarships give the students financial assistance of up to $40,000 apiece, plus mentorship, paid work opportunities, Stay on Track student support, invitations to special events and access to the Beedie Luminaries online community.
