Yvon Charest Bursaries

Two bursaries of $5,000 for children of iA Financial Group employees

We’re back with the 3rd edition of the Yvon Charest Bursaries, in honour of our former president and CEO, who helped build the major, forward-looking company that iA Financial Group has become.

What dream or project would your child make a reality with $5,000?

Ten submissions will be chosen and presented to all iA Financial Group employees, who will then vote on the ones that inspire them the most.

Two bursaries of $5,000 will be awarded to: one child age 15 and under and one child age 16 and older (no age limit).

Thank you for applying. The voting period will start March 18.

Process

  • February 2 to March 2, 2021

    Submission period

  • March 3 to 18, 2021

    The committee, made up of employees from Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal and Quebec City, will choose 10 submissions (5 per category) from those received. Committee members will not see the employee’s name, the child’s name or where they’re from, to guarantee transparency.

  • March 18 to 30, 2021

    Employees will be asked to vote on the submissions that inspire them the most (their 1st choice and 2nd choice for each category).

  • April 6, 2021

    Announcement of the recipients

Eligibility criteria

  • One submission per child
  • The child’s parent must be a permanent, temporary or contract employee of iA Financial Group or one of its subsidiaries or a Career network advisor
  • The employee must be active when the bursary is awarded, if applicable
  • The bursary must be used for the submitted project or dream no later than December 31, 2022. (Because of the pandemic, exceptionally, we are giving the children more time to complete their project).

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