Financial Aid

Looking for ways to save your bank account while you’re in college? This segment of the blog will give advice on finance

Tanya Buckley, AC Board of Governors member, recognized for philanthropic efforts

On Thursday, July 11, the Advancement & Strategy office celebrated Board of Governor member, Tanya Buckley, for her philanthropic efforts in creating The Cardel Homes Bursary and The Cardel Homes Scholarship.

Tanya Buckley, Senior Vice President, Cardel Homes Ontario Division, poses for a photo with 10 of her female staff members,  and Algonquin College President and CEO Claude Brulé, Chris Hahn, Dean, ACCE and Perth, Nancy Druick, Manager, Philanthropy, Mistalyn Seguin, Director, Philanthropy, and Amanda Selvey, Chair, Architecture, Civil and Construction.

Tanya Buckley, Senior Vice President, Cardel Homes Ontario Division, poses for a photo with 10 of her female staff members, and Algonquin College’s President and CEO Claude Brulé, Chris Hahn, Dean, ACCE and Perth, Nancy Druick, Manager, Philanthropy, Mistalyn Seguin, Director, Philanthropy, and Amanda Selvey, Chair, Architecture, Civil and Construction.

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EXTENDED – Double your impact! Give to the Rainbow Bursary today to have your gift matched

A name change in Ontario costs $137 and takes anywhere from six to eight weeks for processing. With 2022 Spring Convocation just 10 weeks away, learners who want their credentials to match their authentic selves need to act now. You can help them – today – by supporting the AC Rainbow Bursary.

The AC Rainbow Bursary helps 2SLGBTQ+ with anything they need to feel secure and supported.

Established during Pride Month 2021 by School of Business professor Angela Lyrette, the AC Rainbow Bursary provides financial assistance to students who identify as 2SLGBTQ+, with special consideration given to students who identify as Black, Indigenous, disabled, trans and/or non-binary. Students may use the bursary to purchase books, supplies, gender-affirming clothing or basic necessities, for example.

In support of International Day of Pink — a worldwide anti-bullying and anti-homophobia awareness campaign which takes place April 13 — Algonquin College will match Rainbow Bursary donations up to $3,000 until April 20, 2022

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