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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Scholarship grants for arts and culture students<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The BC Arts Council is accepting applications to the Scholarship program. The Scholarship program supports the development of future artists, arts administrators and arts and cultural practitioners.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Grants of up to $6,000 per year are available to B.C. residents to attend full-time post-secondary arts training.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The deadline is April 30, 2021. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Learn more about Scholarship awards here: <a href="http://www.bcartscouncil.ca/program/scholarship-awards">
www.bcartscouncil.ca/program/scholarship-awards</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Feel free to contact me if you have any questions!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Anissa<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Anissa J. Paulsen
</span></b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#404040;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">(she/her/hers)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#404040;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Program Officer for Museums & Indigenous Cultural Centres | Scholarship | Youth Engagement Program<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#404040;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">BC Arts Council<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#404040;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Phone: 236.478.2560 | Email:
<u><a href="mailto:Anissa.Paulsen@gov.bc.ca"><span style="color:#0563C1">Anissa.Paulsen@gov.bc.ca</span></a></u> |
<u><a href="http://www.bcartscouncil.ca/"><span style="color:#404040">www.bcartscouncil.ca</span></a></u><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#7F7F7F;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Ministry of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#7F7F7F;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">800 Johnson Street | PO Box 9819 STN PROV GOVT | Victoria | BC | V8W 9W3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#7F7F7F;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Main office: (250) 356-1718 or reach us toll-free through Enquiry BC: 1-800-663-7867<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#404040;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">The BC Arts Council acknowledges it carries out its work on the traditional territories of Indigenous nations throughout British Columbia. We pay our respects to the Elders, past
and present, descendants and custodians of these lands. We honour the knowledge keepers and the continuing relationships with Indigenous peoples in BC that develop through our work together. The BC Arts Council is grateful to the Lkwungen (Songhees) and Xwsepsum
(Esquimalt) ancestors and families, on whose traditional lands we operate our main offices.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#404040;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#C55A11;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">COVID-19:
</span></b><span style="color:#C55A11;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">We are committed to supporting B.C.’s artists and cultural organizations through this difficult time. This includes updating our policies and programs as necessary to match the challenges the
sector is now facing. The most up-to-date information will always be posted on our dedicated
<a href="https://www.bcartscouncil.ca/funding/covid-19-updates-and-faq/"><span style="color:#C55A11">COVID 19 FAQ page</span></a> and individual program pages. Updates will also be announced on our
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/BritishColumbiaArtsCouncil/"><span style="color:#C55A11">Facebook</span></a>, and
<a href="https://twitter.com/BCArtsCouncil"><span style="color:#C55A11">Twitter</span></a> accounts.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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