{"id":653,"date":"2026-02-05T13:37:39","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T21:37:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/north-scholarships\/?p=653"},"modified":"2026-04-07T09:56:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T16:56:33","slug":"marlene-larson-scholarship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/north-scholarships\/?p=653","title":{"rendered":"Marlene Larson Scholarship"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6>Criteria<\/h6>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Marlene Larson was invited to establish the Itinerant Program for Blind and Visually Impaired Students in 1976.\u00a0 This scholarship was presented to her upon her retirement in 2010.\u00a0 The purpose of this scholarship is to provide post-secondary assistance to Burnaby students who are blind, visually impaired or deaf-blind.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Marlene Larson Scholarship is awarded to a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Burnaby graduate who is blind, visually impaired or deaf-blind<\/span>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">To be considered for the scholarship the student should:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">be planning on enrolling in a post- secondary programs<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">demonstrate ability to set goals; <\/span>be motivated; show responsibility<\/li>\n<li>be oriented towards independence<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Proof of visual impairment in the form of a letter from the student\u2019s eye care specialist, CNIB or their vision teacher is required.<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;469777462&quot;:[720,1170],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559685&quot;:1080,&quot;335559991&quot;:1080,&quot;469777462&quot;:[720,1080],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Scholarship will be awarded upon proof of registration in a post- secondary program.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559685&quot;:1080,&quot;335559991&quot;:1080,&quot;469777462&quot;:[720,1080],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h6>Value<\/h6>\n<p>$500 to one Burnaby student<\/p>\n<h6>Due Date<\/h6>\n<p><strong>To Ms. Mihic (paper or email) by 3pm on THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2026 BEFORE 3PM <\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h6>Procedure<\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li>Transcript of grades<\/li>\n<li>Cover letter<\/li>\n<li>Letters of reference from teacher, vision teacher, CNIB, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Proof of visual impairment from eye care specialist, CNIB or vision teacher<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"ead-preview\"><div class=\"ead-document\" style=\"position: relative;padding-top: 90%;\"><iframe src=\"\/\/view.officeapps.live.com\/op\/embed.aspx?src=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.sd41.bc.ca%2Fnorth-scholarships%2Ffiles%2F2023%2F02%2FAPPLICATION-MARLENE-LARSON-2.doc\" title=\"Embedded Document\" class=\"ead-iframe\" style=\"width: 100%;height: 100%;border: none;position: absolute;left: 0;top: 0;\"><\/iframe><\/div><p class=\"embed_download\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/north-scholarships\/files\/2023\/02\/APPLICATION-MARLENE-LARSON-2.doc\" download >Download [56.00 KB] <\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Criteria Marlene Larson was invited to establish the Itinerant Program for Blind and Visually Impaired Students in 1976.\u00a0 This scholarship was presented to her upon her retirement in 2010.\u00a0 The purpose of this scholarship is to provide post-secondary assistance to Burnaby students who are blind, visually impaired or deaf-blind.\u00a0 The Marlene Larson Scholarship is awarded [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8663,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[14,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/north-scholarships\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/653"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/north-scholarships\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/north-scholarships\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/north-scholarships\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8663"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/north-scholarships\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=653"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/north-scholarships\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/653\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1461,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/north-scholarships\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/653\/revisions\/1461"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/north-scholarships\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/north-scholarships\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/north-scholarships\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}