| Research evidence suggest new workers, many of whom are students, are four times more likely to suffer an acute injury in the first month of work compared to those with more than one-year experience. Equally troubling, researchers have also raised serious red flags about exposure to carcinogens among young workers. The Workers Health & Safety Centre is asking Ontario high school students graduating this spring to share their insight and experiences with unsafe and unhealthy work and the many legal rights that when acted upon can help in pursuit of safer, healthier work. In doing so, these students might also pick up a cash award.
Do you know an Ontario high school student off to college or university this coming fall who could benefit from occupational health and safety awareness and maybe even some cash?
If so, you will want to advise them the annual Workers Health and Safety Centre (WHSC) Student Scholarship Contest is now accepting applications. This scholarship initiative, in its 22nd year, seeks to inform young people of the risks to their safety and health at work and their many legal rights that when acted upon can help ensure employers and supervisors meet their significant obligations to protect workers. The right to know, to participate, to refuse, to be trained and be competently supervised are just some of these rights.
This year applicants are asked to write an essay sharing their understanding of these rights and any experience they or someone they know had relating to unsafe and unhealthy work and acting on any of these rights.
Apply for 2024 WHSC Student Scholarship: https://whsc.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=88513da4a2075087bf7550ab5&id=7ea71ee001&e=fa3bb03248
Cash awards available
The WHSC Student Scholarship Contest is open to Ontario high school students entering full-time or part-time studies at a publicly funded Ontario post-secondary institution.
In addition to submitting an essay, applicants must also share their contributions to the quality of life in their school and community, both in their own words and in a letter of recommendation from a teacher, other educator or representative of a community organization.
The top applicant will be awarded the Clifford Pilkey, WHSC Founder Memorial Scholarship and receive $5,000. The second-place applicant will be awarded the Fred Upshaw, Champion for Social Justice Memorial Scholarship and receive $3,000. Up to five additional applicants who merit recognition will receive $1,000 each.
Submissions are due by 4:00pm on Friday, July 26, 2024. Applicants should read the scholarship rules and application form very carefully.
Scholarship winners will be announced in fall 2024 through various WHSC media platforms and e-news publication. If you haven’t already, be sure to subscribe today.
Please note: WHSC will only contact those students whose essay qualifies for a scholarship.
Please also note: No portion of WHSC revenues or government grants support this scholarship contest. WHSC contributions to this important occupational health and safety awareness and post-secondary education initiative is financed solely through funds raised at the Clifford Pilkey Memorial Golf Fundraiser.
Scholarship Rules: https://whsc.us9.list-manage.com/track/clicku=88513da4a2075087bf7550ab5&id=db7bea883f&e=fa3bb03248
Application Form: https://whsc.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=88513da4a2075087bf7550ab5&id=f0c17bea07&e=fa3bb03248 |
