Virginia Cummings Bursary

The Virginia Cummings Bursary was established in 2008 in memory of Virginia Cummings who was a dedicated volunteer and one of the greatest advocates and benefactors of The Pet Therapy Society of Northern Alberta.

As a tribute to her tireless advocacy for pet therapy, the Bursary was created to continue to honour her commitment to animal-assisted therapy and the human-animal bond. The bursary will provide financial assistance to individuals to further their education in related studies.

Donate

The Pet Therapy Society of Northern Alberta welcomes donations for funding the bursary.  With your assistance, we hope this bursary fund will grow so that we can honour Virginia in perpetuity while furthering the opportunities of those who share our goal to encourage therapeutic and mutually beneficial interaction between companion animals and people. 100% of the donations will be committed to the bursary fund.

Thank you for any donation you are able to provide.

VIRGINIA CUMMINGS BURSARY DONATION

Qualify

For a person to qualify for this bursary the following criteria must be met:

• The applicant must be enrolled in or training in a companion animal related  course(s) at a government accredited educational institution
• Applicants enrolled in courses that promote the human/animal bond as it pertains to Animal Assisted Therapy would be given preference
• Community service will also be considered

Applications will be reviewed one month before the award by the Bursary Committee to determine the recipient of the bursary. Applications are due June 30th.

VIRGINIA CUMMINGS BURSARY APPLICATION