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have enhanced the image of the engineering or geoscience professions. Catarina says she heard about winning the $1,500 scholarship—a “pleasant surprise”, as she calls it— almost immediately after her 2022 midterm exams. She says that while the scholarship will certainly help with things like tuition, housing, food, utility, car insurance, gas, supplies, and textbooks, it will also help with what she calls “random expenses”, like special calculators and lab fees. Catarina expects to use the scholarship award for these types of expenses, but she believes the award will also allow her to explore a co-op opportunity further afield. “My next co-op placement is in Richmond working in product design and continuous improvement for mechanical systems at Dometic,” she said. “I lean towards research and design. I love early-stage problem-solving and seeing something work at the end. That creative process is what I personally find super- engaging,” she said. bursaries, and awards to engineering and geoscience students, based on a range of criteria, such as financial need, academic standing, community involvement, and extracurricular activities. As of June 30, 2022, the Foundation received over $221,000 in donations from more than 2,200 individual donors, plus about 420 registrant volunteers who donated $20 in lieu of a receiving a volunteer gift. This year, the Foundation also received two unexpected boosts: a transfer of approximately $300,000 from the winding-down Engineers and Geoscientists BC Benevolent Fund Society, and the establishment of a new annual scholsrship, the Engineers and Geoscientists BC’s Foundation provides scholarships,

Henderson-Rains Scholarship, based on a recent significant donation. The Engineers and Geoscientists BC Foundation, a registered charity, is governed by a volunteer board of directors, all of whom are professional

engineers and geoscientists registered with Engineers and Geoscientists BC. Tax receipts are issued for donations greater than $20. To make a donation, visit egbc.ca/Foundation , email students@egbc.ca , or call 604.430.8035.

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