All schools/educators within the Hamilton, Halton, Brant Haldimand Norfolk regions and the TCDSB are eligible to apply for Tandia’s Strive for Success grants. This includes schools/educators belonging to Public and Catholic, English and Francophone School Boards as well as private and independent schools in these regions.
Successful applicants will be informed of the committee's decision by email on November 16th.
The applicant must complete and submit the official application form that requires the following information to be provided:
• School/Educator applying
• Project title
• Project budget
• Is it a new or existing program?
• Project description
• Project details including materials required
• Number of students impacted
• How does it attribute to the success of a student(s)?
• Will you require outside volunteers?
• How will Tandia’s financial contribution assist with the program
The Credit Union will form a selection committee of up to 5 members to evaluate the applications. The committee will consist of Tandia Management; selection committee members cannot be related to an applicant or have a relationship with the school applying.
Each application will be assessed by each committee member using a weighted scorecard. The average of the scorecards completed for each applicant will determine the final score and outcome for each applicant.
Grants will be awarded to the highest scoring applicant(s). The committee’s selection decision for Grant recipients is final. Only successful applicants will be informed of the committee's decision by email in early November.
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