Background

Thanks to the generosity of AON Reed Stenhouse, Inc., Insurance Brokers for the CASW insurance programs, the AON/CASW scholarship was established in 2000. This scholarship is intended to assist members of CASW provincial/territorial member organizations in attending the CASW bienneal conference and other selected National and International Social Work Conferences.

Criteria

• The applicant is a member in good standing of a provincial/territorial association.
• The applicant has not been a recipient of the AON/CASW Scholarship.
• The applicant is not a current member of CASW Board of Directors or a Board Member for two years prior to the application.
• The recipient agrees to write a short article on the social work event attended for the CASW Bulletin.
• The CASW Board will determine the amount of the scholarship, not to exceed $1,500.
• Applications will be accepted from member organizations only and must indicate that the applicant has actively contributed to the work of their organization within the last five years.
• One application per member organization will be accepted.
• Should the AON/CASW Scholarship not be awarded in part or whole in a specific year it can be carried over to the next year.

Process for Selection

• Scholarship application forms are available from provincial/territorial organizations.
• Completed applications are to be forwarded to provincial/territorial organizations.
• CASW member organizations will select their candidate from the submitted applications.
• The completed application form of the provincial/territorial candidate must be submitted to CASW National Office by the member organization no later than December 31st of the previous year of the event.
• The successful recipient will be selected by CASW by means of a lottery of the qualified candidates.

2010 Scholarship

Four scholarship were awarded towards attendance to the 2010 CASWE Conference in Montreal May 30 - June 2, 2010.
Scholarship were received by:

Marie Josée Picard (NSASW)
Peter Smith (ACSW)
Karen Nelson (OASW)
Rick Kuckartz (SASW)

Two scholarship were awarded towards attendance to the 2010 Joint World Conference on Social Work and Social Development in Hong Kong June 10-15, 2010.
Scholarship were received by:

Rina Arseneault (NBASW)
Sri Pendakur (BCASW)