A US$1 million gift from the Sabourin Family Foundation, awarded to Western University, will soon benefit aspiring student entrepreneurs, particularly for programming and innovation building.
The Sabourin Family Foundation, a registered charity that provides powerful fundraising tools for charities so they can focus on their mission, supports the mission of the Morrissette Institute for Entrepreneurship—the engine and champion of entrepreneurship at Western.
Key Takeaways:
- Western University received a US$1m gift from the Sabourin Family Foundation.
- The funding will be allocated for a new undergraduate student award program, innovative programming, and the new Entrepreneurship and Innovation Building.
- The Sabourin Family Foundation will also be giving the Founders Award to students annually based on academic achievement and potential.
Western University’s Morrissette Institute for Entrepreneurship strives to equip the students with an entrepreneurial mindset that prepares them for unique enterprising careers.
With the funding received, Western will be able to support a new undergraduate student award program, fund innovative programming, and build its new Entrepreneurship and Innovation Building.
In terms of scholarships, programming, and infrastructure, the Sabourin Family Foundation Founders Award will be awarded annually to full-time undergraduate students in their second year of any degree program.
The award will be based on their academic achievement, potential, and demonstration of engagement with entrepreneurship activities at the university.
More than the award, students will also have the opportunity to take leadership positions within the Western Entrepreneurship ecosystem and contribute to their peers’ entrepreneurial experience.
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