Yusra Javed Memorial Scholarship
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The Queen's Park Press Gallery is raising money for a scholarship in honour of our 2019 summer intern, Yusra Javed.
Yusra passed away this summer at the age of 21 after a serious and sudden heart illness. She was a dogged politics reporter who took politicians to task and was set to graduate Ryerson University's undergraduate journalism program in 2020.
The reporters at Queen's Park will establish an annual $2,000 scholarship for a bright journalism student at Ryerson University. To honour Yusra's memory and interests, the scholarship will be given with preference to a student of colour.
Press gallery treasurer Mike Crawley of CBC News will withdraw your funds into the gallery's bank account. The money will then be transferred to Ryerson University, where it will be invested in a trust to be drawn on annually for the scholarship.
Read more about Yusra's tenacity and her sparkling personality. See some of her work here.
Photo: Aya Baradie via the Toronto Star
Yusra passed away this summer at the age of 21 after a serious and sudden heart illness. She was a dogged politics reporter who took politicians to task and was set to graduate Ryerson University's undergraduate journalism program in 2020.
The reporters at Queen's Park will establish an annual $2,000 scholarship for a bright journalism student at Ryerson University. To honour Yusra's memory and interests, the scholarship will be given with preference to a student of colour.
Press gallery treasurer Mike Crawley of CBC News will withdraw your funds into the gallery's bank account. The money will then be transferred to Ryerson University, where it will be invested in a trust to be drawn on annually for the scholarship.
Read more about Yusra's tenacity and her sparkling personality. See some of her work here.
Photo: Aya Baradie via the Toronto Star
Organizer and beneficiary
Emma Paling
Organizer
Toronto, ON
Michael Crawley
Beneficiary