This yearSA国际影视传媒檚 Danielle Moore Scholarship recipients have been announced. Each student will receive $3,000 to go towards their post-secondary education. The winners are Haily Arnaqjuaq of Sanirajak, Candy Ivalutanar of Naujaat, Aura Kwon of Iqaluit and Kara Campbell of Iqaluit.
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This scholarship is intended to assist Nunavummiut with ongoing formal and informal education and skills development. It is offered in memory of Danielle Moore, who taught at PinnguaqSA国际影视传媒檚 Iqaluit Makerspace. Moore was travelling to Kenya to represent Canada at the United Nations Environment Assembly aboard flight ET302 when it crashed in Ethiopia in March 2019.
Pinnguaq recently partnered with the Moore family to help maintain the funding for the scholarship for at least 10 years, while also discussing with potential partners how to expand not just the longevity, but also the scope of the scholarship.
Haily Arnaqjuaq, of Sanirajak, is, at the age of 21, moving out of her family home for the first time and pursuing a degree in engineering after completing LakeheadSA国际影视传媒檚 Indigenous STEM Access program.
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She became interested in engineering after working repeatedly as a summer student for the Sanirajak Housing Association.
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Arnaqjuaq, in order of preference, would like to be an electrical engineer, followed by a mechanical or civil engineer.
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