Yearly Scholarship Award and Fundraiser

Helmut Braun Memorial Award

"Helping to make post-secondary school accessible"

The Centre for Community Based Research established the Helmut Braun Memorial Award in 2001, in memory of Helmut Braun, a local social activist, a CCBR community researcher and an advocate for the rights of people with mental health and other life struggles. The fund contributes to the cost of post-secondary education for a student pursuing studies in any of the following areas:

Social justice, peace and conflict resolution
Community development
Cross-cultural issues
Community research and social change

Awards will be given yearly to one or two students in need of financial assistance. Each award will be for $1000.

Donations for this fund will be gratefully received.

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The scholarship is administered by the Mennonite Foundation of Canada.

Or donate to the Helmut Braun Memorial Fund by making a cheque payable to the "Mennonite Foundation of Canada" and reference the "Helmut Braun Memorial Fund". Mail it to:

The Mennonite Foundation of Canada, Stewardship Consultant
50 Kent Avenue
Kitchener, ON N2G 3R1

Application Process

All students interested in applying for the award should write a two to three page letter expressing their desire for the award and rationalizing their fit with the following criteria.

Acceptance into a post-secondary program in any of the following areas:
- Social justice, peace and conflict resolution
- Community development
- Cross-cultural issues
- Community research and social change
Primary residence of applicant is in Waterloo Region
Need for financial assistance
Vision for how their education will promote the wellness of communities, and better integrate people who do not have equal access to power and opportunity

Application letters are accepted beginning June 1 should be sent (by mail or e-mail) to the selection committee no later than July 22. The award result(s) will be announced on August 15 every year.

Download current application details here

Helmut Braun Memorial Award Selection Committee:

The Centre for Community Based Research

73 King Street W., Suite 300, Kitchener ON N2G 1A7

Telephone: (519) 741-1318; Fax: (519) 741-8262

general@communitybasedresearch.ca

Click here to learn more about our other scholarship, called Chinese Post-Secondary Education Scholarship.

Annual Fundraiser

Each year CCBR hosts a cocktail reception fundraiser in downtown Kitchener. In October 2012, CCBR successfully raised $1000 and was awarded matching funds by the KW Community Foundation.

Watch Timaj Garad, the 2012 Helmut Braun Award recipeint, at the Cocktail fundraiser, delivering her poem, "An Idea Proposed".

And, watch award recipeint Timaj Garad, delivering the keynote address at the 2012 Cocktail Reception fundraiser.

Helmut Braun Scholarship Award 2012 Recipient

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Timaj Garad (right) receiving award from Dr. Robert Rosehart, of the CCBR board at the Centre for Community Based Research on September 14, 2012.

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Dr. Ginette Lafreniere, Associate Professor, Director of the Social Innovation Group (SIRG), at the Faculty of Social Work, at Wilfrid Laurier University delivering the keynote address at the 2012 event.