Matching donations to bursary mark Black History Month

Posted on Monday, January 31st, 2022

Algonquin College is marking Black History Month by matching every donation to the Empowering Black Students Bursary, up to a total of $3,000. Every $100 donated to the fund from Feb. 1 ̶ 28, 2022, will increase the fund’s value by $200.

The bursary was initiated by Carl Clergé, Business Administration, 2016, established in response to racial injustices exposed in the summer of 2020, and in the knowledge that Black immigrants do not always have the resources to pursue higher education.

Clergé drew on own family experience to explain his desire to help others through this bursary.

“For many first-generation Canadian immigrants, the opportunity to get an education may not be available as they need to work immediately upon relocating to Canada,” he said. “I can relate to this experience first-hand as my mother began working as soon as she immigrated to Canada in 1989.”

The Empowering Black Student Bursary is awarded to Black students in need studying in the School of Business.

Learn more about the Empowering Black Students Bursary here.


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