Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko offers Kobzar Writers’ Scholarships  at Humber School for Writers

in Toronto, July 7-13, 2012

The Shevchenko Foundation awards annually two scholarships to Canadian writers with advanced manuscripts on a Ukrainian Canadian theme. These full tuition scholarships are intended to assist writers to complete their works for publication. The theme can be presented in one of several genres: poetry, fiction or non fiction, short story. Since 2008, the Shevchenko Foundation offers the Kobzar Writers’ Scholarships at the Humber Summer School for Writers. 

The Shevchenko Foundation also promotes our Ukrainian Canadian cultural heritage by funding the Kobzar Literary Award. The Kobzar is presented biennially to the writer who best presents a Ukrainian Canadian theme in literature, and the prize is shared with the publisher for promotion of the winning work. All proceeds from the award ceremony are directed to the Kobzar Literary Arts Endowment Fund which supports the Kobzar Writers’ Scholarships.

Past scholarship recipients are: Helen Pretulak from Prince Edward Island (2007); Natalia Buchok – Oakville, ON (2008); Ulana Snihura – Toronto, ON (2009); Tanya Berezuk – Peterborough, ON (2010); and Marianne Fedunkiw and Krystine Dumyn Vecchio, both of Toronto, ON (2011).

To apply for the Kobzar Writers’ Scholarship, please submit an application using forms and criteria provided on the Humber website: www.creativeandperformingarts.humber.ca/writers . State prominently your intent to apply for the Kobzar Scholarship in the cover letter of your application with a description about yourself and your writing experiences. Complete the application forms and provide an excerpt from your work of non-fiction, fiction, poetry or short story for assessment, as per the guidelines on the website.

For more information, contact Dr. Christine Turkewych at christine@shevchenkofoundation.com for fuller explanations regarding the Kobzar Writers’ Scholarships.