YHS Foundation

List of 25 items.

• Audrey Fund

  Established in 2007, the fund provides up to 100% tuition assistance for students entering York House School in the junior grades, and is available to those students to graduation. The purpose of this Fund is to allow students to attend York House School who financially would otherwise not be able to attend. The recipient of this tuition assistance must continue to meet York House School academic standards and to demonstrate suitability to York House School.

• Chhachhi Family Bursary for Short-Term Financial Aid

  Provides confidential financial aid for a student in the senior grades.

• Janet Ward (Cliff) Campbell Scholarship Fund

  In 2017, the Janet Ward (Cliff) Campbell Scholarship Fund was established in her memory by friends and family. As a global citizen, Janet believed in striving for more and empowering youth towards greatness. This scholarship fund will be awarded to a new student entering Grade 8 whose family demonstrates financial need. The scholarship provides up to 80% tuition assistance, renewable annually to graduation. The student must demonstrate:

  • academic ability with an overall average of 80%;
  • be engaged and contribute to the life of her current school and to the broader community;
  • embrace the school’s values and guiding principle, “Not for Ourselves Alone”;
  • be a well-rounded student who has a diversity of experiences and interests;
  • and lives a well-rounded life by setting and pursuing personal and community-service goals through participation in such programs as the Duke of Edinburgh Program, Outdoor Education, Girl Guides, Scouts Canada, etc.

• June Brown Cliff Scholarship & June Brown Cliff Bursary

  The scholarship fund was established in 1988 and 2014 respectively, in memory of June (Brown) Cliff ’46, who was an active and loyal member in many areas of the school community. The scholarship is awarded to a student entering Grade 8 to graduation, based upon financial need, who demonstrates a high level of excellence in all of her endeavours. The bursary fund offers financial aid to students at any grade level who are making a valuable contribution to the school and may require assistance in meeting the costs of tuition.

• Joan Ritchie Creighton Bursary

  This fund is used to assist a student who required financial assistance to participate in one or more extra-curricular activity to enrich communication, leadership skills, and the ability to serve the community.

• Joan Ritchie Creighton Memorial Fund

  Awarded to a student who demonstrates a passion in literature and the Humanities, as well as a spirit of leadership and volunteerism in the community.

• Dr. Madeline Huang Chung Fund for Excellence in Music

  Established in 2007 by Dr. Wallace Chung in honour of his wife Madeline, the fund will provide excellence in music through special guest artists, sectional master classes or tutorials, purchase of instruments, music or equipment, or any other opportunity that would be beneficial to students and/or teachers in the YHS music department.

• Diamond Abramowich Family Award for Community Service

  Is awarded to a student who best exemplifies the qualities of local community service and philanthropy.

• Diamond Foundation Scholarship

  This five-year scholarship has been established to provide tuition fees to a student entering Grade 8 through to graduation, based on merit, community leadership endeavours, and financial need.

• Family Fund

  Endowment fund that allows the donor to build a fund during their lifetime to which others may contribute with the goal of establishing an award, bursary, or scholarship in perpetuity.

• Joanne and Derek Francis Scholarship Fund

  The Joanne and Derek Francis Scholarship Fund was established for the benefit of a student entering Grade 8 who financially would otherwise not be able to attend York House School. The awarded student must meet the criteria of financial need and displays merits in academics, co-curricular programs, and citizenship.

• Founders Scholarship

  This is awarded to a student entering Grade 8 to graduation who has demonstrated excellence in academic, co-curriculars, and citizenship. Preference may be given to a daughter of an alumna.

• Global Initiatives Chair for Teaching Excellence

  Established in 2007 by Stephen Jarislowsky in honour of Gail Merilees Jarislowsky ’56, the fund will be used to endow a Chair at York House to provide an individual or team of teachers with the resources and time to focus their attention on a project, professional development opportunity or activity, which advances our mission to ‘develop a sense of responsibility to the global community’.

• Khimji Family Teachers’ Sabbatical Fund

  This fund was created in 2003 to raise funds to support teacher sabbaticals for York House faculty.

• Dr. Daniel Koo Bursary for Science and Mathematics

  Established in 2000 to award a tuition credit to each of the top Grade 11 students in mathematics, chemistry, biology, and physics. As the fund grows, it will become a partial scholarship for a girl entering Grade 10 who displays excellence in math and science.

• Maria Iuon Partial Scholarship Fund

  This fund has been established for the benefit of a student who is currently attending York House School but is unable to continue due to financial circumstances. The student must already be attending York House School and entering Grade 8, 9, or 10 in the Senior School. In her time as a student at York House, the applicant must have exemplified, in attitude and action, the values of the community. In addition to strong academic ability, the applicant must have displayed strong school spirit, an obvious desire to attend York House School, evidence of good character and a sense of responsibility to the global community through community service.

• ‘Not for Ourselves Alone’ Special Purpose Bursary

  This fund was established in 1996 to assist students or staff members in areas of personal growth or for short‐term crisis counseling. Assistance is in the form of workshops, personalized counselling, or tutoring.

• Parents' Association Tiger Scholarship Fund

  Established in 2010 by a group of mothers of students from classes 2012, 2020, and 2023, this fund is to allow a student to attend York House School who financially would not otherwise be able to attend. The applicant must meet the admissions standards of York House School, demonstrate a strong academic ability and high standards of citizenship.

• Rasul Bursary for Enrichment

  Initiated in 1998, this bursary provides teacher education and enrichment. The emphasis is on the junior grades with an immediate focus on mathematics, science, and technology. As the fund grows, it will provide an even broader range of opportunities at York House.

• Caroline Anne Sexsmith Trausch Award

  Awarded to a Grade 11 student who demonstrates leadership, determination, courage and Yorkie spirit, taking into consideration the student’s adherence to the school’s core values. This award will be presented on Founders' Day when the student enters grade 12.

• Ursula Bell Bursary

  This fund was established in 1999 by Miss Bell on her retirement after 26 years as Principal of the Junior School. The fund provides financial aid to a Junior School student who requires short‐term assistance in meeting the cost of tuition. Assistance is based on merit as well as need.

• Chung/Munk Family Partial Scholarship

  Provides partial tuition for a new student entering Grade 8, renewable annually to graduation.

• York House School Alumnae Association Scholarship

  This endowment, established originally as a confidential bursary, has grown into a full scholarship. It is available to an alum’s relative who is a current or incoming Grade 8-10 student. The scholarship is renewable to Grade 12 and is based on the following: the display of spirit, desire to attend YHS, demonstration of respect for and appreciation of individual differences, evidence of good character, understanding of the responsibility to the global community, and demonstration of academic ability.

• York House School Foundation Scholarship

  This fund is used to award scholarships based on academic merit, cultural and/or co-curricular and community endeavours, and financial need to incoming Grade 8 students and to provide financial aid to current York House families. It is the Foundation’s largest fund.

• York House School Foundation Trustee Scholarship

  This fund was established to allow a student to attend YHS who financially would otherwise not be able to attend. In addition, the student must demonstrate excellence in academics, co-curriculars, and citizenship.