By CFUW Saskatchewan Council

CFUW Saskatchewan Council supports New Beginnings Through Education Grant

Mar 24, 2025 | 10:25 AM

The Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW) Saskatchewan Council established the New Beginnings Grant to assist women in finding a new life path through education.

The second of these grants, worth $5000, was formally presented today to Holli Ironstand, a student in the Mental Health and Addictions Counselling Diploma Program, at Saskatchewan Polytechnic.

Holli lives with her five-year-old daughter in The Battlefords. In her spare time, she has been involved various organizations within her home community. As a person who struggles with anxiety and depression, Holli recognizes and appreciates the value of support. Her choice of study reflects this recognition and her intent to offer this crucial support to others in need.

Holli is grateful to have been accepted into the Mental Health and Addictions program, offered through a combination of online and in-person learning – an option that is much appreciated by adult students in rural regions of the province with families to support. She looks forward to graduating from her program in June with the prospect of employment in her field. Her ultimate academic goal is to receive a Bachelor of Social Work and to work in trauma care and/or postpartum mental health.

The CFUW New Beginnings Grant is open to a woman with primary financial responsibility for herself and her dependents, who is age 21 or older, has financial need, and is a Saskatchewan resident who has been accepted into an educational program.

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The large number of applicants, with their lifelong stories of overcoming challenges to become students, speaks to the need for such assistance.

For generations, CFUW Clubs in Saskatchewan have provided scholarships based on academic achievements. As an extension of this commitment, this grant aims to help a woman create a New Beginning for herself and her family by overcoming challenges through the power of education.

CFUW is a non-partisan, self-funded organization with 90 clubs across Canada and more than 6,600 members. Since the founding of CFUW in 1919, our mission has been to achieve educational and economic equality and social justice through continuous learning and empowerment. Our vision is that women and girls are educated and empowered to make transformative change in the world. In Saskatchewan, there are CFUW local clubs in Saskatoon, Prince Albert and Yorkton with members throughout the province.