Address
304 North Cardinal
St. Dorchester Center, MA 02124
Work Hours
Monday to Friday: 7AM - 7PM
Weekend: 10AM - 5PM
Address
304 North Cardinal
St. Dorchester Center, MA 02124
Work Hours
Monday to Friday: 7AM - 7PM
Weekend: 10AM - 5PM
Gem*Star Scholarship Fund is the brainchild of Gem*s Tea Founder, Gemma Raeburn-Baynes. She calls this her 70s Project, giving back to Grenada 60 years later, since she started her advocacy at 9 years old in her native Grenada, teaching children in Grenada, in her veranda, during her Summer break from school.
Initiated by Playmas Montreal Cultural Association, and sponsored by BMO Bank of
Montreal under the Bank’s Black Entrepreneur Program, the GemStar Scholarship Fund has been established. The brainchild of Gemma Raeburn-Baynes, President of Playmas Montreal, the scholarship fund will disburse annually, beginning in Fall 2022, three scholarship awards of $1,500 each to deserving Black high school students on the island of Montreal, Quebec.
The purpose of the scholarship awards is to recognize students who are motivated and committed to pursuing higher education, and to assist them financially in achieving their academic dreams.
The Gemstar scholarship awards are dedicated to promoting academic excellence and youth involvement in the Black community. To be eligible for the scholarship, each student applicant must be:
Eleven high schools throughout Montreal will participate in the promotion and student application process. Application forms will be made available to all prospective students at their respective institutions and on the playmasmontreal.com website. Student applications will be considered only if they are duly completed and submitted before the deadline.
On receipt of students’ applications, the respective school administration and guidance counsellors will nominate two eligible students for consideration by the GemStar Selection Committee.
All applications must include the following information:
In addition, each applicant must provide:
All required documents must be typewritten and sent by e-mail to:
PlaymasMontreal@gmail.com.
For more information, please feel free to contact us at (514) 620-6612.
Recipients of the GemStar scholarships will be presented on September 29, 2022, at a reception hosted by BMO. Award recipients will be introduced to Black entrepreneurs and BMO executives at the BMO reception. Scholarships will be presented to the winners at their respective High School Graduation Ceremonies.