As the result of strong sponsorship and volunteer support of the 16th WPC, large attendance and the successful Global Business Opportunities Centre, congress revenues permitted contributions towards educational programs at educational institutions as follows:

Scholarship endowment for energy related studies at participating Canadian universities and other educational centres - $4.2 million
Support for technician and tradesperson educational facilities - $0.25 million

Presentation of Scholarship Funds to the Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation

The scholarship program is administered by:
Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation
1000 Sherbrooke Street West, Bureau 800
Montreal, Quebec, H3A 3R2
Tel: 514 985 0026 or 1 877 786 3999 (toll free),
Fax: 514 985 5987
Web site: www.millenniumscholarships.ca, www.boursesmillenaire.ca.

The scholarship awards are focused towards students in energy related studies and comprise of $3,000 each. A total of almost 800 scholarships were awarded in 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005 to students in degree programs at forty seven participating universities across Canada. About 200 similar scholarships will be awarded each year over a total of eight to ten years.

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