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Community Leadership Award

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Application will open in January 2026

For a fourth year, the Community Leadership Award will be offered through the joint support of the Fondation des francophones de la Colombie-Britannique endowment fund and the Office of Francophone and Francophile Affairs (OFFA) at Simon Fraser University (SFU).

It recognizes and rewards a dedicated student or graduate who provides service to the community and/or school district by promoting the French language and La Francophonie in British Columbia.

NEW for 2025: this year, we are pleased to announce the creation of the Community Leadership Award for future teachers. Accordingly, two awards will be presented during the Printemps de la francophonie organized by OFFA in March 2025:

  • Community Leadership Award
  • Community Leadership Award for Future Teachers

Selection criteria

 

community leadership award

Community Leadership Award for Future Teachers

Value of the award
  • $3000
  • $3000

Eligibility criteria
  • Be enrolled in a full-time French program at SFU at the time of application.
  • Have demonstrated outstanding community involvement contributing to the promotion of the French language and/or the francophone community in British Columbia.
  • Be in good academic standing
  • Be enrolled in a full-time French program in Education at SFU at the time of application.
  • Or: have been enrolled in a full-time French program in Education at SFU during the 2024-2025 academic year.
  • Have demonstrated outstanding community and/or school district involvement contributing to the promotion of the French language and/or the francophone community in British Columbia.
  • Be in good academic standing

Documents required
  • The completed Survey Monkey application form, available here.
  • A curriculum vitae (CV) demonstrating volunteer involvement in your community and/or university (to be attached to your form where indicated).
  • A letter of recommendation from a community organization or community leader demonstrating the candidate's impact in the community (to be attached to your form where indicated).
  • A video of no more than 2 minutes describing what makes the candidate a Francophone leader and explaining the impact of his or her commitment on the community.
Application opens in January 2026.
  • The completed Survey Monkey application form, available here.
  • A curriculum vitae (CV) demonstrating volunteer involvement in your community and/or school district (attach to your form where indicated).
  • A letter of recommendation from a community leader or school district representative demonstrating the candidate's impact in the community or school district (to be attached to your form where indicated).
  • A video of no more than 2 minutes describing what makes the candidate a Francophone leader and explaining the impact of his or her involvement on the community or school district.

Application opens in January 2026.

Candidate selection

Candidates will be evaluated by a committee made up of university, community and school district members, based on their involvement and leadership within French-speaking communities, school districts, associations, organizations and/or Simon Fraser University.

The jury will review applications based on the following criteria: quality of the application, engagement length and frequency, engagement impact as well as quality and relevancy of the reference provided.

Please note that we do not return any documents. Only complete applications will be evaluated.

For further information, please contact Caroline Ventezou - Coordinator - Recruitment and Student Life, by e-mail at frecruit@sfu.ca.

This award is an initiative jointly funded by the Fondation des francophones de la Colombie-Britannique and the Office of Francophone and Francophile Affairs at Simon Fraser University.

The mission at OFFA is to coordinate, promote and support to the development of programs and courses offered in French at Simon Fraser University (SFU). We also organize cultural and scientific activities within the community to foster a plural and inclusive Francophonie.

The Fondation des francophones de la Colombie-Britannique was created in 1998 by a group of francophones with a vision for the future who wanted to provide the entire francophone and francophile community with financial autonomy and support for its long-term development. A charitable organization, one of its main mandates is to promote the French language in our province through higher education. Candidates will be evaluated by a committee of academic, community and school district representatives, based on their commitment and leadership within communities, school district, associations, French-speaking organizations and/or Simon Fraser University.

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