2019 Scholarship Winners
This year we asked the students a few questions to get them started in their
descriptions. We asked: What effect have teachers had on your life? What was your
favourite subject in school? Where do you see yourself in the next ten years? And,
If you could be a superhero, what superhero would you be? We aren’t able to share
all their answers with you, but here’s a sampling of their responses.
ARTA–TW Insurance Degree Scholarships
KIANA RAWJI
$5,000 ARTA–TW Insurance Degree Scholarship
Teachers made me love learning: one teacher made me fall in love with history, another
teacher made me fall in love with writing and art. Thanks to those two, I now plan to
combine my passions for history and art through fi lmmaking. I would not be at Harvard if
it weren’t for the wonderful, impressive, and inspirational teachers I have had throughout
my life, who taught me to never settle for anything but my best.
My passion is fi lmmaking. I want to dedicate my life to capturing and cultivating the
intersection between fi lm and social justice; my fi lms will tell diverse stories, especially
ones that often go unheard or unacknowledged, that expand worldviews, and both inspire
and eff ect change.
MATTHEW GERVAIS
$5,000 ARTA–TW Insurance Degree Scholarship
Over the years, I have had so many amazing teachers that have inspired me to continue
putting my schooling as the number one priority. I was always an outgoing student and
loved to ask questions. Thus, I made friendships with teachers with whom I remain
in touch to this day. Extending into university, I have already met so many amazing
professors that I can seek out if I ever need advice.
In the next ten years, I aspire to work in a hospital as a medical doctor. While studying a
Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology, I defi nitely fi nd that the study of human physiology is
my passion. Through my past and current endeavours, I long to further my understanding
of how the human body works.
BRANDON FORYS
$3,000 ARTA–TW Insurance Degree Scholarship
A variety of teachers at my high school inspired me to become who I am today. My
biology teacher, who also taught computer science and human geography — and led a
philosophy club — was an amazing example of a polymath with a lifelong love for learning.
He encouraged me to strive to be the very best that I can be, and his teaching built my
foundation of neuroscience and programming knowledge — both of which I draw upon
every single day in university.
I see myself in ten years as a research scientist investigating the ways in which thoughts
are generated and represented in the brain, in the hope of being able to better treat
neurological and mental disorders.
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