New scholarships for Canadian undergraduates

21 June 2010

The Cambridge Commonwealth Trust has reached a new agreement with Blyth Education of Toronto, to co-fund three full-cost scholarships to Canadian students on undergraduate courses at the University of Cambridge. The scholarships will enable outstanding Canadian students with financial need to read for a BA at Cambridge.

The scholarships, named Blyth Cambridge Commonwealth Trust Scholarships, will be available to applicants for entry in October 2011, and are tenable at any College and in any subject except Medicine and Veterinary Medicine. The scheme complements the Blyth Cambridge Scholarship at Pembroke College, which is co-funded by Blyth Education and Pembroke College.

Sam Blyth, the Managing Director of Blyth Education, holds an MA from the University of Cambridge (Pembroke College), and also studied at the University of Paris. He was Chairman of the Cambridge University Canadian Trust. He has taught at the École St. Louis de Gonzague in Paris, has lectured widely in Canada and the US, and has won two Canadian Business Excellence Awards of Merit.

Commenting on the new scholarship scheme at Cambridge, he says "I am delighted to support undergraduate scholars from Canada attending Cambridge. I had the advantage of a Cambridge education as a young Canadian and these awards are both an expression of gratitude as well as a gift to the young Canadians scholars who should excel at the university."

Blyth Scholars is one of the network of Blyth Education organisations, which include the Blyth Academy (with four campuses in Ontario), Blyth International Summer Programs, and Blyth Community Service.

The Cambridge Commonwealth Trust currently supports over 600 students in Cambridge, on all levels of degree courses, including 94 Canadian students.