When he passed away in 2017, Boyde Beck was one of the longest-serving employees of the PEI Museum and Heritage Foundation. Boyde wanted to inspire a love of history and heritage in his fellow Islanders, and this is why the Foundation has created the Boyde Beck Memorial Bursary in his name.
The Boyde Beck Memorial Bursary is awarded annually to a high school or post-secondary student who is (or was) an employee of the Foundation. The Bursary is valued at $500 and goes to a candidate who is studying, or planning to study, history, museum studies or a related field at a post secondary institution.
Applications for the 2023 Boyde Beck Memorial Bursary are now open!
The winning applicant will be chosen in the fall of 2023 and will receive the Bursary by December 2023. The winning applicant will also be invited to attend the PEI Museum and Heritage Foundation Heritage Awards Ceremony in February 2024.
Please be sure to fill out all address and contact information, otherwise your application will not be considered. The application deadline is October 15, 2023.
Applicants are asked to provide at least two references. Contact information for all references must also be provided and references should be aware they could be contacted by the award adjudication committee. References can include teachers, professors, or supervisors for employment held outside the Foundation. Supervisors from Foundation employment cannot be used as references.
Online nominations
You can complete the application form online here.
Nomination instructions are included with the forms. Please make sure you fill out all address and contact information or your nomination cannot be accepted.
If you have any questions about the application, please call the Foundation at 902-368-6600 or email us at mhpei@gov.pe.ca