Student wins Millennium scholarship

Chances are you've met her, or at the very least seen her working on campus selling tickets to students and always with a ready smile.

But there is definitely more to Tegan Moss that meets the eye. Moss is one of the 100 Canadian students to win an in-course Millennium Excellence Award, which is worth at least $5,000.

“It's based on merit, community involvement and leadership,” Moss said. “So the application includes your GPA, and things you're involved in outside of school, things you volunteer for.”


Moss, who is a second-year Fanshawe student in the Liberal Arts program, will be transferring to the University of Western Ontario next year where she expects to major in Philosophy. But outside of school Moss takes the time to get involved with the local community and work with one of her hobbies, agriculture and the environment.

“My big passion is organic agriculture,” Moss explained with a laugh. “Not so much the actual practice of farming, but the importance of that for our environment and for our community. So I'm really passionate about local food and making local food accessible.“

This passion carried over into the volunteer portion of Moss' application as she has worked a lot with the London Regional Social Forum. According to their website the group is dedicated to providing meeting spaces to allow people to become open to creating a ‘just, peaceful, and sustainable world on a personal, local and global dimension'

The scholarship isn't the first time that Moss has been recognized for her academic standing, as she has also received an Academice Excellence bursary from Fanshawe.

The Millennium Excellence Award is unique from other awards not just because of the monetary value, but also the fact that $5,000 is the minimum she could receive.

“It's a renewable scholarship,” Moss said. “So I'll receive 5,000 next year, then I'm eligible to apply for another $5,000 the (following) year as well.”

“Working at the Biz Booth was definitely an asset, but I'm a pretty community-minded individual and make an effort to get involved anyways.”
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