GE Lighting’s 2015 EFC Scholarship Rewards Community Leadership

As part of Electro-Federation Canada (EFC)’s 2015 scholarship program, GE Lighting is offering a $3,500 Community Leadership Award. Engaging university and college students is critical in our industry, says Joris Myny, Chair of Electro-Federation Canada (EFC)’s scholarship program and a senior vice president of Siemens Canada Limited. Myny describes the scholarship program as more than funding students. “It is an opportunity to promote our industry in every Canadian university and college and showcase the electrical industry as a viable career choice in Engineering, Sales, Marketing, Finance, Management, Operations, Information Technology and Human Resources.” This year, the program’s 20th, it will award a record $120,500 across 52 scholarships. 

The GE Lighting Canada Community Leadership Award will be granted to an undergraduate university student in either an engineering or business program who has 

• completed at least their first year of study with a minimum cumulative average of 80% and has also
• established a commitment to community service through volunteerism

From jet engines to power generation, consumer products to industrial systems, and medical imaging to news and information, GE Lighting people worldwide are dedicated to turning imaginative ideas into leading products and services that help solve some of the world’s toughest problems. The GE Lighting family is committed to the communities in which they live and work. Whether building playgrounds in disadvantaged neighbourhoods, or strengthening schools to help more students get to college, or sharing their love of reading with young children, the people at GE Lighting are making a difference year round. For more information, visit http://www.ge.com/canada.