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Toronto, 12 April 2010— This year, for its annual National Essay Contest, French for the Future challenged high
school students from across Canada to write a 1 000-word essay in French that answered the question “In your
opinion, is competition useful?” The number and quality of submissions point to a generation of ambitious
and successful competitors.

“The response this year was overwhelming,” said Helen Coltrinari, President of French for the Future. “Our
contest winners demonstrated impressive energy through their essays as well as a positive commitment to
continuing to live and learn in French.”

For the first time in the contest’s 5-year history, 56 scholarships are being awarded by 3 different universities.
The scholarships, which range from $2,000 to $20,000 and total $202,000, are being offered by the University
of Ottawa, Université Sainte-Anne (Nova Scotia), and the University of Alberta’s Campus Saint-Jean in
Edmonton. Contest winners in both categories —French First Language and French Second Language—will be
required to complete their degree programs partially or completely in French.

The top prizes awarded from each university are as follows :
**Please note that scholarships were awarded according to each winner’s choice of university : the monetary value of the prize does not necessarily reflect their overall placement.

THE UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA

$20,000 scholarships
Deanna Mirlycourtois (Winnipeg) French Second Language
Catheryne Gagnon (Ottawa) French First Language

$5,000 scholarships
Eva Maxwell (Mississauga) French Second Language
Michèle Duguay (Ottawa) French First Language
Annie Peng (Nepean) French Second Language
Michèle-Renée Byham (Vankleek Hill) Français langue maternelle



L'UNIVERSITÉ SAINTE-ANNE

$10,000 scholarships
Kerry Tian (Mississauga) French Second Language
Josée Rioux (Dieppe) French First Language
Cameron DeViller (Dartmouth) French Second Language
Stéphanie Bouchard (St. Paul) French First Language

$5,000 scholarships
Devika Jain (Mississauga) French Second Language
Stéphanie Murray (Edmonton) French First Language



THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA's CAMPUS SAINT-JEAN

$3,000 scholarships
Rebecca Matthew (Edmonton) French Second Language
Mireille Boivin (Edmonton) French First Language
Emily Lai (Ottawa) French Second Language
Natasha Eddie (Edmonton) French First Language

40 additional finalists each won a $2,000 scholarship to study at the University of Ottawa.

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contact Krysti Brezina, Program and Liaison Officer
tel.  416 203-9900 /  1 866 220-7216 ext. 222   
email. kbrezina@french-future.org    
fax. 416 203-1369 /  1 866 506-7589