What is the Education and Cultural Foundation?
The Latvian National Federation in Canada (LNAK) Education and Cultural Fundītības is a not for profit charitable organization that has been registered in Ontario since 1982. . All donors receive a charitable donation receipt. Money for the foundation comes from individual donations, and testaments.The foundation supports Latvian educational and cultural activities here in Canada.
The Foundation is managed by its board of directors. The board of directors is elected at each annual meeting to hold office until the next annual meeting.
If you wish to be a member of the foundation, and are 18 years or older, please fill out the following form and send it to the board at lnak@lnak.org. The board reviews all applications.
Here are some examples of what the Foundation has supported in the last few years in the amount of $668,865: Examples:
- Latvian Song and Dance Festival in Canada,
- Films about Latvia,
- The CD Canadian Amber,
- Latvian schools in Canada,
- Seminars for Latvian school teachers
- Scholarships for Latvian students
- Books:
Latvian Pioneers, Socialists and Refugees in Manitoba;
The Latvians of Matheson Ontario;
Latvian-Canadian Artists and Artisans;
Latvian-Canadian Art, Music, Letters,
Pēdejā rudens lapa, - 2×2 and 3×3 camps
Donations can be sent to the LNAK IKF office:
4 Credit Union Dr., Toronto, ON
M4A 2N8, Canada
or
click on “Donate to the Education and Cultural Foundation”
Being a member of LNAK I wish to support the aims and work of the LNAK Education and Cultural Foundation. Please accept my request to become a member of the foundation. Please fill in the attached form. Please download and fill in the attached form and send it to lnak@lnak.org.
How to request funding
If you have a project in support of Latvian education or culture, please fill out a project application form. If you would like to receive a project application form in Word format, please send an email to the LNAK office at lnak@lnak.org.
Summer Scholarships
The Latvian Education and Culture Foundation (IKF) offers summer scholarships for young Latvians who wish to attend
- Garezers Summer School or Kursa Summer School
- Latvian summer camp with an emphasis on the Latvian language.
- ALA’s Hello Latvia or Heritage Latvia trip.
To apply for a scholarship, you must apply by 31 May by filling in the application form which can be printed from this page or requested from the LNAK office(lnak@lnak.org).
Fall scholarships
LNAK’s Education and Cultural Foundation grants scholarships to Canadian residents (up to age 30) who are full-time students at accredited universities inside and outside Canada.
Applicants must be Canadian citizens who are able to speak and read in Latvian.
To apply for a scholarship, please complete the Autumn Scholarship Application Form:
When applying for the first time, you must include two reference letters from an active member of a Latvian organization or Latvian school (who is not a relative).
If reapplying in subsequent years you do not have to submit reference letters a second time.
All applications must include your latest grades (transcript) – a certificate or copy .
The request, together with the necessary documentation, must be sent to the LNAK office by by 15 September of the current year (postmark or email date).
Scholarships are granted based on grades and active participation in the Latvian community.
If you would like to receive the summer scholarship application form in Word format, please write to lnak@lnak.org.
IKF Board
LNAK Education and Cultural Foundation Board:
- President: Elita Pētersone
- Vice-president: Artūrs Jansons
- Treasurer, Secretary: Vilis Miklašēvics
- Members: Iveta Bertovska, Gunta Dreifelde, Karina Mieriņš, Kaspars Reinis
Dear friends!
Continuing the “Friendly Appeal” started in 1935 by the former President of the Republic of Latvia Kārlis Ulmanis, the Latvian National Association in Canada Education and Culture Foundation (LNAK IKF) invites you to continue this tradition. We invite you to support the IKF with a donation, so that IKF can continue to support Latvian culture and education in Canada. Thanks to your donations, IKF has been doing this since 1982.
The Foundation grants scholarships to students of Latvian heritage to attend university and summer schools, and supports Latvian schools in Canada, Latvian school teacher seminars, 2×2 and 3×3 camps, the “Hello Latvia” programme, LNAK operations, and various other cultural projects and events. Even during the pandemic, our Latvian schools continued to operate, Latvian students continued their studies, and cultural events (such as the opera “Baņuta” in a new film adaptation) continued to take place. We need your donations, so that we can continue to support Latvian culture and education in Canada.
Thank-you to everyone, whose donations to the LNAK Education and Cultural Foundation helped make this happen. We look forward to your continued support. You can help ensure your ongoing support by making provisions for a testamentary donation to the Education and Cultural Foundation.
Sincerely,
Elizabete (Elita) Pētersone
President
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