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EDUCATION/CULTURE--ENHANCEMENT OF PRINCE EDWARD SCHOLARSHIP ----------------------------------------------------------------- Education and Culture Minister John MacEachern announced today the enhancement of the Prince Edward Scholarship from $1,500 to $5,000 a year, making it the largest scholarship offered at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. The scholarship is awarded annually to a graduating student in degree program at NSCAD. By bringing the value of this scholarship into line with other scholarships the province offers, Mr. MacEachern said, "It represents important public support for an outstanding student and helps to further the study of art and design in our province." The scholarship was established by the province of Nova Scotia to commemorate the June 1987 visit to the college of His Royal Highness Prince Edward. The 1996 winner of the scholarship will be recommended to the minister in the late summer by the Prince Edward Scholarship selection committee. The committee (Joan Stewart, chair; Dr. June Buchanan, Bernard Riordon, and Elizabeth Sodero) will select the successful candidate from a number of qualified applicants recommended by the college's scholarship committee. -30- Contact: Elizabeth Ann Macdonald 902-424-5892 trp June 05, 1996 - 3:30 p.m.