Ajax is a town in Durham Region in Southern Ontario, Canada, located in the eastern part of the Greater Toronto Area. Ajax. Town (lower-tier). Town of Ajax.
Ajax Shining Star Bursary. The $10,000 ASSB program is designed to provide two students from each of the Town’s five high schools with a $1,000 Ajax Shining Star Bursary.
An initiative of the Office of the Mayor, on behalf of Ajax Council, the Ajax Shining Star Bursary (ASSB) Program supports the academic futures of underrepresented youth in the Town of Ajax. Bursaries are awarded based on proven financial need and to people who identify as an underrepresented youth – Black, Indigenous, Person of Colour, Person who identifies with an underrepresented group, have a self-identified disability, or are part of the LGBTQ2S+ community.
The $10,000 ASSB program is designed to provide two students from each of the Town’s five high schools with a $1,000 Ajax Shining Star Bursary to pursue higher education at the college or university level or an accredited trades/apprenticeship program. Bursaries are meant to supplement, not replace, provincial government aid programs and a student’s own resources.