Bachelor of Kinesiology

University of Alberta

Psoriatic Arthritis, Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS), and Dysautonomia

McKinley Penninga

"Being a recipient of the Take a Pain Check Scholarship, this allows me a stronger financial foundation and opportunity to successfully complete my Kinesiology degree. This award funding also allows me to better fuel my body, eat the way that is best for performance and keep me as healthy as I can while focusing on reaching my academic potential. I have many different allergies and intolerances and therefore, my diet is strictly gluten and dairy free which means higher food expenses."

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and International Development, with a minor in Business

Dalhousie University

Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA)

Mya Barnett

"At Dalhousie, I am the Co-Campus Chairperson for the NGO Global Brigades at Dalhousie, and I am the President and Founder of the Dalhousie Chapter of the Global Brigades Legal Empowerment Brigade. This is a group of like-minded students who travel on a brigade each year to serve communities abroad through legal education, legal assistance and community empowerment."

"I plan to utilize this scholarship to pay, in part, my tuition costs for this upcoming semester. As well, I plan to utilize a portion of the scholarship money to pay the fees for taking my upcoming Law School Admissions Test."