Scholarship | Take a Pain Check

Take a Pain Check Scholarship Program
Programme de bourses d'études Take a Pain Check

Next Scholarship Opportunities

Prochaines opportunités de bourses

Our scholarships have finished for the year, but be sure to check back in Fall 2025 for information about our 2026 Scholarships!

Nos bourses sont terminées pour l'année, mais assurez-vous de revenir à l'automne 2025 pour obtenir des informations sur nos bourses 2026!

2025 STEM Without Limits Recipients
Lauréat du STEM Sans Limites 2025

Congratulations to our recipient, McKinley Penninga! We are excited to see where your educational journey takes you.

Félicitations à notre récipiendaire, McKinley Penninga! Nous sommes impatients de voir où votre parcours scolaire vous mènera.

McKinley Penninga

Bachelor of Kinesiology

University of Alberta

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

"My involvement in the Kinesiology program at the University of Alberta has been a fulfilling experience thus far. As a student athlete on the U of A Pandas basketball team, balancing academics and sports requires a lot of time management, but the opportunity to study kinesiology has really deepened my understanding and passion for learning about the human body. I find it very interesting as it relates to the science behind being an athlete, especially one who has health challenges. This year, my basketball team had a successful season finishing 5th in Canada (USPORTS) and I thoroughly enjoyed my time representing U of A as a member of this team."

"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."

2025 Learn Without Limits Recipient
Lauréat du Apprendre Sans Limites 2025

Congratulations to our recipient, Mya Barnett! We are excited to see where your educational journey takes you.

Félicitations à notre récipiendaire, Mya Barnett! Nous sommes impatients de voir où votre parcours scolaire vous mènera.

Mya Barnett

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

Dalhousie University

Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA)

"I am currently attending Dalhousie University and completing an undergraduate bachelor's degree majoring in psychology and international development studies, minoring in business. I plan to further my education by attending law school once I finish my undergraduate studies. At Dalhousie University, I play for the women’s field lacrosse team and I work for the Dalhousie Student Union as Commissioner for the Vice President of Internal Affairs. 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.

McKinley Penninga

Mya Barnett

Thank you Organon!

We would like to thank Organon for their support of our 2025 Young Scholars Program. With the help of the Organon team, we will be able to continue this excellent program for future leaders of our community.

Merci Organon!

Nous tenons à remercier Organon pour son soutien à notre programme de jeunes savants 2025. Avec l'aide de l'équipe Organon, nous pourrons poursuivre cet excellent programme destiné aux futurs leaders de notre communauté.