eric ming
community hero 
​scholarship

A memorial scholarship dedicated to the life and legacy of Eric Ming, who through his exemplary citizenship, taught us the importance of caring for our neighbours, our friends, and our communities. While he called Strathcona home, the examples set by his volunteerism reached players, coaches, and fans of basketball across Vancouver. The scholarship aims to emanate Eric’s belief that we can all make an enormous and lasting impact on our communities with even small acts of volunteer kindness.

​AMOUNT | $1,000 per scholarship, directly transferred to the applicable post-secondary or technical institute upon proof of enrollment *
RECIPIENTS | At least one male-identifying and one female-identifying graduating student
ELIGIBILITY | We encourage all those who meet the following requirements to apply:
  • Exhibit financial hardship
  • Graduating this academic year from a VSB district public secondary school
  • Contribute to the community through volunteer work
  • Sufficient academic standing to progress to desired post-secondary or technical institute
  • Involvement with any VSSAA basketball program, whether through playing on a team, managing, scorekeeping, or some other contribution
​SUBMISSION CRITERIA | The following are to be included in this application package to assist the Selection Panel with its decision, noting that the selection decision will be weighted towards demonstration of financial need and extent of volunteerism:
  • One letter of reference
  • Academic transcript: Complete record of grade 11 marks and the most recent grade 12 marks available at the time of application
DEADLINE | April 30, 2023 (With recipients announced prior to graduation)
QUESTIONS? | Contact [email protected]

* Recipients are given until March 1, 2024 to provide proof of enrolment in a post-secondary program. Should the recipient (i) be unreachable, or (ii) fail to notify the scholarship administrators of enrolment in a post-secondary program by March 1, 2024, the scholarship will be forfeited and reassigned the following year.