The DM Youth organizing committee yearly awards the "DM Youth Leaders in the Community Scholarship" to a deserving individual within the GTA Hindu community. This scholarship will be a $1000 grant which will be given for the purposes of post secondary education.

DM Youth was founded on the basis of creating unity within the Hindu community in the GTA and Canada. The group is committed to this founding principal and awarding this scholarship is a way for DM Youth to give back to the community which has instilled the values of faith, unity and education in its organizers as well as being a means to promote and foster the talent and skills of young Hindus. As young Hindus, we the organizers of DM Youth realize the unique challenges that our peers face and we believe that this scholarship is only the first of many initiatives that DM Youth will undertake in order to realize our vision of creating a social network for young Hindu professionals which all Hindus will be proud of and willing join.

Eligibility         

Scholarship applications will be accepted from Southern Ontario students in their final year of high school who are planning to pursue a full-time public post-secondary education in Canada.

The Scholarship

Scholarship will be in the amount of $1000 to be used to cover educational expenses incurred by recipient. Criteria for this scholarship are as follows.

• Applicant must obtain entry to an accredited post secondary institution within the province of Ontario.
• Applicant must be visibly active both within DM Youth/Devi Mandir and the GTA Hindu community at large.
• Applicant must have at least a B average when application is submitted.
• Scholarship funds must be used within one school year from the time of receipt.
• Recipient must remain an active member of the DM Youth/Devi Mandir community within a minimum of 2 years after using the entire amount of the scholarship.

How To Apply

1. Complete Application Form
2. Obtain most- recent official transcript of Grade 12
3. Obtain one (1) reference letter from a teacher.
4. Provide a Resume
5. Complete the essay (750 words)

Please submit your completed scholarship package by September 1, 2010 (post-marked on or before September 1, 2010) to. If you are submitting in person, feel free to drop by the Devi Mandir and give it anyone of the DM Youth organizers. Alternatively, you can mail it in to:

DM Youth – Leaders in Community Scholarship
6 William Davidson Street
Whitby, Ontario
L1R 2J2

We look forward to announcing the winner of the 2010 Scholarship at the DM Youth Anniversary!

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Happy Diwali from DM Youth!

During this auspicious time of Diwali, Hindus throughout the world get together and offer prayer to Mother Lakshmi and give thanks for all that we have been blessed with.

From its inception, DM Youth has thrived to promote unity among Hindu youth through activities inside and outside the Mandir. The past three years have not been easy, but we have survived, matured and have made connections with many youth throughout the Greater Toronto Area.

The Hindu Swastika

Locally, this was brought to my attention while tuning into a local radio station CFRB 1010 on Thursday Januray 18, 2007 who had callers phone to express their opinion on this matter. Presented below is an audio clip of this segment.