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Richmond’s Priya Mahil is a recipient of the 2022 Coast Capital Standing Tall Education Award.
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Richmond graduate receives education award from Coast Capital
Published 10:19 PDT, Fri October 14, 2022
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Priya Mahil, a recent graduate from Cambie secondary, is one of three Richmond youth to receive a 2022 Coast Capital Standing Tall Education Award.
Facing various disadvantages throughout her adolescence while living on B.C.’s Indigenous territories, Mahil used her experiences to empower her towards achieving her academic goals. She is pursuing a career in medicine at Langara College, with the hope of becoming an anesthesiologist in remote communities across the province.
“I want to be a part of the solution to healthcare inequity," says Mahil. "Winning the Standing Tall Education Award helps support the long educational journey I have ahead of me. Thanks to Coast Capital, I look forward to one day paying it forward through the work I will do in healthcare, servicing under-resourced communities across B.C. to promote growth and prosperity.”
Across the province, 44 youth are recipients of the Coast Capital Standing Tall Education Awards. The awards program aims to support students across the province in their pursuit of post-secondary education by recognizing resilient youth who have risen up against the odds and demonstrated an incredible commitment to continuing their education, instead of solely recognizing academic performance.
“As a social purpose organization, Coast Capital is committed to building better futures through investing in three key areas that we strongly believe are essential to helping Canadians reach their goals and ultimately realize a better future for themselves and their families,” says Maureen Young, vice-president of social purpose at Coast Capital. “One of those areas is focused on driving equitable access to education and training as that is a significant driver in helping individuals unlock financial opportunities. We recognize that access to post-secondary education is not always within financial reach due to systemic inequalities and believe that small steps can help to move the needle. We are committed to contributing to that shift through programs like our Standing Tall Education Awards.”
Each $3,500 prize fund makes the increasing cost of tuition and living expenses more manageable for young people who may not have access to funding through traditional sources such as parents or loan programs. Since its establishment 18 years ago, the program has supported over 1,000 students in funding their post-secondary studies with an investment of nearly $2.9 million.
For the first time in the program’s history, this year Coast Capital awarded 68 per cent of awards to IBPOC students, in an effort to help break down barriers for these historically marginalized communities.
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