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If you're an undergraduate student planning to take Ukrainian language courses this summer in Ukraine through an accredited Canadian university, you may qualify for a Language Program in Ukraine Bursary through the Shevchenko Foundation! To find out how to apply...

2016 Kobzar Book Award winning book - Detachment- by Maurice Mierau has been selected as one of Manitoba's 10 best books of the last decade by the Winnipeg Free Press!  The Winnipeg Free Press article can be found HERE

The Board of Directors, Committees, and Staff of the Shevchenko Foundation wish you and your loved ones  a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! 3 Різдвом Христовим і Новим Роком!  Click here to hear more from Andrij Hladyshevsky, President, Shevchenko...

We are very proud to announce that Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has appointed Oryssia Lennie CM, former deputy minister of Western Economic Diversification Canada, as the chair of Alberta’s Fair Deal Panel. “I am proud to appoint Ms. Lennie as the leader of this...

Every March, the Shevchenko Foundation commemorates the work of poet Taras Shevchenko by distributing thousands of bookmarks to children across Canada who are enrolled in Ukrainian language classes in public, private, and Saturday schools. All Ukrainian dance schools...

The Shevchenko Foundation is pleased to announce the shortlist for the 2020 Kobzar Book Award.  Thank you to jury members Matt Bower, Dr. Lindy Ledohowski and Nino Ricci. The award will be presented at a celebration event on Thursday, March 12, 2020 in Toronto. To...

                The Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko is committed to encouraging and promoting new authors who write on a topic with a tangible connection to the Ukrainian Canadian experience. The Shevchenko...

Dave Chucko FCA has been appointed the new Chair of the Shevchenko Foundation Investment Committee.  Mr. Chucko brings a wealth of experience as Managing Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers and in the field of business and wealth services.  He has been a volunteer on...

The Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko is proud to announce the appointment of Boris Balan to its Board of Directors in the position of Vice-President. Mr. Balan has worked for over 20 years at Northland Power and currently holds the position of Vice...