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Jean Ip Foundation Awards $120,000.00 in Scholarships at the Annual Presentation Ceremony in Richmond
Published 2:13 PDT, Thu July 2, 2026
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BY FLORENCE GORDON
The Jean Ip Foundation, founded by Canadian entrepreneur Jean Sheung-Chi Ip, focuses on alleviating poverty, advancing education through scholarships, managing donations, and supporting qualified charitable organizations, inspired by Ms. Ip's Christian values and her personal success in real estate.
An excellent attendance supported the Jean Ip Foundation scholarship presentation celebrating the Foundation’s third year held at Kwantlen Polytechnic in Richmond on Wednesday June 17. Some 37 students receive scholarships from the Jean Ip Foundation. A total sum of $120,000.00 in scholarships were handed out including two scholarships of $10,000.00 and thirteen scholar- ships of $5,000.00. In addition students from the Richmond School District, the Burnaby School District, the Vancouver School Board and the Richmond Christian School received scholar- ships of $2,000.00. All students are currenly pursuing post-secondary education.
In his opening remarks, Foundation Chair Mr. Larry Liu emphasized the value of education and encouraged the recipients to give back to their communities through volunteerism and service. The event drew a strong turnout of students, families, and supporters, along with distinguished guests and three-levels of government officials:
• MLA for Richmond-Bridgeport, Teresa Wat
• MLA for Richmond-Centre, Hon Chan
• Acting Mayor of City of Richmond, Laura Gillanders
• City Councillors of the City of Richmond, Andy Hobbs and Bill McNulty
• Richmond School Trustee, David Yang
• MLA for Vancouver-Fraserview, George Chow
• MLA for Vancouver-Langara, Sunita Dhir
• Deputy Mayor of City of Vancouver, Lenny Zhou
There were also representatives who presented greeting letters from the offices of:
• MP Parm Bains for Richmond East Steveston
• MP for Vancouver Granville and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister Artificial Intelligence & Digital Innovation, Taleeb Noormohamed
Also in attendance were academic leaders from the recipients’ schools who offered words of encouragement, praising the Foundation’s commitment to supporting youth and investing in supporting students also amongst the recipients were three students from University of Toronto and University of Waterloo in Ontario, as well as University of McGill in Quebec.
For details, please visit: www.jean-ip-foundation.com
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