A new scholarship is now available to Indigenous students at George Brown College’s Chef School thanks to the generosity of Sudbury chef and chocolatier Tammy Maki.
Maki owns Raven Rising Global Indigenous Chocolates, an e-commerce chocolate shop set to open a physical location soon in downtown Sudbury. She’s funding one $1,500 scholarship per year for the next five years for Indigenous students studying Baking and Pastry Arts Management.
The chef, whose biological family is Salteaux Ojibwe from White Bear First Nation in Saskatchewan (she was adopted by a Finnish family in Sudbury, CBC reports), wants to encourage more Indigenous people to enter the profession, and she hopes her investment will help students thrive as they pursue their education.
"I discovered that not only is the baking and pastry art apprenticeships and positions sorely lacking in skilled people, but there is a very gaping hole of no Indigenous people in this career," Maki recently told CBC Sudbury. "And I'd like to see that change."
Audrey Rochette, Director of Indigenous Initiatives at George Brown College, said this annual scholarship will help Indigenous students discover their culinary talents.
“I want to thank Tammy Maki for her generous support,” she said. “It’s inspiring to see a leader in this field supporting Indigenous students at George Brown College.”
How to apply
Information about the Raven Rising scholarship, and other Indigenous scholarships, can be found on the Indigenous Student Awards page.
- Indigenous students can find information on other sources of funding for their education on the Funding, Scholarships and Awards for Indigenous Students page.
- And Indigenous students can apply for many other awards by visiting the College-Wide Awards and Scholarships page.
