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Posted on Feb. 13: MAPS makes full-time commitment to helping part-time students

McMaster's Association of Part-time Students (MAPS) is dedicated to helping the University's part-time students cope with the costs of achieving their educational goals. This week, MAPS president Walter Pohl announced the organization's generous $250,000 gift to establish The McMaster Association of Part-time Students 25th Anniversary Bursaries. MAPS is taking advantage of a matching gift opportunity made possible through the second phase of the McMaster Student Opportunity Fund. McMaster created the program in response to a commitment by the Ontario government to match all private sector donations supporting endowed student bursaries. As a result, MAPS' gift will be matched dollar-for-dollar by the province to create a $500,000 total endowment. Each year, the investment income generated by the fund will furnish a variable number of bursaries dispersing funds tailored to the individual financial needs of part-time students. "These bursaries are designed to bridge the gap that currently exists for part-time students in need of financial assistance. They simply are not offered the same access to the provincial and national student assistance program as full-time students are. That's why MAPS is so important. We're working 'full-time' to help McMaster's part-time students," Pohl said.