Scholarship in Honour of Dr. Lila Fahlman, Founder of the Canadian Council of Muslim Women

In Honour Of

Dr. Lila Fahlman

Founder of the Canadian Council of Muslim Women

At its fall 2006 conference, the CCMW launched a scholarship to mark its 25th anniversary in 2007 and to honour Dr. Lila Fahlman, educator, philanthropist and the founder of the Council.

Dr. Fahlman, who dedicated her life to public service, was a trailblazer for Muslim women in civic life. In 1971, she ran for public office on the New Democratic Party ticket in a federal election. Soon after completing her doctorate in educational psychology in the 1980s, Dr. Fahlman was elected to the Edmonton Public School Board, the first Muslim woman to sit on a school board in Canada. She founded CCMW in 1982.

The scholarship, which will be awarded annually, will be given to a Muslim woman student who is enrolled in a full-time degree (graduate or undergraduate), diploma or certificate program at a Canadian college or university. Preference will be given to those students enrolled in social science, education or communication programs.