GPRC launches incentive contest giving vaccinated students chance to win fall tuition

Jun 1, 2021 | 10:33 AM

Grande Prairie Regional College is incentivizing students and staff to get their COVID-19 vaccine ahead of a return to in-person classes in September, as they have announced a new campaign which will see three students be awarded with free tuition for the fall semester.

On Tuesday GPRC announced the launch of the #Vacc2School campaign, which will run from June 1 to September 1. The school says over the next three months, registered students, faculty and staff who have received a COVID-19 vaccine can enter into a draw for more than 160 prizes.

“We recognize the important role of vaccination in safeguarding our learning community,” says Dr. Vanessa Sheane, Interim Vice-President, Academic and Research.

“With vaccines now widely accessible across Alberta, our goal is to give students and staff even more reasons to book their free shot.”

Those prizes include GPRC Wolves merchandise, bookstore vouchers and Chartwells gift cards, along with the three grand prizes of full tuition for the Fall 2021 semester.

Dr. Sheane says they plan on handing out those grand prizes throughout the summer.

“Our plan is to do an early bird tuition draw at the beginning of July, a second tuition award in August, and our final grand prize announcement in early September.”

For faculty and staff who get vaccinated, they will be eligible to win one of four 120-day parking passes and two annual passes.

A full list of the prizes along with the online contest rules and entry form can be found at GPRC’s website.

A similar campaign was launched at the University of Lethbridge back in May as all post-secondary institutions in the province eye a return to in-person learning this fall.

Post-secondary institutions have been mostly learning online since March of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

by Shaun Penner