## Breadcrumb 1. [Home](/index%2Ephp/) 2. [News and Stories](/index%2Ephp/news) 3. [Mejuri Bursary Announcement](/index%2Ephp/markdownify/node/2998) January 27, 2025 # Mejuri Bursary Announcement ![OCAD University's Sharp Centre for Design, with a graphic black and white facade suspended over primary colour support legs](/sites/default/files/styles/1_5_1_large/public/2024-09/placeholder.jpg.webp?itok=6xMUv-uQ) It is with great pleasure that wecannounce the Winners of the Mejuri Design Excellence Bursaries for 2025. **Congratulations to Alexis Arayata and Zahra Mansuri!** The Bursaries include $5,000 US along with opportunities to show their work in Mejuri’s Toronto retail locations as well as mentorship from Mejuri’s design and marketing/branding team over the next year. The Bursaries were open to all eligible students enrolled in MAAD-4901-301 MAAD Thesis and MAAD-4002-301 Jewellery: Production and were awarded to the top grade in each course. OCADU’s Material Art & Design Jewellery Department is thrilled to be working with Mejuri on this incredible opportunity for students. We are both committed to empowering and supporting the next generation of jewellers and we are so happy to be partnered with a company that is so passionate about giving back and uplifting others. We are looking forward to working together for many years to come. We at OCAD U thank you for your generosity in making these bursaries possible. Again, help me congratulate **Alexis Arayata and Zahra Mansuri**. Wishing you all the very Best for 2025! ## Other Recent News [### 2026-27 Call for Funding Proposals for Student Groups that Support Creative Entrepreneurship on Campus The RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers (CEAD) invites OCAD University student groups with a mandate to support entrepreneurship on campus to apply for funding for student-led initiatives that strengthen and expand the creative entrepreneurship ecosystem at OCAD U. This funding is intended to help student groups create opportunities for entrepreneurship skills development, community building, and revenue-generating activities for students and recent alumni, while reducing barriers to participation for equity-seeking individuals. November 6, 2026 ](/news/2026-27-call-funding-proposals-student-groups-support-creative-entrepreneurship-campus) [### 2027 Critical Distance Centre for Curators Projections Program Call for Artists OCAD University’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers (CEAD) and Critical Distance Centre for Curators (CDCC) have partnered to co-create CDCC Projections Program Career Launcher. Four (4) to five (5) selected emerging artists will receive $690 to exhibit work in a single channel, projection-based screening program that will be displayed at the CDCC in March 2027. October 30, 2026 ](/news/2027-critical-distance-centre-curators-projections-program-call-artists) [### Call for Vendors: BAM! Holiday Art Market 2026 OCAD University's RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers (CEAD) is excited to partner again with Wychwood Barns to offer a curated group of OCAD U students and recent alumni the opportunity to share a vendor table at the BAM! Holiday Art Market. October 26, 2026 ](/news/call-vendors-bam-holiday-art-market-2026) Related Stories ## Related Stories [### Steps Forward Celebrates Student Creativity and OCAD U's 150-Year Legacy A new series of student-created murals transforms the iconic Yellow Staircase in celebration of the university's 150th anniversary. September 18, 2026 ](/news/steps-forward-celebrates-student-creativity-and-ocad-us-150-year-legacy) [### Faculty of Design Used Book Sale Faculty of Design’s Used Book Sale offered students affordable access to donated art and design books. Date/Time: Wednesday, October 7, 2026, from 10am – 6pm Location: 100 McCaul St. - OCAD University, Lobby, Ground Floor September 2, 2026 ](/news/faculty-design-used-book-sale) [### Assistant Professor Parantap Bhatt Incorporates AI in his Teaching Methods With more students experimenting with AI tools and integrating AI into their workflows, OCAD U faculty members are incorporating these tools into studio and classroom settings. April 14, 2026 ](/news/assistant-professor-parantap-bhatt-incorporates-ai-his-teaching-methods)