Scholarships in Canada

Alberta Blue Cross 50th Anniversary Scholarship

Award: $750, Deadline: October 15

Applicant must be a resident of Alberta. Applicant must be an undergraduate nursing degree student who has achieved the highest grade average on two 3 credit courses.

 

Alberta Historical Resources Foundation Research Presentation Award

Award: $1,000, Deadline: None

Applicant must be a Canadian citizen or permanenent and must be a student in the HRM Graduate Diploma program.

 

Alberta Women's Science Network Undergraduate Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: May 15

Applicant must be a female student and Canadian citizen or permanent resident, who is enrolled in their second, third, or fourth year in science or computing science.Applicants must have a minimum 3.0 GPA and knowledge of women in science and technology in Canada.

 

Elsa Eleonora Fagerberg & Clara Maria Fagerberg Entrance Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: None

Applicant must be an academically outstanding student from a secondary school in Canada who has a minimum 7.5 GPA.

 

Jason Lang Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: September 15 (fall); January 15 (spring)

Applicant must be a Canadian Citizen or permanent resident who is enrolled full-time in an undergraduate or professional program. Applicant must have a minimum 3.2 GPA.

 

Laurence Decore Award for Student Leadership

Award: $500, Deadline: March 1

Applicants must be Alberta residents who are enrolled in a minimum of three courses at a designated Alberta post-secondary institution. Involvement in student government and in extracurricular activities are required.

 

John Locke Malkin Entrance Scholarship

Award: $4,500, Deadline: None

Applicant must be a student of exceptional academic promise entering their first year from a Canadian secondary school or a British Columbia college. Applicant must also be a full-time student with a minimum 7.5 GPA.

 

Louise McKinney Scholarship

Award: $2,500, Deadline: September 1

Applicant must be a resident of Alberta planning to attend a post-secondary school in Alberta.

 

National Entrance Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: None

Applicant must be an academically outstanding student entering the undergraduate program from a secondary school in Canada who has a minimum 7.5 GPA and is a full-time student.

 

Robert and Ellen Pearce Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: None

Applicant must be an outstanding student entering their first year from a Canadian secondary school or a British Columbia college who has a minimum 7.5 GPA and is a full-time student.

 

UVIC Excellence Scholarship

Award: $6,500, Deadline: None

Applicant must be an academically outstanding student entering the undergraduate program from a secondary school, college, or university in Canada who has a minimum 7.5 GPA and is a full-time student.

 

Colonel Bull Scholarship

Award: $2,050, Deadline: None

Applicant must be a student entering the university directly from a Canadian secondary school.

 

President's Entrance Scholarship

Award: $4,000, Deadline: None

Applicant must be a student with high academic standing entering the university directly from a Canadian secondary school.

 

Bonnie and Art Dumont Scholarship

Award: $4,000, Deadline: February 15

Applicant must be a graduate of a Canadian high school with academic achievement who is entering their first year of study.

 

Chancellors' Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: February 15

Applicant must have graduated from a Canadian high school. Selection is based on academic achievement.

 

George and Marsha Ivany President's First & Best Scholarship

Award: $6,000, Deadline: February 15

Applicant must be a graduate of a Canadian high school who is proceeding directly to the university with a minimum high school average of 95%. Selection is based on leadership and contributions to school and community life.

 

Norman MacLoed Reid Entrance Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: February 15

Applicant must have graduated or be graduating from a Canadian high school. Selection is based on academic achievement.

 

Orvald A. Gratius Scholarship

Award: $1,500, Deadline: February 15

Applicant must have graduated or be graduating from a Canadian high school.

 

Alumni Association Entrance Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: February 15

Applicant must be either a Saskatchewan student or the child of an alumni who is living outside of Saskatchewan and has graduated or is graduating from a Canadian high school. Eight scholarships are reserved for Saskatchewan students and six for children of alumni. Selection is based on academic achievement.

 

University of Saskatchewan Entrance Scholarship

Award: $4,200, Deadline: February 15

Applicant must be a student graduating from a Canadian high school who is proceeding directly to the university with a minimum high school average of 95%. Selection is based on leadership and contributions to school and community life.

 

Murray Hutchings Entrance Scholarship

Award: $1,650, Deadline: March 17

Applicant must be a student entering the university directly from a Canadian high school with a minimum 85% average. Applicant must be registered for full-time studies in a program leading to a Bachelor of Business Administration degree.

 

Anne Rigney Entrance Scholarship

Award: $1,500, Deadline: March 17

Applicant must be a Canadian student entering the Faculty of Arts directly from high school and studying in the area of humanities or social sciences. Selection is based on academic achievement and a letter of reference.

 

Association of Chinese Canadian Professors Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 17

Applicant must be a student registered in full-time undergraduate degree program who has successfully completed 15 credit hours at the university. Applicant must be enrolled in China-related courses such as Chinese language, Chinese history, Chinese economy, Chinese politics, and Chinese religions.

 

Dr. Penelope W. Codding Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: None

Applicant must be a student with high academic standing entering the university directly from a Canadian secondary school.

 

Ronald Lou-Poy Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: None

Applicant must be an undergraduate student with high academic standing who is entering the university directly from a Canadian secondary school or college in British Columbia.

 

Dr. Norma Mickelson Entrance Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: None

Applicant must be a student with high academic standing who is entering the university directly from a Canadian secondary school or a British Columbia college.

 

Ben and Barbara Sivertz Scholarship

Award: $1,150, Deadline: None

Applicant must be a student entering the university from a secondary school in Canada.

 

UVIC Transfer Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: None

Applicant must be a student with high academic standing who is entering the university directly from a Canadian college or university.

 

AIA/DAI Fellowship for Study in Berlin

Award: $2,990, Deadline: January 31

Applicant must be a member of the AIA working in a North American institution. Award supports research at the DAI in Berlin, Germany.

 

NTA North America Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be a permanent citizen or resident of the United States or Canada, as an undergraduate or graduate student (entering any year) in a travel-and-tourism or hospitality-related program of study at an accredited three-year or four-year college or university in the United States or Canada with a minimum 3.0 GPA on a U.S. 4.0 scale. Applicants from a three-year school will be entering third year in the fall of the calendar year of application, and will have completed a minimum 60 credit hours at the end of the semester or term. Applicants from a four-year school will be entering junior or senior year in the fall of the calendar year and will have completed a minimum 60 or 90 hours respectively at the end of the semester or term. For a complete application, please submit a U.S. or Canadian passport as proof of citizenship, or U.S. or Canadian Alien Registration Card as proof of permanent residency, a resume, two evaluations and letters of recommendation (one professional and one academic), official transcript, and an essay. Essay topic: If undergraduate level student: Discuss what segment of the travel and tourism or hospitality industry your current program of study focuses on. What opportunities are you taking advantage of career-wise in the industry? Please tell us about your academic ane extracurricular activities and experiences (i.e. work, internships, etc.), and how they tie into your present/future goals. Mention any awards/recommendations you have received relating to the travel and tourism or hospitality industry; or if graduate level student: You have chosen to pursue a career path in the travel and tourism or hospitality industry. What changes have you observed thus far in the industry, and what changes do you anticipate in the future of the industry? Where do you see your future potential in the industry? Mention any awards or commendations you have received relating to the travel and tourism or hospitality industry.