Scholarships & Awards

DAVIS AND HENDERSON ABORIGINAL YOUTH BURSARIES AND SCHOLARSHIPS
Award Amount: $2,500.00 (15)
Deadline: October 10

Description: Aboriginal students (Status, Non-Status, Metis, and Inuit) who are Canadian citizens, enrolled full-time in a program of study at a Canadian college, university, or technical institute. Based on academic performance, career goals, financial need and contributions made to both family and community. Write a 2 page essay describing career plans, community involvement, personal successes and reasons to be selected for the award

Instructions: Submit application form, essay, transcripts, and letters of recommendation

Contact Information: Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB) Foundation for the Advancement of Aboriginal Youth – http://www.ccab-canada.com/

CMSF FINALIST, REGIONAL AND PROVINCIAL AWARDS
Award Amount: $1,000 – $2,500
Deadline: n/s

Description: These once-only entrance awards are open to graduates from accredited Canadian high schools pursuing full-time undergraduate studies at any university in Canada. Applicants must show academic promise, leadership potential and visible commitment to community building

Instructions: Deadline varies, please visit the website for specific deadline information. Only one application required for all CMSF awards Students who do not receive sponsorship from their schools may submit their applications by registered mail. For further information and application forms, please visit the website listed below

Contact Information:
Canadian Merit Scholarship Foundation / Fondation canadienne des bourses de mérite – http://www.cmsf.ca/

ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY MILDRED ROWE WESTON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Award Amount: $600
Deadline: October 31, 2004

Notes: Must have completed between three and five courses at Athabasca within the last year and who has not previously attended a post-secondary institution. The award is restricted to students who have studied and taken at least Grade 12 in an Alberta school outside of the cities of Alberta. See Web site for more information.

Contact Information:
Registrar
Office of the Registrar, 1 University Drive
Athabasca, Alberta T9S 3A3

Phone: (780) 675-6249
Fax: (780) 675-6174
Toll Free: (800) 788-9041
Web Site: http://www.athabascau.ca/html/depts/registry/studawrd.htm
E-mail: awardsinfo@athabascau.ca