Deadline: August 8th
Amount: $700 (first place); $500 (Second place); $300 (third place)
Description:
ConfidentWriters.com is calling all students to show their literary genius, get published and win big! Your opportunity to win a cash scholarship is here, ready and waiting for you. Have no fear, put away your doubts because you don’t have to be an advanced writer to qualify. Grab your computer and let your imagination run wild onto those pages. This is your chance to make your creativity and imagination get the best of you.
Criteria:
Submit a 500-700 word essay on one of the topics outlined on the scholarship's website.
Application Website: https://www.confidentwriters.com/scholarship-essay-contest/
Deadline: August 30th
Amount:
Description:
seeks to recognize a youth that has taken initiative in addressing discrimination in their school or community.
The ideal winner(s) of this scholarship will be student(s) who have worked to eliminate discrimination within their school or community, as demonstrated by their application essay and references. Those who work within their secondary school or community to address homophobia/heterosexism will be given special consideration.
Criteria:
Canadian citizen
must be a high school or Cegep students entering accredited post-secondary institutions, or students currently enrolled in a post-secondary institution.
An essay of up to 250 words describing efforts to eliminate discrimination in their community
Application requirements also include: Two reference letters (cannot be from a relative), A current resume (one printed copy), A cover letter with: full name, mailing address, email, phone number, high school name, and graduation date (one printed copy)
Application Website: https://scholartree.ca/scholarship/jeremy-dias-scholarship/yRuiwMfNy
Deadline: August 31st
Amount: $1250
Description:
At Haywood Hunt we believe that working hard and striving to be the best you can be is vital to success in business and in life. We also understand and remember the financial strains that seeking a higher education can place on individuals. That’s why we’ve created our annual scholarship available to all Canadian college and university students, in order to make things a little easier along the way.
Criteria:
A Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or other legal standing that allows them to study in Canada
Accepted or enrolled in a Canadian college or university for the upcoming year
Submission of a project/submission based on the application process and topic outline on the website (500-1000 word submission on the topic provided.)
Application Website: https://haywoodhunt.ca/scholarship/
Deadline: August 31st
Amount: $1000
Description:
designed to encourage young rural Albertans to pursue further education, and thereby enhance the ability of these young people to make meaningful contributions to their communities in subsequent years.
Criteria:
The submission packages must include the following items:
a letter from the applicant, setting out their goals and objectives in pursuing further education, as well as the relevance of their study program to local government or rural communities;
official high school transcripts if entering first year, or the most recent transcript from their post-secondary institute if entering a subsequent year;
a brief résumé outlining employment experience, community involvement, volunteer activities, recreational activities, cultural pursuits, etc.; and
written confirmation from the local rural municipality’s chief administrative officer (CAO) certifying that the applicant is a resident of the municipality. If you are not sure who your CAO is, visit your municipality’s website.
Application Website: https://rmalberta.com/about/awards-recognition/rma-scholarship-program/post-secondary-scholarship-program-application/