Applications Open: February 1st
Amount: $1000
Description: The Blitz $1,000 scholarship is providing an opportunity for college students to earn money for their college education.
Criteria: Our eligibility requirements for students are:
You must presently be a senior in high school;
Or be transitioning from high school to college or university;
Or be already enrolled in a college or university at any level in the United States or Canada.
Employees and their immediate family members of Blitz Sales Software (Double A Solutions) are not eligible to participate.
Students will need to research and write a 800-1000 word essay on a topic outlined on the application page.
Application Website:$1,000 Annual Scholarship | Double A Solutions
Deadline: July 15st
Amount: $3000 (25 awarded)
Description:
The Vocational & Technical Education Scholarships are awarded to eligible students across all provinces and territories in Canada.
Criteria:
Have completed high school by spring
Be enrolled in a 3 year or less career or technical degree/certificate program in the Fall that will lead to employment
Demonstrate critical financial need
Demonstrate perseverance in overcoming adversity
Be under the age 30
Be a Canadian citizen
Application Website: https://horatioalger.ca/en/scholarships/about-our-scholarships-programs/vocational-technical-scholarships/
Applications Open: April
Amount: varies, please check the website
Description:
Our goal is to help Canadians make better financial decisions, and we believe that financial literacy is the key to this mission. We think that financial literacy is a lifelong commitment, and we want to encourage students to be mindful about their relationship with money early on in their lives.
Criteria:
Applicants must meet the following requirements, RLI will verify information provided:
Must be a member of the Rupertsland Metis Students Association
Must produce MNA Citizenship identification card or provide identification number pending verification by the MNS Registrar.
Must be enrolled in a recognized post-secondary program in Canada (excluding applicants applying for the Referral Program Support)
Must work with RLS services to determine level of support from Métis Students Services (if applicable) and commit to a Student Action Plan.
Application Website: https://www.rupertsland.org/post-secondary-funding/#program-eligibility
Deadline: July 31st
Amount: $5000 (2 scholarships awarded)
Description:
The Billion Barrels Scholarship is given to two students in the Lakeland area pursing post secondary.
Criteria:
Must have graduated from a Lakeland area high school within the current or previous calendar year.
Must be enrolled as a first-year, full-time student at an accredited Canadian College or University
A fully completed application form
Latest school transcripts
Application Website: https://www.imperialoil.ca/-/media/imperial/files/careers/billion-barrel-scholarship-one-pager.pdf
Deadline: July 31st
Amount: $2500
Description:
The Mindfuel scholarshipare meant to address challenges facing our country: shortage of knowledge workers focused on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), and the ongoing need to build a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship .
Criteria:
a unique essay of 500 – 750 words describing your vision for the future and how you’ll use STEM to bring positive change
up to 3 letters of recommendation
a letter or notification from a post-secondary institution where you have been accepted to a STEM-based program
official high school transcript
Application Website: https://mindfuel.ca/scholarships/
Deadline: July 31st
Amount: $5000
Description:
The ManCap Foundation offers grants in the names of Alberta entrepreneurs to Alberta high school graduates entering the first year of studies at an accredited Alberta post-secondary institution, in preparation for starting a business. The grants, valued at $5,000 each, are awarded to selected students on the basis of acceptance to one of those institutions, two letters of recommendation and answers to the questions in our application.
Criteria:
Be a high school graduate, AND
Be entering first year of studies at an accredited Alberta post-secondary institution, AND
Demonstrate — through your answers to the questions in our application — entrepreneurial ambition.
Application Website: https://www.mancapfoundation.com/login?redirect=https://www.mancapfoundation.com/
Deadline: July 30th (awarded 3 times throughout the year)
Amount: $750
Description:
Our goal is to help Canadians make better financial decisions, and we believe that financial literacy is the key to this mission. We think that financial literacy is a lifelong commitment, and we want to encourage students to be mindful about their relationship with money early on in their lives.
Criteria:
Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident
Be 30 years old or younger
be enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a full-time student in the academic year at an accredited post-secondary institution
Submission of a letter outlining how financial literacy has made a difference in your life (more details on application pages)
Application Website: https://loanscanada.ca/scholarship/