Rules

1.   Students must fulfill graduation requirements by August 31st of their graduating year to be eligible for a District/Authority Award.  

2.   Students must be a Canadian citizen or Permanent Resident at the time of applying for the District/Authority Award Scholarship.

 3.   Students can receive BOTH a BC Achievement Scholarship (p. 113) and a District/Authority Award and but can only receive one of each in their lifetime.

 4.   District/Authority Awards are awarded to selected students who demonstrate EXCELLENCE in one of the following specialty areas: 

• Meet criteria determined by the local scholarship committee, which requires a student to

• demonstrate outstanding achievement in any of the following focus areas:

  • Indigenous Languages and Culture (Demonstrated at school or in the community)

  • Fine Arts (e.g., Visual Arts, Dance, Drama, Music, Creative Writing)

  • Applied Design, Skills, and Technologies (e.g., Business Ed, Technology Ed, Home Economics, Information Communication Technology)

  • Physical Activity (Athletics, Dance, Gymnastics, not limited to Physical Education)

  • International Languages (International Languages Curriculum or External Assessments, including AP and IB courses)

  • Community Service (Includes awareness of local, global, and cultural issues)

  • Technical & Trades Training (e.g., Automotive, Woodwork, Culinary Arts, Robotics, Coding)

 5.   Students can apply in two areas if they wish but can only receive one District/Authority Award.  If applying in two areas, students should spend the most time on their stronger area.  They should apply in a second area only if they have time, so that they have one strong application instead of two weak ones.  If their two specialty areas fit together, such as Indigenous Languages and Culture and Fine Arts, students could apply in their stronger area and include information and work samples from their second area.

 6.   Preference may be given to students who complete and achieve final marks of B or better in a MINIMUM of three courses in a specialty area OR two plus one course related to their specialty area at the Grade 10, 11, or 12 levels.  Students applying in the Physical Activity specialty area may show proof of physical activities in the school and/or the community instead of coursework.