SCHOLARSHIPS, bursaries & FINANCIAL AID

Please click the images below for links to valuable resources when looking into applying for scholarhsips, bursaries and/or OSAP.

Please come to the Guidance Office for the LOGIN for this site.

You can make an account to tailor to your needs.

**Check out post at bottom of page for Awards closing soon!**

This site links an assortment of general scholarships for College Programs in Ontario. It also provided direct links to all Ontario Colleges's Awards and Financial Aid sites.

Financial Aid provided by the Government of Ontario

Ontario Learn & Stay Grant - ONGOING - Must apply at the same time as osap

Ontario Learn & Stay Grant

For students interested in studying Nursing, Paramedic, or Medical laboratory technology/science -- this program offers full tuition funding for students who study and stay to work in priority areas.

The Ontario government will pay the cost of tuition and books for students who study in an eligible program. In exchange, students commit to working in the region for student for at least 180 days (6 months) for every full year of study funded by the grant. For example, if the program is 2 years long, the student would work for 1 year after graduating from the program in the region where they studied.

Please visit the the site to find out which programs are eligible for this grant: https://www.ontario.ca/page/ontario-learn-and-stay-grant

If you are accepted into an eligible program, you would then apply for this grant at the same time as OSAP (opens late May).

$500 Scholarship Opportunity for SHSM students

SHSM Career Award

Purpose (what it recognizes)

Awarded to an SHSM student who demonstrates:

strong commitment to their SHSM sector
career readiness and professionalism
growth through co-op / experiential learning
a clear next step (college, apprenticeship, uni, or workforce)

Eligibility (keep it simple)

Student must:

be enrolled in an SHSM program (any sector)
be in Grade 11 or 12
have completed (or be completing) SHSM components (co-op, certifications, reach-ahead, etc.)

Scholarship Value

$500

To be used as the student decides

Selection criteria (best rubric)

Score out of 100:

Career readiness + professionalism (30%)
attendance, communication, reliability, initiative
SHSM engagement (25%)
Based on evaluation from SHSM teacher
Growth + resilience (25%)
improvement, overcoming barriers, learning mindset
Career plan clarity (20%)
realistic next step + why it fits them, even if it it is NOT in the same SHSM sector

Application (easy for students + strong info)

Requirement:

Proof of SHSM registration (Letter from Guidance or SHSM Teacher verifying that you are in the department)
One reference: Generally from a SHSM Teacher or co-op teacher / SHSM lead / placement supervisor

Please use the link to Apply NOW: Flashpoint SHSM Career Award

Opterus Valerie Ann Arts scholarship

This $5,000 scholarship is open to women pursuing the arts: painting, sculpting, musical theatre, you name it.

Applications are online until June 12 at https://opterus.scholarshipscanada.com/

Student Awards - Closing soon!

StudentAwards.com is a free resource that lists currently available scholarship opportunities.

Subscribers receive a weekly email update of new scholarships plus tips for how to actually win those scholarships. A quick share with your students could go a long way.

A few opportunities closing soon:

• $200,000 in Hospitality Scholarships from Smart Serve Ontario

• $15,000 RESP Scholarship — open to all Canadian families with children 18 and under

• $10,000 first year funding from CIBC — open to graduating grade 12 students attending a Canadian post-secondary institution in the Fall

• $5,000 yconic Student Award — open to Canadian students 16+

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