The following awards are intended for students who have an interest in acquiring knowledge in specific areas. Officials in charge of administering the awards may have specific eligibility requirements. Some may require proposals, research or aptitude in a particular field. Others may require successful applicants to move/ and or live in a certain area for a specified time. Interested students should contact the appropriate awards administrator for application forms or more detailed information.
Baxter Corporation Jean Goodwill Scholarship
Two awards of $5,000 each encouraging nurses of Aboriginal ancestry who intend to serve in isolated northern Aboriginal communities by helping them obtain the specialized knowledge they will require.
Criteria:
- Aboriginal ancestry.
- Intend to serve in the North.
- Within 10 months of completing the program of study, the successful applicant must obtain employment in an isolated northern Aboriginal community or provide documentation that he or she has made a reasonable effort to do so.
- May be a student enrolled in a bachelor-level nursing program. May also be a student graduating from a registered nursing course or a graduate nurse already serving in an isolated community who has been accepted for further study in:
- Community health nursing
- Outpost nursing
- Midwifery
Deadline: July 01
Contact external awards group for application:
Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada
192 Bank Street
Ottawa, Ontario K2P 1W8
Tel: (613) 236-3373
Fax: (613) 236-3599
www.anac.on.ca
British Columbia Minority Language Inter-Provincial Travel Bursary
Funded by the Government and administered through the British Columbia Ministry of Education, this award is a bursary in the amount of two economy class return trips per school year to enable official minority language students to pursue post-secondary studies in French at a francophone or bilingual institution.
Criteria:
- Resident of British Columbia for the past 12 months
- Canadian citizen or landed immigrant
- Plan to register in full-time studies at a post-secondary French language or bilingual institution where French is the language of instruction
Deadline: June 15
Contact external awards group for application:
Provincial Coordinator, French Programs Unit
Ministry of Education, PO Box 9160 STN PROV GOVT
Victoria BC, V8W 9H3
Tel: (250) 356- 0256
Fax: (250) 357-1470
British Columbia Official - Language Study Fellowship
Funded by the Government of Canada and administered through the British Columbia Ministry of Education, this award is a one-time fellowship to encourage students to enter a full-time post-secondary program offered in French at a francophone or bilingual institution for a period of one academic year.
Criteria:
- Resident of British Columbia for the past 12 months
- Canadian citizen or landed immigrant
- Plan to register in full-time studies at a post-secondary French language or bilingual institution where French is the language of instruction
Deadline: June 15
Contact external awards group for application:
Provincial Coordinator
French Programs Unit Ministry of Education
PO Box 9160 STN PROV GOVT
Victoria BC, V8W 9H3
Tel: (250) 356- 0256
Fax: (250) 357-1470
Broadcasters of the Future Awards: Aboriginal Peoples' Internship Award
The CanWest Global System Broadcasters of the Future Awards are a series of scholarship, internship and mentorship programs designed to encourage and aid talented and enthusiastic Canadians in establishing or furthering careers in the Canadian broadcast industry. The award recipient is placed in a four-month internship program at either the Global Television Network in Don Mills (Toronto), Ontario, or STV-Regina in Regina, Saskatchewan, where the recipient will be paid on a salary basis for the summer.
Criteria:
- Applicants must be Aboriginal Canadian
- Minimum secondary school graduate
- Interest in, and aptitude for, a career in the broadcasting industry
- Strong English language communications skills.
- One-page typewritten statement, 500 words or less, outlining applicant's educational and career goals.
- Three typewritten letters of reference (e.g., teacher, employer).
Deadline: August 30
Contact external awards group for application:
CanWest Global System
Broadcasters of the Future Awards
81 Barber Greene Road
Don Mills, Ontario M3C 2A2
Tel: (416) 446-5311
Fax: (416) 446-5544
Celanese Canada Internationalist Fellowship
Celanese Canada will award fellowship on a competitive basis to students holding at least one degree and wishing to undertake study at a foreign institution in order to use their newfound knowledge and cultural sensitivity to make a contribution to society.
Criteria:
- Academic merit
- Personal suitability
- Interest in international career/ activity
- Linguistic aptitude/ competence
- Experience in cross-cultural settings
Deadline: Variable
Contact external awards group for application:
Canadian Bureau of International Education
Grazyna Beaudoin: Program Manager
220 Laurier Ave. West, Suite 1100,
Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5Z9
Tel: (613) 237-4820, Ext. 247
Fax: (613) 237-1073
E-mail: Gbeaudoin@cbie.ca
Darmasiswa Scholarship
The Department of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia is offering Darmasiswa Scholarships to students interested in learning the culture of Indonesia.
Criteria: (contact the Consulate General of Indonesia)
- Applicants must not more than 35 years old.
- Have completed secondary education or its equivalent
- Have the basic knowledge of the field applied for.
- Have filled up the application form provided by the Department of Education and Culture (DEC) through the Indonesian missions in the applicant's country of residence. The form should be accompanied by three (3) copies of the applicant's latest photo.
- Be in good health as attested by a Medical Certificate duly signed by a doctor from the applicant's country of residence and the Medical Examination Forms; provided by the DEC through the Indonesian missions in the applicant's country of residence
- Have coursed the application through the Indonesian missions in the applicant's country of residence and have proof of his/her nationality in that country.
- Submit ten (10) copies of the applicant's latest passport-sized photo (4x6 cm) to the DEC upon arrival in Indonesia
- Submit a photocopy of the applicant's passport valid for at least two (2) years at the minimum
Deadline: January 15
Contact external awards group for application:
Department of Education and Culture Republic of IndonesiaThe Government of the Republic of Indonesia.
Jalan Jenderal Sudirman - Senayan
Department of Education and Culture:
Jakarta 10270
Tel: (613) 724-1100 or (571)-1144-49 ext 3715
Fax : (62-21) 573-8181
Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation
The purpose of the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation is to aid talented artists in the early stages of their career. The awards are limited to candidates working in the following areas: painting, drawing, printmaking, and sculpture. Their work must be representative or figurative of the Foundation character.
Criteria:
- Candidates are required to have already started or completed training in an established school of art
- Must be able to demonstrate through past work or future plans, a commitment to making art a lifetime career
Deadline: Variable
Contact external awards group for application:
Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation
Suite #1 1814 Sherbrooke Street West
Montreal, Quebec
H3H 1E4
Fax: (514) 937-0141
E-mail: greenshields@bellnet.ca
Vancouver Foundation Advanced Arts Study Awards
In recognition of the specialized training and broader experience that that a career in the performing arts often requires, the Vancouver Foundation offers these awards in order to help develop talent from British Columbia.
Criteria:
- Must be a resident of BC, a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant
- Applicants must be registered in a program of advanced study in music, dance, or theater at a recognized Canadian institution
- Student has shown talent and demonstrated a high level of achievement
- Applicant has not received more than one previous award from this program
Deadline: May 31
Contact external award group for application:
Vancouver Foundation Advanced Arts Study Awards
C/o Mary Olson, Administrator
1270 Chestnut Street
Vancouver BC
V6J 4R9
Tel: (604) 734-2301
Fax: (604) 731-1920
Xerox Aboriginal Scholarships and Internships Programs
The Xerox Aboriginal Scholarships and Internships encourage information technology literacy among Aboriginal men and women so they will be able to participate in Canada's economic prosperity as we move toward 2000. Xerox hopes to increase the number of Aboriginals employed in the information technology industry and in Xerox specifically.
Criteria:
- Canadian resident.
- Status or Non-Status Indian, Métis or Inuit.
- Must be a full-time student at an approved Canadian post-secondary institution in a program with significant content in information technology. This may be found in such disciplines as (though not restricted to):
- Computer/math sciences
- Business administration/commerce programs
- Engineering.
- Must meet and exceed academic requirements of the chosen post-secondary institution.
- Active participation in extra-curricular activities where community leadership skills are displayed.
- Participation in public duties and a well-rounded student.
Deadline: June 15
Contact external awards group for application:
Xerox Canada Ltd
Manager, Corporate Affairs
5650 Yonge Street M2M 4G7
Tel: (416) 733-6837
Fax: (416) 733-6811
