$100,000 Loran Awards

There are over 30 Loran awards valued at up to $100,000 awarded across Canada. Potential candidates must exhibit :

• strong academic performance (85% average or better)
• Canadian citizenship or permanent resident status
• excellent moral character and genuine commitment to serving others
• ability to manage and lead others
• determination and independent thinking
• a willingness to take meaningful risks.

 APPLICATIONS at: loranscholar.ca/apply Since you do not know if we will be sponsoring you please select "Applying to the direct pool " when you come across the following question:

Is your school planning to sponsor your application or are you applying to the direct pool (without sponsorship)? If you don’t know yet, don’t worry: you may return to your application and change your selection later. Sponsored by my school Applying to the direct pool
 
SPONOSORSHIP DEADLINE: Print your application, place it in an envelope and submit to Ms. Morabito by October 5. Central's scholarship committee will choose 3 candidates to sponsor by October 16.

DIRECT POOL DEADLINE: Missed the sponsorship deadline? You can mail your applications to Toronto for the direct pool by October 28.

WELCOME BACK GRADS OF 2016!

There will be lots of scholarships posted on Burnaby Central's scholarship blog throughout the year! There are scholarships and bursaries for academics, applied skills, arts, athletics and financial need. Keep checking the blog or see Ms. Morabito in room A233 for the scholarship that is right for you. You have nothing to lose and only FREE MONEY to gain! Good Luck !


IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

• TRANSCRIPTS are available with 2 days notice from the office. Complete a request form and submit.

• REFERENCE LETTERS  -For the best reference letters please provide your references with 2 weeks notice and always use a Reference Letter Request Form. Pick up a few in room A233.

• Check out the SCHOLARSHIP WEBSITES to the right to register your profile and have suitable scholarship opportunities emailed directly to you!

$2500 Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC Scholarship

The APEG Foundation offers several entry scholarships to British Columbia high school graduates entering engineering or earth science programs at the University of British Columbia, University of Victoria, Simon Fraser University, British Columbia Institute of Technology and the University of Northern British Columbia. The entry scholarships are awarded on the basis of a combination of factors, including academic standing, extracurricular activities, financial need and a student statement.

Applications at: https://www.apeg.bc.ca/For-Students/Scholarships/APEGBC-High-School-Scholarships

If you have any questions about the APEGBC Post-Secondary Entrance Scholarships, please email students@apeg.bc.ca.

DEADLINE: JUNE 26

$2000 Jack Farley Youth Sports Achievement Awards.

Every year the BC Sports Hall of Fame awards two Jack Farley Youth Sports Achievement Awards. These scholarships are awarded to one outstanding male and one outstanding female amateur athlete graduating from a BC secondary school.These students will excel in a particular sport and exemplify the values, commitment and contribution to the community held by Jack Farley, an honoured member of the BC Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Winners will receive $2,000, which is to be applied to their education at a post-secondary institution here in British Columbia. Applicants must be graduating from grade 12 and demonstrate that they plan to attend a registered college or university in British Columbia within 12 months of graduation. Application available at Jack Farley Application 2015

DEADLINE : June 5th

$1500 CONFRATELLANZA ITALO-CANADESE SOCIETY SCHOLARSHIP

The Confratellanza Italo-Canadese Society is again offering several $1,500 scholarships to eligible candidates for this year.  The scholarships are open to this year's graduating secondary school students planning to enrol in a post-secondary academic degree program.  To be eligible for this scholarship candidates must:

1) be of Italian origin i.e. as having at least one parent or grandparent of direct Italian descent
2) be living in a city or municipality within the 21-member GVRD
3) have an academic standing sufficient to qualify for entry into the post-secondary institution of their choice.

Applications available from Ms.Morabito. DEADLINE: MAY 15 

UP TO $4500 BCIT ENTRANCE AWARDS

Are you planning to go to BCIT? Then apply for over 90 BCIT entrance awards. There are up to 25 BCIT President's Awards valued up to $4000 and over 65 additional BCIT Entrance Awards valued up to $4500.  There are scholarships for the following areas :

• Aboriginal students
• Awards for women
• Any full-time credential program
• Any full-time Trades credential program
• Trades foundation program
• School of Business
• School of Computing and Academic studies
• School of Construction and the Environment
• School of Energy
• School of Health Sciences
• School of Transportation

Download copies of the BCIT Entrance Award package from bcit.ca/finaid


DEADLINE: AUGUST 5

$3000 BCIT PATHWAYS TO SUCCESS SCHOLARSHIP

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
• You must have applied for admission to BCIT and have been assigned a BCIT ID
• You must be a citizen or permanent residents of Canada
• You must commence your BCIT full-time studies before March 31, 2015
• A recipient must remain registered as a full-time student during the academic period for
  which an award is given
• A recipient must maintain satisfactory academic standing during the academic period for 
  which an award is given
• BCIT Pathway to Success Awards are not deferrable and must be accepted in the year in
   which they are awarded.

SELECTION CRITERIA
The student must demonstrate leadership skills and/or additional responsibilities such as:
• taken leadership training or courses
• or volunteered in the community
• or work experience
• or captain/president of sports team or group
• or is involved in extracurricular activities
• or play a major role in supporting their family, financially or otherwise.

LETTER OF INTENT
The student must write a letter of intent which outlines:
• their career goals
• why they have chosen that particular career
• that they have a good understanding of the job and the skills required
• why they want to be a BCIT student
• outlines their leadership skills and/or additional responsibilities such as family.
 
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Every application must include the following information:
• Completed application form with BCIT ID
• Completed student letter of intent

2015-2016 PATHWAY TO SUCCESS APPLICATION
DEADLINE : APRIL 15