$500 École Seaforth Elementary School Alumni Scholarship

 The Seaforth Parent Advisory Council is proud to be offering a $500 scholarship for École Seaforth Elementary School alumni. At École Seaforth Elementary School, our mission is to provide a happy, safe, supportive and challenging learning environment where our children learn to become compassionate citizens able to contribute in a global community.

With the spirit of citizenship at heart, the Seaforth scholarship is more community based than academic focused. While a respectable grade point average is expected, the successful candidate must be able to demonstrate how they provide leadership to younger members of the community as well as partnership with elder members in the same community. The student will demonstrate that a true leader guides those who need to know, while, at the same time, learns the value in the ability to follow and learn from others.

In a 500 word essay the eligible students must demonstrate how they have exemplified these qualities. While we encourage all to apply, we are looking for students that have gone outside of the home or classroom to make a difference in the community and make this community a better place to live.

Please include a brief letter of support for this scholarship from a teacher or a school/community official as well as the dates the student attended Seaforth. Please submit applications to Seaforth.PAC@burnabyschools.ca

DEADLINE:  May 30th

61 SCHOLARSHIP ENDING THIS MONTH

 With the school year quickly coming to an end, ScholarTree.ca has made a concerted effort to add as many scholarships to the platform as we could find. May is the end of peak scholarship season so there are a lot of awards with upcoming deadlines.

We currently have 61 scholarships that equate to 367 awards and a total of $960,500 application period ending this month. So there is still time for students who have put off applying to scholarships throughout the school year.

Students can sort their scholarship list (https://scholartree.ca/scholarships) by the deadline by using the sort by option at the top of the page.

$10 000 Civic Leadership and Indegenous Student Scholarships

Nelson Scholarship Program is offering $10,000 scholarship opportunities. Recipients of the awards are young leaders of tomorrow, showcasing a commitment to community stewardship and academic achievement. 

This year, we are once again offering two incredible opportunities for students, our Civic Leadership Scholarship and our Indigenous Student Scholarship, in partnership with Indspire.

APPLICATIONS                               

DEADLINE: JUNE 30

Are you new to Canada and have taken ELL courses?

$750.00  CATHERINE LOGAN EDDY SCHOLARSHIP. This is for a student graduating from a BC Secondary School who has combined hard work with school and community involvement, and who wishes to further their education/training in BC. This student will be a recent immigrant who has been granted permanent resident status in Canada.

$750.00  SYLVIA HELMER SCHOLARSHIP. This is for a student graduating from a BC Secondary School who has combined hard work with school and community involvement, and who wishes to further her/his education/training in BC. This student will have started their schooling in BC as a student with refugee status in Canada.

One of the requirements for both is that the student took some ELL classes at the secondary level. 

DEADLINE: May 14

$1250 LUKA GORDIC MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

This scholarship will be presented to two well rounded students who, while maintaining a good academic standing, have demonstrated positive interactions with the school community and have participated in school athletics.

APPLICATION

DEADLINE: MAY 14th to Ms.Morabito

$1250 DISTRICT AUTHORITY SCHOLARSHIP

The DAS rewards graduating students for excellence and continuing their studies in the following Elective Areas:

1. Fine Arts (Visual Arts, Dance, Drama, Music)
2. Applied Skills (Business Ed, Technology Ed, Culinary Arts and Fashion)
3. Physical Activity ( Athletics, Dance, Gymnastics, not limited to Physical Education)
4. Indigenous Languages and Culture (demonstrated at school or in the community)
5. Second Languages (including Aboriginal Languages) 
6. Community Service (Volunteer Activity)
7. Technical & Trades Training (eg. Carpentry, Automotive, Mechanics, Cook Training)

Eligibility

• must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident (landed immigrant)
• must be a BC resident
• must have excelled in one of the six areas listed above
• must be a graduate of the 2021 Graduation Program by August 31 
• must be enrolling in a post secondary program to continue studies in your chosen elective area. (Priority will be given to students who are enrolling in a certificate or diploma post secondary program or technical training institution)
• a minimum 2.5 Grade Point Average 
• a minimum of FOUR courses (with exception to Community Service) from their chosen elective area listed above. One of the four courses may be Work Experience 12A if it is related to your chosen career path.

Eligibility for the Community Service (Volunteer Activity) elective area:

• demonstration of local and global issues and cultural awareness
• courses: one leadership course in grades 11 or 12  e.g. First Aid, Peer Tutoring, Leadership plus extensive involvement in student government or school councils plus significant participation and leadership in a service-oriented club e.g. WISH Club, Interact Club, Hot Potato Initiative, Green Club, CAN Club
• community service/volunteer activity hours:  participation in a minimum of 300 hours of community service/volunteer activity over grades 10 through 12 that is beyond classwork and course requirements if one leadership course taken in grade 11 or 12.
• Or 400 hours if community service/volunteer activity over grades 10 through 12 that is beyond classwork and course requirements if no leadership course is taken in grade 11 or 12.
• Service can be undertaken in and/or outside of school.  Work experience hours, if directly related to service-related career that requires post secondary training can be included.  Students must provide evidence of their service in the form of a letter/document outlining dates and hours and a description of duties performed signed by the adult manager or supervisor of the program or organization.  Letter MUST  include full contact information of the manager or supervisor.
• demonstration of good attendance, punctuality, work habits and cooperation.

Application Instructions:

1) Type all the information in the left-hand column. Don't forget your cell number so I can contact you.

2) Type all the information at the top of the right-hand column. 
       e.g. Elective Area:                Applied Skills (from the list above)
              Chosen Career Area:    Accountant
              Post Secondary Inst.:   BCIT
              Program:                        Business   

3) Type four  grade 11 or 12 courses from your ELECTIVE area ( Work Experience 12A may be  included if it relates to your career path) e.g Financial Accounting 11, Financial Accounting 12, Business Computer Applications 11, Work  Experience  12

4) TYPE nine more grade 11 or grade 12 courses. Choose your TOP courses; the courses which you have the highest marks. 

5) Get your transcript and TYPE your letter grades and percentages.

6) DO NOT complete the GPA, AVERAGE %,  Other Courses, or provincially examinable courses section.

7) EMAIL your application and transcript all in ONE file to maria.morabito@burnabyschools.ca   

DISTRICT AUTHORITY SCHOLARSHIP Application

DEADLINE: extended to MAY 31

Successful candidates will receive vouchers in October or November 2021

$1000 CONFRATELLANZA ITALO-CANADESE SCHOLARSHIP

 The Confratellanza Italo-Canadese Society is again offering several $1000 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.

Application: Confratellanza Italo-Canadese

DEADLINE: JUNE 15