April

Canadian Hard of Hearing Association Scholarship

Deadline: April

Award Amount: 3 awards of $1,000

Who can apply?

• Applicants to this Scholarship Program must be either hard of hearing, deafened or oral deaf. Support documentation is required.
• Hard of hearing: a person with any level of hearing loss, from mild to profound, whose primary method of communication is the spoken language
• Deafened: a person with a profound level of hearing loss acquired in adulthood (after learning oral communication)
• Oral deaf: a person with a profound level of hearing loss, occurring congenitally or with an onset early in life, whose primary method of communication is the spoken language
• Eligible applicants may be first-time or returning post-secondary students, registered in a full time program at a recognized College or University. Applicants must be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident/landed immigrant, convention refugee or a protected person living in Canada, as defined in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
• Applications will be judged by a number of criteria including academic achievement, determination to cope with hearing loss, and community involvement.
• Application form
• A signed audiogram
• School transcripts
• Personal statement
• Two (2) Letters of Reference
• Must be a graduating grade 12 students pursuing post-secondary education
• On-ice skills and achievements, as well as off-ice activities including leadership in school and community, participation in school and community activities
• Mentorship of fellow/sister athletes and students.
• One letter of reference is required to accompany the application.
• Minimum academic average of 70%.
• Applications will be evaluated by a committee made up of ex NHL players
• No application is required.
• Contest is open to students worldwide, except where void or prohibited by law. Essays must be written in English only.
• Entrant must be in the 11th or 12th grade for at least one semester during the school year in which the contest is held. The school year is considered to run August through July of the following year.
• ARI reserves the right to make exceptions to this rule, on a case-by-case basis, for students with nonstandard school years.
• Must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident
• Must be active in Canadian sport; as an athlete, practitioner (coach, official, administrator) or educator (teacher, university or college faculty, etc.)
• If an athlete, must be engaged in post-secondary education
• Grade 12 student who will be attending one of Manitoba’s universities (students planning to enter a community college or a university outside of Manitoba are not eligible unless the student plans to bridge from college to a Manitoba university)
• Overall average of 80% in Grades 10 to 12 (based on the most current available information)
• Has an interest in an accounting or business career
• Is involved in school and community activities

What will I have to do? Submit the following:

How do I apply?

Visit the website for more information and to get your application: https://www.chha.ca/get-involved/scholarships/ 

Mail your completed application to:

Canadian Hard of Hearing Association Scholarship Program

2415 Holly Lane, Suite 205

Ottawa, ON K1V 7P2

Winnipeg Jets Alumni and Friends Hockey Scholarship

Deadline: April

Award Amount: $2,500 each to a male and female hockey player

Who can apply?

The criteria for this award would include:

What will I have to do?

• Each team is asked to nominate a player to be considered for this scholarship. If you would like to be considered, speak to your coach.

How do I apply?

For more information and an application form, visit the website: https://www.mhsaa.ca/awards/view-award/12/ 

Fountainhead Essay Contest

Deadline: April 

Award Amount: USD $50 to $10,000.00

What will I have to do?

How do I apply?

For more information visit the website: http://aynrandinstitute.ca/essay-contests/the-fountainhead/

Anthem Essay Contest

Deadline:  April
Award Amount: Up to $2,000

Who can apply?

• Grade 8 to 12 students anywhere in the world

What will I have to do?

• Write a 600-1,200 word essay in response to one of the three topics provided, related the Ayn Rand’s novel Anthem. See the website for essay topics and requirements.

How do I apply?

Visit the website for more information or to submit your essay online (no formal application form is necessary)

https://www.aynrand.org/students/essay-contests#rules 

Lyle Makosky Values and Ethics in Sport Fund

Deadline: April

Award Amount: Variable

Who can apply?

How do I apply?

For more information and to get an application, visit the website: https://truesportpur.ca/lyle-makosky-values-and-ethics-sport-fund-applicationform 

Mark Dick of Memorial Scholarship Award

Deadline:  April

Award Amount: $250.00 for each category

Who can apply?

• The award is open to any student or team of students who can demonstrate positive leadership in addressing mental health and wellbeing among peers through action, raising awareness, and or achieving greater sensitivity to and/or de-stigmatization of mental helth and wellbeing.

What will I have to do? 

• 500 word essay and one letter of reference in support of the application.

How do I apply? 

Visit the website for more information and an application: Scholarship Link

Centennial Entrance Scholarship

Deadline: April

Award Amount: $2,000

Who can apply? 

• High school students who plan to enter the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences at the University of Manitoba. 

What will I have to do? 

• Apply for admission to the University of Manitoba
• Complete courses required for admission into the University of Manitoba, from a high school located within the province of Manitoba
• Provide a brief letter outlining her or his vision for rural Manitoba and career goals in the agri-food and rural economy sectors
• Provide a resume
• Provide a transcript with most recent/interim marks; and,
• Provide a personal reference letter from an employer, supervisor or other (not a family member, friend or Manitoba Agriculture staff member).

How do I apply?

https://umanitoba.ca/faculties/afs/awards/centennial.html

Retail as a Career Scholarship Program 

Deadline: April 

Award Amount: 1,000 -$5,000 (20 Scholarships available)

Who can Apply? 

To be considered for one of the scholarships applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Enrolled full-time or part-time at a Canadian college or university 
• Pursuing a retail, business, fashion, marketing or any other program of study that has ties to the retail industry post-secondary program
• Currently working part-time or full-time within the retail industry   

What will I have to do? 

• Online application form
• Submit an official transcript
• Provide One reference letter
• Proof of enrollment in a post-secondary institution
• Application statement
• Retail innovation presentation

How do I apply? 

For more information visit the website:

https://www.retailcouncil.org/resources/education/retail-education-scholarship-program/

CPA High School Scholarship 

Deadline: April  

Award Amount: $1,000 (up to thirteen scholarships)

Who can apply? 

What will I need to do? 

• Complete application form
• 1-2 page essay
• Submit a transcript of marks
• Reference letter from a school faculty member

How do I apply? 

https://cpamb.ca/docs/default-source/foundation/2020highschoolscholarships.pdf