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It’s that time of the year when grade 12s begin receiving scholarships.  Please email Ms. Tomlinson about any scholarships your son/daughter receives.  We would like to print all of the scholarship recipients in the Grad Ceremony Program.  We do not always find out about scholarship winners at the school.   This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  

Click at the bottom of this page for the Scholarship Handbook.  If you would like a hard copy, please pick one up in the Counselling Centre or from Ms. Tomlinson

New website for Scholarships and Information on Career Paths:

www.academicinvest.com

SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Envision Financial

Envision Financial is offering $32,000 in scholarships this year to secondary students. To qualify students must be members in good standing since July 1, 2011 of Envision Financial. Students must be graduating from grade 12 in 2012 and have a minimum 67% or C+ average. Award recipients will be selected on the basis of a completed application form, extensive community and school involvement, reference letters from at least two sources and a transcript of most recent marks. The deadline for applications is April 2, 2012. To download an application form go to envisionfinancial.ca or pick one up at any Envision branch after February 1, 2012. For more information, contact Susan Cairns, Executive Director, Langley School District Foundation at 604-532-1464.

 

CANTERA MANAGEMENT GROUP CONSTRUCTION TRADE ENTRANCE SCHOLARSHIP

Donor Cantera Management Group Ltd, to assist students pursuing post-secondary education/training in Trades programs at Kwantlen Polytechnic University (Kwantlen) or British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT).

Value $2000.00

 

Criteria

1. Citizen or permanent resident of Canada

2. Planning to enroll at Kwantlen or BCIT in the Carpenter, Electrician or Plumber Foundations Programs during the following academic year

3. Demonstrated academic standards, leadership and desire for a career in the construction trades.

Deadline March 1, 2012

Deadline Notes Applications must be postmarked or emailed by the deadline date.

For more information, please see your counsellor in the counselling centre.

 

THE TEAL Charitable Foundation will again be offering the David C. Lam/BC TEAL ESL Scholarships to ESL students across British Columbia.

Each year two David C. Lam/ BC TEAL Scholarships are awarded to two outstanding ESL students in BC. Each scholarship is valued at $2500. Please refer to the BC TEAL website bcteal.org for information regarding the application process for the David C. Lam Scholarships.

 All ESL students living in British Columbia who are landed immigrants or Canadian citizens are eligible to apply for the David C. Lam/BC TEAL ESL Scholarships.  Successful applicants may use the scholarship to register in any program being offered at a British Columbia post-secondary institution.  British Columbia post – secondary institutions are defined as community colleges, vocational institutions and universities. The deadline for this year is January 31, 2012.  Please ensure that all applications are post marked no later than midnight January 31, 2012.

 

 TREVOR LINDEN SCHOLARSHIP

 The Vancouver Canucks are proud to offer the Trevor Linden Community Spirit Scholarship to four grade 12 students throughout BC each year who have demonstrated outstanding leadership abilities and exemplary contributions and commitment to enriching the lives of others in the community. We wanted to reach out to each secondary school directly to encourage your eligible grade 12 students to apply before the upcoming March 15, 2012 deadline. The complete application form is attached to this email. You can also visit the link below for complete details about the scholarship and to access to the application form:

www.canucks.com/scholarship

 

Toyota Earth Day Canada Scholarship Program

Twenty awards of $5000 each

Criteria:

• Excellence in Academics and Extracurricular Activities
• Exceptional commitment to the environment

Go to www.earthday.ca/scholarship  for more info!

 

 

Black Press Business Scholarship

Are you heading to U Vic in the Bachelor of Commerce program next fall?  A $5,000 Black Press Business Scholarship is available to high school, transferring and continuing students from 37 BC communities entering UVic’s Bachelor of Commerce program in September 2012. Awards will be based on academic merit, leadership and a demonstrated desire to make a positive difference in the world. To be eligible, students must have applied to the BCom program and have submitted all scholarship documents by mail or in person to UVic. The scholarship deadline is February 28, 2012. Please visit www.gustavson.uvic.ca/blackpress for more information.

 

Burger King  $50,000, $25,000, $5000 or $1000 Scholarships Available

Application period opens Nov. 15, 2010 and closes Jan. 10, 2011

Applicants must:

1. Be residents of the United States, Canada or Puerto Rico
2. Be graduating high school seniors (U.S. and Puerto Rico), graduating from grade 12 (Canada) or graduating from home school education in the U.S., Puerto Rico or Canada
3. Have a cumulative high school grade point average of 2.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale, or the equivalent

Plan to enroll full-time, without interruption, for the entire 2011-12 academic year at an accredited two- or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school in the U.S., Canada or Puerto Rico

 Go to:  http://www.haveityourwayfoundation.org/bksp_scholarship_eligibility.html

 

Abbott and Fenner Scholarship Program

Abbott & Fenner Business Consultants are pleased to be able to continue with our scholarship program for the 5^th year.  We will be awarding up to $1,000 to the winner(s) each year.

 Scholarship Deadline   - June 15, 2012

Application Process

Students will submit an essay on the topic that appears on the scholarship page of our web site:  http://www.abbottandfenner.com/scholarships.htm

Full details are available on our site.

 

CORSA Foundation

The CORSA Foundation is offering up to five $1500.00 scholarships to South Asian youth who demonstrate leadership in their school and community. For more information go to www.corsafoundation.com.  

 

AES Engineers  -  2012

 The consulting firm of AES Engineers is committed to continuing its support of higher education by providing scholarships to deserving students.

To be eligible the student needs to answer one of the essay questions that they will find on our site at http://www.aesengineers.com/scholarships.htm

Our belief is that achieving a high grade point average should not be the only criteria for determining who deserves to be helped. For that reason we are offering a scholarship that will be awarded on the basis of character, as determined by evaluating the essays that are submitted.

Amount of award:   $500.00

Deadline for entry: October 5, 2012

Further information, including previous winners, is available on our web site at: http://www.aesengineers.com/scholarships.htm

 

KWANTLEN Scholarship Information Sessions

Come learn about Kwantlen Entrance Awards and Scholarships to help you finance your education.  Entrance scholarships are available to students attending Kwantlen for the first time, and include the $20,000 President's Award or the $5,000 Merit Award.  Prospective students and parents are all welcome to attend.

Langley Campus

20901 Langley By-pass

Wednesday February 22, 2012

Time:  6-7pm

Room L1030

 

Go to [ http://www.kwantlen.ca/futurestudents ]www.kwantlen.ca/futurestudents for registration and more information.

 

 

W. GARFIELD WESTON AWARDS

The online application for the Entrance W. Garfield Weston Awards is now available at www.garfieldwestonawards.ca/EntranceAwards.

 

Up to 25 awards are available to students who begin their college studies at one of our participating colleges. University programs and university-transfer programs are not eligible. The deadline for applications to be received is 28 March 2012.

 

We are looking for students who are passionate about their field of study; curious, courageous, and willing to try new things; and community-minded and truly interested in becoming involved and making a difference in society. Students must be bound for full-time community college or CEGEP studies starting in September 2012.

2011-2012 BC Hockey Scholarship Applications

BC Hockey annually awards scholarships to deserving recipients who are in their graduating year of high school and are presently registered members of BC Hockey or former members playing in the Western Hockey League.

 

Enclosed is a BC Hockey scholarship application form with the eligibility and qualification guidelines. This application form can also be downloaded from the BC Hockey website at www.bchockey.net.

Contact Sean Orr at the BC Hockey Office 250.652.2978 for more information.

 

BCSSA Apple Technology Scholarship and BCSSA Grade 12 Essay Scholarship

Details are posted on the BCSSA website: http://www.bcssa.org/scholarships.html

 

Grades 6-12 Technology Scholarship

The Technology Scholarship recognizes outstanding achievement in technology-based learning. The BCSSA and Apple Canada invite BC public school students in grades 6–12 to design a website for an opportunity to receive a scholarship prize of an Apple MacBook. There are four MacBook awards, one in each of the grade-level entry categories: Grade 6-7, Grade 8-9, Grade 10-11,  and Grade 12.

 

This year we would like students to design a website for a school or community group. Please read the flyer for more details about the program.

 

Grade 12 Essay Scholarship

The Grade 12 Essay Scholarship provides financial assistance to BC public school students planning to pursue a teaching career. One scholarship winner will be chosen among finalists from each of the BCSSA's six regional chapters by a committee of educators. The winner will receive $1000, and the five finalists will receive $200 each. In addition to submitting an essay (1000 words maximum), applicants must provide a transcript of grades and two letters of reference attesting to school/community leadership.

 

The topic for the 2012 Grade 12 Essay Scholarship is "How would personalizing learning help students increase their success in school and later in their careers and life?"

 

BC Technology Scholarship

Provides grants to students who have a proven passion for technology and a desire to put their passion to work in a technology company.  This includes, but is not limited to: IT, Engineering, Marketing, Product Management, Business Development etc.

6 x $1000 grants available to Grade 12 Graduates

 http://www.bctia.org/Community/Tech-Scholarship 

C.S.T. Consultants Inc. Guruparan and Winsor Scholarships. 

Students are invited to apply for one of two $6,000 scholarships – C.S.T. Consultants Inc. Guruparan and Winsor Scholarships.  These scholarships are available annually to two Canadian citizens who are academically gifted, well-rounded, and will be pursuing their first undergraduate commerce/finance/business degree/diploma at a recognized post secondary institution.

 This program is aimed at those students whose parents/guardians do not have a post-secondary education or received their post-secondary education outside of Canada.  Applicants must be intending to pursue their first undergraduate commerce/finance/business degree/diploma at a recognized post secondary institution in or outside of Canada.

The Awards Selection Committee will award $6,000 to one successful female applicant for the Guruparan Scholarship and $6,000 to one successful male applicant for the Winsor Scholarship, through competition.  These awards are in memoriam of  Karthiha Guruparan, a  bright and determined CST summer student , who was on her way to completing her CMA and Bill Winsor, one of our most successful and engaged Branch Managers.

 

www.cst.org or www.scholarshipscanada.com.

 

W. Garfield Weston Awards

The deadline for applications for the W. Garfield Weston Awards to be received is 28 March 2012. We recommend Canada Post's Xpresspost service to mail complete application packages.

Up to 25 awards are available to students who begin their college studies at one of our participating colleges. University programs and university-transfer programs are not eligible. The online application for the Entrance W. Garfield Weston Awards is available at www.garfieldwestonawards.ca/EntranceAwards.

The award comprises an $8,000 annual stipend, a tuition waiver from a participating college and $3,500 in summer funding. It also includes a mentorship program and participation in an annual leadership conference.

 

We are looking for students who are passionate about their field of study; curious, courageous, and willing to try new things; and community-minded and truly interested in becoming involved and making a difference in society. Students must be bound for full-time community college or CEGEP studies starting in September 2012.

Richard Bulpitt Scholarship Deadline is Approaching.  All applications are due by noon on April 18, 2012.  See the scholarship box in the counseling centre for more info and application forms!

Educating for Peacebuilding 2012 Scholarship

If you are a Grade 12 student in Langley who has participated in

Restorative Action at your school, you are eligible to apply for a

Educating for Peacebuilding scholarship.

Full details are available on the CJI

website: www.cjibc.org/educating_peacebuilding

Deadline: June 1, 2012

Hebden Chemistry Bursary $500   Deadline April 30

Looking for a student who:

• has demonstrated proficiency in Chemistry 11 and Chemistry 12
• has expressed a desire to study chemistry at a post-secondary level
• can tell us in no more than 150 words
• why they would encourage a Grade 10 student to study chemistry and what they would say; OR
• how something they did in Grade 11 or 12 made their school or community a better place for others

Applications should be sent to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and include the names of the student applying, secondary school and chemistry teacher.

 

 

The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists Foundation is once again encouraging high school students throughout British Columbia to pursue careers in engineering and geoscience. Chartered in 1994, the Foundation offers a number of Post Secondary Entrance scholarships to graduating high school students entering the University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University, University of Victoria, British Columbia Institute of Technology or the University of Northern British Columbia that lead to a degree in engineering or geoscience.

Each entrance scholarship is valued at $2,500.The Foundation has also created several Post Secondary Transfer Entrance Scholarships valued at $1,000 each for graduating high school students entering a college/university engineering transfer program in BC. All applicants must be graduating from high school in 2012.

Scholarship selection is based on Grade 12 academics, extracurricular activities, references, financial need, and the student’s written statement outlining reasons for entering the profession.

Applications should be completed on the forms linked below and postmarked no later than June 25, 2012.  Students submitting applications for the scholarship should also arrange for their Grade 12 transcripts to be sent to APEGBC before August 07, 2012.

Go to http://www.apegga.org/educationfoundation/apply.html for more information or contact me by phone at 604-412-4891 or email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .