SCHOLARSHIPS DUE IN NOVEMBER

 

CBC LITERARY AWARD

 

Due Date: Refer to link

Amount: $4000-$6000

Basic Eligibility Requirements:

  - Canadian citizen or permanent resident

Special Documents/Submissions/Requirements:

  - Submit an original and unpublished work in one of the three categories: short

    story (2000 - 2500 words), creative non-fiction (2000 - 2500 words), or poetry (1000

    - 2000 words)

  - A fee of $20 is required

NOTES:

  - See web page: www.radio-canada.ca/prixlitteraires/english/index.shtml

 

PRINCESS ROYAL PAN AM SCHOLARSHIP

 

Due Date: Refer to link

Amount: Refer to link

Basic Eligibility Requirements:

  - Involvement in the community (volunteering)

  - Registered as a full-time student at a post-secondary institution

  - Sports involvement

Special Documents/Submissions/Requirements:

  - Provide supplies budget for your upcoming training and competitive season

NOTES:

  - See web page for information: http://www.sportmanitoba.ca/scholarships.php

 

WENDY'S CLASSIC ACHIEVER

 

Due Date: Refer to link

Amount: Refer to link

Basic Eligibility Requirements:

  - Canadian citizen or permanent resident studying in Canada

  - Be in their final graduating year of a Canadian high school or CEGEP, with the

    intent to enter college or university in the next academic year

  - Achieved at least a 70% average in their previous school year

  - Participated in at least one extracurricular activity

  - Demonstrated involvement in their local community (i.e. volunteer work)

Special Documents/Submissions/Requirements:

  - Essay - 200 words - see web site for details

NOTES:

  - 210 awards are available

  - There is a check-list on the web-site to help you with all the information needed

  - Application is done online, no forms to mail

  - See web page for more specific information: http://www.studentawards.com

 

PASSION FOR FASHION

 

Due Date: Refer to link

Amount: Refer to link

Basic Eligibility Requirements:

  - The Art Institutes Passion For Fashion Competition is open to legal residents of

    the USA, Puerto Rico and Canada (excluding residents of Quebec) who are full or

    part-time grade 12 students scheduled to graduate with a minimum 2.0

    cumulative grade point average as of date of entry and prize award.

  - An eligible minor should have his/her parent’s or legal guardian’s permission to

    enter.

  - To enter, you must be a grade 12 student scheduled to graduate, and you must

    fulfill all general admission and competition guidelines.

Special Documents/Submissions/Requirements:

  - Your entry must include:
       • Completed Entry & Release Form.
       • Your high school transcript showing a minimum 2.0 GPA.
       • A short essay (800 words or less) outlining why your fashion entry is

           unique/innovative and explaining your interest and motivation for a career

           in fashion.
      
• A finished, originally designed eveningwear garment product.* The product

          may be any of the following — shirt (size Medium); pants, dress, or skirt

          (women size 8 or men size 40);or suit, including blouse, pants, or skirt

          (women size 8 or men size 40).
       • Process Book (compiled in 8-1/2" x 11" binder), which serves as your design

           process summary, from original idea to finished product.
   - The book should include:
        1. A written summary of your overall concept.
        2. A review of influences on your entry, including fashion designers, music,

            television shows, or movies.
       
3. Sketches, illustrations, photographs, or digital images of your project as it

            evolved from concept to completion.
        4. A written summary of people that you contacted for information about your

            project, including the advice they provided and its influence on you.

NOTES:

  - See web page: www.artinstitutes.edu/competitions/passion-for-fashion.aspx

 

THE MANITOBA CO-OPERATORS SCHOLARSHIP

NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE 2009/2010 SCHOOL YEAR

Due Date: Refer to link

Amount: Refer to link

Basic Eligibility Requirements:

  - Be a Manitoba resident enrolled full-time or part-time in a post-secondary 

    program in journalism, communications or broadcasting anywhere in Canada

  - This competition excludes applicants that are employees of Glacier Ventures

    International Corp. and their families

Special Documents/Submissions/Requirements:

  - Submit an original essay of no more than 1,250 words on one of the following

    topics:

               * What does the agriculture industry - including farming, research,

                  agribusiness and other sectors - need to do to attract and maintain young

                  people in the profession?

               * To what extent is the hog industry to blame for Lake Winnipeg’s current

                  state of water quality?

               * Farming is a business, not a way of life, and should be treated that way. 

                 Do you agree or disagree, and why?

NOTES:

  - Essays can be submitted one of three ways:

               * By regular mail to “Manitoba Co-operator Scholarship” Box 9800,

                 Winnipeg, MB R3C 3K7

               * By fax to 204-954-1422

               * By e-mail to news@fbcpublishing.com

  - Essays must be accompanied by a cover page including the applicant’s name,

    mailing address, daytime and evening phone numbers and e-mail address (if

    applicable)

  - The cover page must also indicate the name, mailing address and phone number

    of the post-secondary institution or secondary school he or she currently attends.

  - Essays must be submitted in text only.  Mailed or faxed essays must be typed

    and double-spaced

  - No artwork, computer graphics, video or audio attachments will be accepted. 

    Essays sent by e-mail should be sent in either Microsoft Word or text-only format

  - This competition will consider original non-fictional material only.  Any essay

    found to include material plagiarized in whole or in part fro mother sources

    without accreditation, or to have been written by anyone other than the stated

    author, will be disqualified

  - Successful applicants will be notified by the end of December.