Woodlands
Scholarships and
Bursaries Overview
Overview
 Definitions and Facts
 What makes a good candidate?
 Scholarship Timeline.
 Nanaimo Ladysmith Schools Foundation
 Dogwood District/Authority Awards
 Passport to Education
 Graduation Program Examination
Scholarships
 Secondary School Apprenticeship
Scholarships
 Pathway to Teacher Education Scholarship
 Entrance Awards
 Community and National Awards
Definitions
Scholarship:
Awarded to a student
who has demonstrated outstanding
academic achievement
Award: Given to a student who has
met certain criteria for the award.
Bursary: Awarded to a student who
demonstrates financial assistance or
need.
Loan: sum of money that a student
can borrow for a given period of time.
FACTS
 The
average undergraduate student in
Canada graduates with $28,000 worth
of debt and take 14 years to pay off.
 Youth unemployment in Canada was
14.17% in 2014.
 According to Statistics Canada’s Youth
in Transition Survey, 36% of students
who ceased their studies early cited
financial reasons.
Source: Statistics Canada
How do Parents help fund students?
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Five options. You will likely need to choose two!
BEGGING: I’m referring to free money through
scholarships, awards, bursaries, grants, fellowships,
stipends.
BORROWING: Most popular way of paying for an
education. Look as education as an investment. Borrowing
can make sense.
STEALING: Tapping into RRSP, selling large assets. Should
be your last resort.
SWEATING: Child working to pay for an education.
Summer jobs, part-time during school.
SAVING: Have sufficient time to save and set money aside
regularly. RESP etc.
MYTH: Scholarships are just for
“Brainiacs”
Scholarship Timeline:
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November 2014 – Submit email to Ms. Taylor.
btaylor@sd68.bc.ca
November-December 2014 – Begin to develop a scholarship
resume.
 Collect reference letters
 Apply for National and Community awards.
November-December 2014 – Begin to research Entrance
Awards for the Universities or Colleges you hope to attend.
January-February 2015 – Explore the Nanaimo Ladysmith
Schools Foundation Scholarship booklet. www.nlsf.ca
March-June 2015 – Become familiar with other funding
sources including eligibility for students loans. Find
summer employment.
TIPS ON WHERE TO FIND
SCHOLARSHIPS
 1.
High School
Woodlands Website, Room 201
 2. Institution of Study
 (UBC, UVIC, VIU, SFU etc.)
 3. Local Community (Remax)
(Community Clubs, Charitable
foundations, local employers, etc.)
 4. Your employer or your Parents’
employer
TIPS ON WHERE TO FIND
SCHOLARSHIPS
 5.
Professional Organizations
(Engineering associations such as
A.P.E.G.G.A.)
 6. Industry
(Future Employers)
 7. Specific to Ethnic Origin or Citizens
with Disabilities
 8. Internet
TIPS ON WHERE TO FIND
SCHOLARSHIPS
List of Databases to check
 www.studentscholarships.org
 www.bcsholarships.ca
 www.ammsa.com
 www.nursingscholarships.ca
 www.nupge.ca/scholarships
 www.engineeringscholarships.ca
 www.listofscholarships.ca
 www.bced.gov.bc.ca/awards/
 www.studentawards.com
Nanaimo Ladysmith Schools
Foundation
2015 applications and booklet of awards
will be available on line January 2015
Due date:
Feb. 2015
District Contact: Erin Van Steen,
250-753-4074,(until Dec. 31, 2014)
email address evansteen@sd68.bc.ca
Website: www.nlsf.ca
LOCAL SCHOLARSHIPS AND
BURSARIES
Approximately $460,000 given annually
 $100 to $2500 awards
 You can win more than one award
 Awards for high GPA and participation
 Other awards include:
 Athletics
 Citizenship and Leadership
 High achievement in a particular subject
 Family affiliations (belonging to a club,
union, culture group, other organization)
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STUDENTS MUST APPLY!
 Some
awards are valid for two years
 The scholarship booklet is available on
line www.nlsf.ca
 Hard copies will also be available from
Ms. Taylor in room 201 in January 2015.
 Students must also hand in completed
Scholarship Resume to Ms. Taylor
EDUCATION PLAN
 Fill
in the top part to the best
of your knowledge
 Some awards are based on your
plan to go into a specific
program or institution
FAMILY INCOME SECTION
A parent MUST fill in the bottom part and sign
to be considered for bursaries
 Lower family income is a pre-requisite for
getting a bursary
 If income is below $60,000, the expenses
should be explained so the committee
understands the financial need
 Examples: there are two older siblings going to
college; there is an illness in the family; there
are unavoidable high expenses, etc.
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ELABORATION PAGE
 Elaborate
on your interests,
competencies, participation,
leadership, motivations, plans
 Comment on any barriers in your way or
that you have overcome
 Anything that will help us represent
you to the scholarship committee
 Use a list format
AFFILIATIONS
 Organizations
or culture groups to
which you or your family belong
 You need to talk to your parents to
discover all your affiliations
 You must fill in the blanks with the
member’s name, year, etc. when it’s
asked for on the form
 Questions?
Provincial Scholarship
Programs:
•Dogwood-District
Application is required
DOGWOOD-DISTRICT
AUTHORITY AWARDS
Dogwood-District Scholarships
$1000 for excellence in Fine Arts,
Applied Skills, Physical Activities, Second
Languages, Community Service, Technical
and Trades training.
Last year Woodlands received
awards.
School-based committee determines
winners
DOGWOOD-DISTRICT
AUTHORITY AWARDS
Dogwood-District Scholarships (cont’d)
Students may receive all three awards:
Passport, Provincial exam, and DogwoodDistrict
Applications will be available from Ms.
Taylor in January/February 2015 in room
201.
BC Government
Scholarship Programs:
Passport to Education
No application is required –
based on Grade Point Average
PASSPORT TO EDUCATION
AWARDS
Recognizes and rewards student
achievement in grades 10-12
 Gives motivation to study
consistently – leading to graduation
 Encourages post-secondary
education and job training
programs
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PASSPORT BOOK
 Stamped
with a dollar value
 Applied to post-secondary tuition
fees or other educational expenses
 Passport books are kept at the
students’ school and will be
available in September.
 Redeem within 5 years.
CRITERIA FOR
AWARDING STAMPS
9000 stamps amongst eligible BC
High schools
Must be a Canadian Citizen, or
Permanent Resident.
Must be a BC resident, and enrolled
in a BC Public School
Grade 12 stamp is $500
2/3 on academics, 1/3 on effort,
work habits, citizenship, volunteering
Provincial Scholarship
Programs:
•Graduation Program
Examination Scholarships
GOVERNMENT EXAMINATION
SCHOLARSHIPS – Academic
Graduation
Program Examinations
Scholarships will be awarded based on
students’ performance on the Grad
Program Exams. 5000 available
Those
exams include
Science 10
Math 10
English 10
Social Studies 11 or FNS 12
English 12/Comm 12
Must
have B in Language Arts 12
Check list to see if you are eligible for
the Provincial Scholarship Program:
Course
Exam %
English 10
Math 10
Science 10
SS11/FNS12
Course
English 12
School %
Exam %
Blended (Final%)
GOVERNMENT EXAMINATION
SCHOLARSHIPS – Academic
A
student will receive a $2500
examinations scholarship if they
Qualify for the grad program
examination scholarships
Rank among the top 20 scholarship
students (based on their percentage
score)
GOVERNMENT EXAMINATION
SCHOLARSHIPS – Academic
Any
student who achieves a perfect
score (100%) in all five provincial
exams from grades 10-12 (exam
mark) will also be awarded an
Academic Medal of Excellence.
To redeem your Graduation Program
Examinations Scholarship, you will be
mailed a letter, certificate and
voucher in September.
Secondary School
Apprenticeship Scholarships
Secondary School Apprenticeship
$1000
available to students
registered as an apprentice in ITA
C+ in Grade 12 courses
480 Paid workplace training before
September 2015.
900 paid workplace 6 months after
they graduate.
Pathway to Teacher
Education Scholarship
Pathway to Teacher Education
Scholarship
$5000
scholarship recognizing
exceptional grade 12 students
planning to enter field of teaching.
20 available, application deadline is
March 31, 2015
Must have B in Language Arts 11,
Science 11, Math 11, Social Studies 11.
Maintain B average in grade 11 and 12
Pathway to Teacher Education
Scholarship
Resume
Two
references, one from community
and one from school.
Evidence of commitment to a
teaching career.
Entrance Scholarships
To a specific institution...
ENTRANCE SCHOLARSHIPS
to Universities and Colleges
 Must
apply to a given college or university in
order to receive their scholarship offers.
 Some are automatic with your application, and
some have a separate application processes.
 Varying amounts up to full tuition at colleges
and universities are granted.
 Over 90% average on academic courses
typically guarantees you will get offers.
 The higher your average, the better offers you
will receive – up to “full ride.”
ENTRANCE SCHOLARSHIPS
to Universities and Colleges
For
example – Many Universities allows
schools to nominate a certain number of
their graduating class for a Major Entrance
Award.
School
committees determine the top
applicants thus receiving our endorsement.
ENTRANCE SCHOLARSHIPS
 Check
out the following websites.
UVIC
www.uvic.ca
VIU
www.viu.ca
http://www2.viu.ca/FinancialAid/awards.aspx?area=16
https://www2.viu.ca/FinancialAid/applications.asp
UBC
SFU
www.ubc.ca
www.sfu.ca
National Scholarships
Substantial applications are
required
NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS
-competing against the country
Examples that have due dates coming soon:
 Loran Scholarship
$various amounts.
 Terry Fox Foundation
$7,000/yr for 4 years up to $28,000
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Canadian Association
Principals
$1,000 for outstanding of
leadership
Miller Thomson
200 awarded @ $1,000
NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS
 Students
should search the suggested
databases in our handout.
 Other awards:
TD Scholarships
Remax Scholarships
BC Hydro Scholarships
Black Press Scholarships
 As awards come in to the school, they
will be posted onto the Facebook page,
as well as emailed out.
Building a strong
Scholarship Resume
SCHOLARSHIP RESUME – a listing
of accomplishments and attributes
A
Resume is a list of your
accomplishments that you can cut and
paste specific attributes to meet
specific criteria for various awards.
 Makes you aware of areas you may be
weak in so you can work on them
 Various deadlines for scholarships will
happen at the same time. Be prepared
with your scholarship resume.
SCHOLARSHIP RESUME – Building
evidence that you’re worthy…
 Template
Handout is available from
Ms. Taylor.
 Must include
Personal information
Career Goals
Academics
School Service
Community Service
SCHOLARSHIP RESUME – Evidence
of competency & character…
Work
Experience
Leadership Roles
Conferences
Athletics
Interests
Creating your Scholarship Resume
remember to . . . . .
Keep it to one page.
 Use bullets, underlining, bold fonts, capitals,
and italics to highlight significant information.
 Be sure there is enough white space
throughout.
 Use a laser printer if possible.
 SPELL CHECK AND PROOF READ more than
once!
 Have someone else proofread your work.
 Use good quality white or neutral coloured
paper.
 Use 1 font and Size 11 or greater for main text.
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SCHOLARSHIP RESUME – Letters
of Reference…
 Collect
a variety to showcase your
academics, leadership, service and
character.
 Use different letters to meet the
criteria of the scholarship.
 Notify the person writing the letter in
advance. A good letter takes time.
 Ask the person to save the letter to
allow for edits and to use for other
awards, just changing the salutation.
DON’T MISS THE DEADLINE
Thanks for coming!
Ms.Taylor(room201)
btaylor@sd68.bc.ca
Mrs. Tyce(room 111)
ctyce@sd68.bc.ca
Mrs. Loughlin (room 205)
sloughlin@sd68.bc.ca