May 17 New scholarship in guidance: The Bill 7 Award is for students who identify as part of the queer community and who are going to college or university next year and have financial need. For more information go to Bill 7 Award.
May 7 The Lakefield and District Horticultural Society has a scholarship for a student who will be enrolled in a post secondary school horticultural/environmental related studies program. Preference will be given to a student who resides in the township of Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield, Douro-Dummer, North Kawartha or Galway-Cavendish and Harvey. For a link to the web page where you can obtain an application, go to http://www.lakefieldhort.org
May 4 Attention students who have applied to Trent University: There are 2 applications for bursaries and awards in Guidance. the first application is for Entrance Bursaries. You must be able to demonstrate a financial need (have applied for OSAP) to be eligible to receive these awards.
The second application is for the City of Peterborough Award. This is for a student who is a resident of the City of Peterbrough with an entrance average of at least 80%. You must apply for OSAP by June 15 and demonstrate a financial need on the OSAP application or be funded by a sponsoring agency, such as a native band.
For more information about these awards, see Mrs. Nash or Mrs. Moloney in Guidance.
May 2 New Scholarship: The Learning Disabilities Association of Ontario offers a scholarship for an Ontario high school student who has a documented Learning Disability and/or ADHD who will be attending a university or college next year. The student must be majoring in an engineering and/or physical sciences discipline. For more information and an application form see Mrs. Nash in Guidance.
April 25 New scholarship in Guidance: The Peterborough and District Sports Hall of Fame Bursary is for students applying to college or university who have participated in organized sport either in the community and /or secondary school for a minimum of three years, while in secondary school. Students must have lived in Peterborough County for the past six years.
April 18 The Land of Shining Waters Bursary is for students living in the County of Peterborough (excluding the City of Peterborough) and who are applying to post secondary education. See Mrs. Nash for an application.
The 4-H Agricultural Scholarship Bursary Application Is for students living in the County of Peterborough (excluding the City of Peterborough) who are graduating and continuing with post secondary education in an agricultural field which can be used in the agricultural industry. See Mrs. Nash for an application.
April 18 The University of Toronto Faculty of Law is offering an Aboriginal Youth Summer Program for Aboriginal students currently in grades 10, 11, and 12 to spend a week at the Faculty of Law discussing legal concepts, learning about the reality of the Canadian legal system, and applying their knowledge to a variety of stimulating environments. For more information about this program, see Mrs. Nash in Guidance.
April 17 New Scholarship: The Elizabeth B. Weldon Bursary is for students who are residents of the City of Kawartha Lakes and who will be attending post-secondary education next year. For an application form, see Mrs. Nash in Guidance.
April 13 The Peterborough Horticultural Society offers scholarships for students who have been accepted into any year of a horticultural landscape design or related program or any student who has been accepted by either Trent or Fleming into any year of a horticultural, landscape design or other related program. For more information, see Mrs. Nash or go to http://www.peterboroughgardens.ca/Showspending.html
April 10 New Scholarship: The Baptie Fund Bursary is for students who are residents of the Township of Cavan Monaghan. Applicants must be planning to continue studies in a post-secondary institution. The deadline for submission is May 25, 2012. For an application, see Mrs. Nash in Guidance.
April 5 New scholarship: The Youth Engagement Program at Engineers Without Borders is running a contest called Get Outside Your World for students grades 9 - 12. Students are asked to think about their answer to the question "What's Canada's role in the world, and what's my role in making that happen?. Tell your Member of Parliament your answer. Tell Engineers without Borders about it by filling out the application form on the contest website. One winner from grade 12 will receive a $1000 scholarship and the winner from grades 9 - 11 wins a $500 prize. For more information go to www.youth.web.ca/contest
CUPE Local 5555 Memorial Bursary applications are now available in Guidance. These bursaries are for children of CUPE Local 5555 members who have involvement/leadership in school, communikty, and or labour/union or other social issues. See Mrs. Nash in Guidance for an application.
April 3 2012 Monsanto Fund Opportunity Scholarship Program-This scholarship is for students from a family farming operation with plans to enter their first year of post-secondary education in agriculture. Students must have demonstrated academic excellence, leadership capabilities and active involvement in their community. See Mrs. Nash in Guidance for an application form.
March 11
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