Scholarships 2014-15 Woodlands
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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:
November 2014 – Submit email to Ms. Taylor.
[email protected]
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 [email protected]
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)
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.
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
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
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.
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)
[email protected]
Mrs. Tyce(room 111)
[email protected]
Mrs. Loughlin (room 205)
[email protected]