May

January 3, 2024

Outstanding Taje Action Project Award

Deadline: May

Award Amount: Four Awards of $250

Who can apply?

Applicants must be enrolled in and successfully complete Global Issues: Citizenship and Sustainability (40S) in the current school year.
Students enrolled in second term must be expected to successfully complete the course by their teacher.
Applicants must be graduating from a Manitoba school in June of this year or returning to study at a Manitoba school in September of the following year
Applicants must be a resident of Manitoba
Applicants will complete and submit an application
Summary of project
Concept (eg: originality, assessed need, etc.)
Scope and range of project (eg: Who did/will the project reach? How many people were/will be involved or influenced?)
Content (eg: How does the topic relate to the Areas of Inquiry? How did/will the project educate, inform, or raise awareness of an issue?)
Personal benefit (eg: What did you learn from doing this project/about the issue/about your community?)
Business Sector Scholarships: Manitoba residents wishing to enter or continue their post secondary studies in a business related program at a Manitoba University or accredited College.
Automotive Industry Scholarships: Manitoba residents who are actively involved in the Automotive Industry either as a student, employee or apprentice and pursuing their Red Seal Certification as an Automotive Service, Collision Repair or Collision Refinishing Technician.
Agriculture & Agri-Food Industry Scholarships: First year student entering agriculture or a related program of study at a Manitoba University or an accredited College.
Tourism Industry Scholarships: Manitoba residents wishing to enter or continue in the Hospitality /Tourism Diploma program at Red River College, Assiniboine Community College or St. Boniface College.
Aerospace Industry Scholarships: Manitoba residents who are actively enrolled in the Aerospace programs at Technical Vocational School, Murdoch MacKay Collegiate or R.D. Parker (Thompson)
Complete an application form (available online)
Submit the application along with the required supporting documents for your scholarship of choice (details available online).
Be graduating from a Manitoba high school in current year of application.
Applicant is planning to attend a post-secondary institution next year.
An academic standing of 70% average. Mid-Term transcripts are to be submitted with application.
Applicant is an active member of their High School's Rugby team.
Applicant is committed to pursuing rugby after graduating high school.
Participate in a minimum of two (2) interscholastic MHSAA recognized athletic programs.
Minimum average of eighty-five percent (85%)
Must be taking a full course load, with at least two (2) 40S level courses.
Grade 12 students only (second year grad 12 not eligible).
Athletics, academics and citizenship taken into consideration.
Essay - Please write a 200 word essay on the importance of high school sport, and how you have benefited by being a part of school athletics.
One Passport Size Photograph - (Head and shoulders) must accompany the application. (please ensure that the photo is securely attached to the application, not scanned photo's please)
Two Character Reference Letters must be submitted.
Nomination Letter from the school Principal.
Transcript
One $500 scholarship will be awarded to a student from Winnipeg
One $500 scholarship will be awarded to a student from outside of Winnipeg
One $500 scholarship will be awarded to an Indigenous student
The essay should discuss the applicant’s vision for the future of Manitoba, and answer the question, “If you were elected Premier of Manitoba, what would you do?”
Additional essay requirements: 1000 word maximum, word processed, double spaced, 12-point font (Arial or Times New Roman)
Submit an application form online
Grade 11 and 12 students, and students currently attending a post-secondary institution.
There is no age restriction
Write an essay (maximum 1000 words) on the following topic: Discuss what you would consider to be the most important issue that society has to deal with in the next 10 or 20 years? Why do you think this issue so important?
Include your name and the school you are attending this year and next
Citizens of Canada or landed immigrants with the intent of working in Canada
High school, CEGEP, or undergraduate students enrolled full-time in a recognized Canadian post-secondary educational institute.
Application form (available online)
Three letters of reference
Official transcript from your last two years of study
Letter of acceptance (if applicable)
Students graduating from high school who intend on furthering their education in college or university immediately after completing high school.
Students must intend on pursuing excellence in playing, gym supervision, refereeing or coaching basketball.
The student must have played, refereed, convened or coached basketball in the WMBA either in community club or Rising Stars league continuously for a minimum of five years.
The student has demonstrated extraordinary commitment to basketball in one of the areas previously identified.
The student has been an ambassador for the WMBA and has promoted the league in the community.
Completed application (available online)
Evidence of acceptance into a post-secondary educational institution will be required for funds to be released
Currently be enrolled or expects to be enrolled in a degree program (2 years of length or greater) by September
A student must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher and submit an answer to the essay question prior to the submission deadline. A student must be a US resident or a Canadian resident and must also attend a school in Canada or the US.
Graduating high school student who has been accepted into a full-time academic program in Physical Sciences at a Canadian university in the fall
A minimum 80% average is required for this award based on copies of official high school transcripts
a demonstrated passion for physics outside of the normal academic environment (e.g. being a member of a local amateur astronomy club, volunteering with a physics association)
Demonstrated interest in a wide range of activities outside of physics (e.g. community involvement, sports, debating clubs, etc., including volunteer activities in service of others)
A completed application form
Copies of your official high school transcript
Proof of acceptance into a full-time academic program in Physical Sciences at a Canadian University
Letter(s) of recommendation from a teacher, principal, professor, etc.

What will I have to do?

Applicants must complete the online application which requires them to explain the following:

How do I apply?

For further information visit the website:

https://takeactionmanitoba.org/take-action-award/

Red River Exhibition Foundation Scholarships

Deadline: May

Award Amount: up to $1,000.00

Who can apply?

What will I have to do?

How do I apply?

For more information and application forms, visit the website:

http://www.redriverex.com/scholarships/

The Peter Scouras Memorial Scholarship Fund

Deadline: May

Award Amount: $1,500.00

Who can apply?

How do I apply?

For more information and application forms, visit the website: http://redtopdriveinn.com/scholarship/

Credit Union Scholar Athlete

Deadline: May

Award Amount: $1,000.00

Who can apply?

What will I have to do?

How do I apply?

For more information and an application form, visit the website:

http://www.mhsaa.ca/files/credit-union-scholarship-2018.pdf

Manitoba Young Liberals Scholarship

Deadline: May

Award Amount: 3 scholarships each worth $500

Who can apply?

The Manitoba Young Liberal Scholarships are open to youth aged 16 to 25 who are entering, or are currently enrolled in, a Manitoba post-secondary institution.

What will I have to do?

A completed application form
A written essay

How do I apply?

For more information and application forms, visit the website:

https://www.manitobaliberals.ca/myl

Manitoba Foundation for Sports Scholarships

Deadline: May

Award Amount: Various Scholarships

Who can apply?

The Manitoba Foundation for Sports (MFFS) scholarship program administrated by Sport Manitoba was established to support young athletes of Sport Manitoba partners, who continue to participate in amateur sport while pursuing a post-secondary education on a full-time basis. The scholarships are awarded to graduating high school students entering a post-secondary institution and to students in their second or subsequent year in a post-secondary institution.

How do I apply?

For more information and application forms, visit the website:

https://www.sportmanitoba.ca/resources/funding/

Jack Jacobs Scholarship

Deadline: May

Award Amount: $1,000.00

Who can apply?

Eligible applicants of the Jack Jacobs Scholarship must be an Indigenous high school student graduating Grade 12 and enrolled in a full-time university or a post-secondary institution for the 2018-2019 academic year. Applicants must have a passion for football and dedication to sport.

What will I have to do?

How can I apply?

Direct application link: http://www.bluebombers.com/jack-jacobs-scholarship/

B. Davis Scholarship Student Award Search Aid

Deadline: May

Award Amount: $1,000

Who can apply?

What will I have to do?

How do I apply?

For more information visit the website:

http://www.studentawardsearch.com/scholarships.htm

Email your application to: awards@studentawardsearch.com

Orville Erickson Memorial Scholarships

Deadline: May

Award Amount: All scholarships cover a regular academic year

Who can apply?

What will I have to do?

Submit the following:

How do I apply?

For more information and an application form, visit the website:

http://cwf-fcf.org/en/about-cwf/funding/scholarships/

Winnipeg Minor Basketball Association Foundation Scholarship Program

Deadline: May

Award Amount: Up to $500 each for a male and female student

Who can apply?

What will I have to do?

Submit the following:

How do I apply?

For more information and to get an application visit the website:

http://wmba.leaguetoolbox.com/site/ClientSite/article/28181

Mail your application to:

Scholarship Selection Committee

Winnipeg Minor Basketball Foundation, Inc.

145 Pacific Ave

Winnipeg, MB, R3B 2Z6

LM Scholarship

Deadline: May Award Amount: $500 Who can apply? To be eligible for this Scholarship you must:

What will I have to do?

Write an Essay (no word limit) about a situation you have been involved in or someone you know has been involved in where better safety procedures would have prevented an injury. Explain in detail what safety procedures you believe should have been in place to prevent the injury and how they would have prevented the injury.

How do I apply?

For complete details, including application form, visit the website: http://www.studentscholarships.org/grants.php

Tim McLean Apprenticeship Bursary

Deadline: May

Award Amount: Varies

Who can apply?

The Tim McLean Memorial Bursary to be awarded to current Aboriginal apprentice(s) attending technical training with demonstrated financial need. The Tim McLean Memorial Bursary was established in memory of Tim McLean, an aspiring Aboriginal Manitoba apprentice interested in becoming a Motor Vehicle Mechanic.

What will I have to do?

Download a copy of the application (available online)

How do I apply?

Visit the website for more information and an application:

https://www.gov.mb.ca/wd/apprenticeship/pdfpubs/pubs/general/finance/tim_mclean_apprenticeship_bursary.pdf

MADD Canada Bursary Fund

Deadline: May

Award Amount: $8,000.00 with additional bursary amount of $4,000.00

Who can apply?

Canadian students who have had an immediate family member (mother, father, legal guardian, or sibling) killed in an impaired driving related crash and are pursuing any full-time post-secondary education program

What will I have to do?

Download a copy of the application (available online)

How do I apply?

Visit the website for more information and an application:

https://madd.ca/pages/programs/victimsurvivor-services/youth-bursary-fund/

Luke Santi Memorial Award for Student Achievement

Deadline: May Award Amount: $1,000 Who can apply?

What will I have to do? All applications must include:

How do I apply?

For complete details, including applications and information, visit the website:

https://perimeterinstitute.ca/outreach/students/programs/luke-santi-award

EAPT - Pat McDonald Scholarship

Deadline: May

Award Amount: $250

If you are the child or grandchild of an Educational Assistant in Pembina Trails School Division and will be attending a post-secondary institution next year, please see your counsellor.

CUPE Local 4588 Deadline: May

Award Amount: $500

Who can Apply?

To be awarded to the son, daughter, grandchild (if member is the legal guardian), stepchild or a child of legal guardianship of a member in good standing of CUPE Local 4588 attending school in Pembina Trails School Division. All applicants must meet the following conditions:
Grade twelve (12) average of seventy-five percent (75%) or higher, based on an average of five (5) full credit grade twelve (12) subjects
Continuing his/her education at a recognized post-secondary institution of his/her choice If you meet the above criteria, please see your counsellor.