Scholarships for Women
Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship
Amount: $1,000
Eligibility: This scholarship is for females who wish to advance their flight training or those interested in the field of aviation as a research project or career. Females who apply should be a member of the Ninety-Nines.
Donor: Ninety-Nines (the)
Deadline: July 31
Contact: 1-800-994-1929
Morley Wood Memorial Bursary For Aboriginal Female Students
Value: $1,000
Number: Two
Eligibility: Awarded annually to Saskatchewan aboriginal women to promote entry or advancement in their chosen program of studies at the University of Regina, the University of Saskatchewan, or other post-secondary educational institutions in Saskatchewan with recognized professional standing. The contribution made by the individual promoting aboriginal women, financial need, and academic standing are taken into consideration that follows:
a) The applicant’s contribution in promoting aboriginal woman will be assessed. The Scholarship Review Community will look specifically at the individual’s contribution in community-based or regional aboriginal projects or programs which support literacy, awareness, or development of the economic independence of aboriginal woman.
b) The program must enhance the professional skills of the applicant to promote further development in the aboriginal community.
c) Financial need.
d) A minimum weighted average of 70%
Conditions: The scholarship will be payable in the fall semester. The recipient must be registered in full-time studies (at least 12 credit hours) in the fall semester.
Donor: Morley Wood Memorial Bursary Fund
Apply: Application forms are available from the Financial Aid Office, Dr. William Riddell Center.
Deadline: July 31
CEMF Claudette MacKay-Lassonde Graduate Engineering Scholarship
Value: $15,000
Eligibility: Some of the criteria include the following: applicants must be C anadian woman enrolled full-time in a graduate engineering program at the Ph.D. level of study. They must be Canadian Citizens or Landed Immigrants with permanent residence in Canada . Applicants will be required to make two presentations to pre-university audiences, write a formal letter, and provide evidence that he or she have demonstrated community leadership and involvement in extra-curricular activities. Full details and forms available at www.cemf.ca
Sponsor: Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation
Deadline: 2006-2007 Scholarship: Friday January 19, 2007 ; 2007-2008 Scholarship: Friday January 18, 2008
Apply:
The Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation
Claudette MacKay-Lassonde Graduate Engineering Scholarship
P. O. Box 370 , 1-247 Barr Street
Renfrew , Ontario
K7V 4A6
www.cemf.ca
Contact: Please call 1-866-883-2363 or email info@cemf.ca
CEMF Undergraduate Engineering Scholarship
Value: $5,000
Number: 5
Eligibility: Some of the criteria include the following: a pplicants must be enrolled full-time in an accredited Canadian undergraduate engineering program of study and be in their first year, their second year, or in the first term of their third year, immediately prior to the January deadline. One such scholarship is offered to students in the Atlantic , Quebec , Ontario , Prairie and BC Regions. They must be Canadian Citizens or Landed Immigrants with permanent residence in Canada . Applicants will be required to make a formal presentation to at least one group of pre-university students to promote engineering to young women, and have demonstrated community leadership and involvement in extra-curricular activities. A written essay must also accompany the application. Full details and forms available at www.cemf.ca
Sponsor: Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation
Deadline: 2006-2007 Scholarship: Friday January 19, 2007 ; 2007-2008 Scholarship: Friday January 18, 2008
Apply:
The Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation
CEMF Undergraduate Engineering Scholarship
P. O. Box 370 , 1-247 Barr Street
Renfrew , Ontario
K7V 4A6
www.cemf.ca
Contact: Please call 1-866-883-2363 or email info@cemf.ca
Corbiere-Lavall, Two-axe Eearly Awards Native Women’s Association of Canada
Amount: $1,000
Number: 2 (1 for First Nations Woman & 1 for Metis Woman)
Eligibility: Applicant must be pursuing or just completing post-secondary studies. They must have a strong commitment to improving the situation of Aboriginal women, either politically, culturally, economically, or otherwise.
Conditions: Applicant must have a provincial or territorial association member send a letter of nomination recommending you for the award.
Deadline: July 26
Contact:
Native Women’s Association of Canada
9 Melrose
Ottawa, On
K1Y 1T8
Phone: (613) 722-3033
Fax: (613) 722-7687
Toll Free: 1-800-461-4043
Cameco Corporation Scholarship for Women In Geology Science
Amount: Covers tuition fees and books
Number: 2 Scholarships
Eligibility: Must be a female and a Canadian citizen graduating from a Canadian high school. Applicant must be entering the Arts and Sciences field at the University of Saskatchewan.
Sponsor: Cameco Corporation
Deadline: February 15
Contact:
University of Saskatchewan, Awards Office
105 Administration Place
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
S7N 5A2
Canadian National Scholarship For Women
Amount: $1,500
Number: 5
Study Level: Certificate
Eligibility: This scholarship is for a woman entering a Trades or Technical programs. Applicants must demonstrate through a written description her career interests. Programs must be of special female origin in the trades, Tech, or blue-collar occupations.
Sponsor: Canadian National
Deadline: October 15
Contact:
Canadian National Employment Equity or the Post Secondary institution you are attending
Box 8100
Montreal PQ H3C 3N4
CN Scholarship For Women
Amount: $500
Number: 1 annually
Eligibility: This scholarship is for women who pursue careers in non-traditional areas like Welding, Heavy Equipment, Industrial Mechanics, Machine Shop, Plumbing, Gas Fitting, and Sheet Metal. Applicant must be enrolled in a post-secondary institute.
Deadline: July 25
Contact: Any SIAST Campus
Kelsey Campus
(306) 933-6350
Wascana Campus
(306) 787-4356
Palliser Campus
(306) 694-3200
Woodland Campus
(306) 953-2494
Margaret Kaye Memorial Scholarship Fund
Amount: N/A
Number: Varies
Eligibility: Women who have been accepted into a predominantly male program at any of SIAST’s any four campuses. Applicants must have returned to school to upgrade their skills and have limited financial resources. Females who apply must have a definite, clearly defined, and well-articulated career plan.
Deadline: March 31
Contact: Registrar’s Office
SIAST Wascana Campus
National Research Council’s Women in Science and Technology Program
Amount: $10,000
Number: 2 per year
Eligibility: Applicant must be a Canadian woman in a Canadian institute in a science, engineering or math program. She must have completed her first year and have four remaining years of schooling left. Consideration will be given to those with high academic achievements. Applicants must be willing to work for National Research Council during summer or co-op terms or another institute if approved.
Selection Process: Institutes nominate 3-5 women and a panel makes the decision. Applicant must send in a completed application form, 2 letters of recommendation forms professors or department heads, transcript, a resume and a letter stating why you are applying.
Deadline: Second Friday in May; June 13 for Universities to submit to National Research Council
Contact: National Research Council of Canada, Recruitment Office
Ottawa, ON K1A 0R6
Phone: (613) 993-9134