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Volume 9, No. 12 / December 2009
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This Month: Finding Scholarships


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Finding the right scholarship for you
Ashleigh Viveiros
Ah, scholarships - the brass rings of post-secondary education funding. They're something every student should take the time to apply for, though some have no clue how to find them in the first place (or can't be bothered to look).
Scholarship essay writing - the importance of being earnest
Sarah Terry
The prospect of writing an essay just to have a chance at a scholarship may not exactly appeal to you, especially if you are applying to college from high school, and you have to write essays for your classes as well as for your college applications.
Finding a scholarship is easier than you think
Thousands of students have successfully used ScholarshipsCanada.com  to find a scholarship. Please click on the following link for user comments you may find helpful.

Schools
Financing Your Veterinary Medicine Education
To attain a scholarship for a veterinary medical education, a student must demonstrate not only high academic achievement and financial need, but also a great deal of persistence and resourcefulness. St. George’s University School of Veterinary Medicine in Grenada, West Indies offers students an array of scholarships that can reduce tuition up to 40%.
St. George's University
University of Toronto - Scholarships, Grants And Much More…

At this point you’ve done some research and you know that the cost of higher education isn’t cheap.  Now it is time to figure out where you’ll get the money to pay for it.  Most Canadian university students rely on the following sources to pay for their education:  family, earnings from summer jobs, and student loans.  If you realize that you still won’t have enough, you’ll also be able to find additional help at your school through either a scholarship or bursary or both. 
University of Toronto - Scarborough
Scholarships Available To Fund Overseas Study
When you’re looking for scholarships, don’t restrict yourself to Canadian schools.
Bond University
Counting Our Pennies and Paying for Education
Andrea Ykema
Most of us had to collect pennies and dimes to pay for our first bicycle, our new Nike sneakers, or the Sony discman that all our friends had in 1995.  And many of us used the cash from summers of flipping burgers and babysitting to buy a cheap car when we turned sixteen.  Today our expenses are a bit different.  A four year post-secondary educational experience is in a different ballpark than bicycles, sneakers and beater cars.   This time, collecting change in a piggy bank won’t be enough.  It’s exceedingly rare to meet a full-time student who is independently paying for their education with cash.
Columbia Bible College
Money in Your Midst - Financial Aid Opportunities
Andrea Ykema
Being left-handed can get you a $1000 scholarship.  Attending your high school prom dressed in duct tape can get you $3000.  And if confectionary technology is up your alley, there’s $5000 waiting for you from the American Association of Candy Technologists.
Columbia Bible College
College of the Rockies offers entrance awards
There is over $270,000 in entrance awards available to students enrolling at College of the Rockies for the first time in the fall of 2010. Not all the awards are for scholastic distinction. Some are for volunteer service, some are offered as bursaries in Trades and Technology, others are for residents of specific communities in the East Kootenay.
College of the Rockies
Scholarship provides more green for students applying to Lakeland College environmental science programs
For high school students looking for green careers, there could be more “green” left in their wallets after paying tuition for environmental science programs with Lakeland College’s academic excellence scholarships.
Lakeland College
A Scholarship for Every Occasion at the University of Saskatchewan

Jarid Brown, University of Saskatchewan Student
University is expensive, so why not make it easier on yourself and apply for some scholarships? Scholarships abound at the University of Saskatchewan (Link: “University of Saskatchewan” to: http://explore.usask.ca/) and I’m here to give you a quick rundown of what’s available.
University of Saskatchewan
Trent University – #1 for Scholarships and Bursaries
Did you know that Trent University invests the most in scholarship funding per capita of any university in its category in Canada? In the past year alone, 27 new bursaries and awards were established.
Trent University
Scholarships at Saint Paul University
Saint Paul University offers a number of scholarships to recognize its student’s academic excellence. It also provides awards based on financial needs or other criteria. In each case, applicants must be registered full-time in an academic program offered by the University.
Saint Paul University
George Brown College Student Receives $12,000 Award
Why are scholarships, awards, and bursaries the best way to fund your post-secondary education?
George Brown College
Financing your Education the Cambrian Way
Whether you have just graduated from secondary school, are continuing your education from another college or university, or are returning to college after working or raising a family, Cambrian College can help you finance your education and make it more affordable.
Cambrian College
University of Guelph-Humber Wants to Give you Money!
We know attending university can be financially demanding. The University of Guelph-Humber in Toronto recognizes that students work hard for their money and their grades.To reward students for their hard work, the University offers numerous scholarships and bursaries to assist students with financing their university educations. An astounding $1.6 million in awards were given to University of Guelph-Humber’s small community of 3,000 students in 2009.
University of Guelph-Humber
$1.4 million for students at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, BC
Planning on going to university next Fall?  Apply for financial awards and you could be starting ahead of the game, with free money!   Read more…
Thompson Rivers University



ScholarshipsCanada.com

Scholarship(s) of the Month
BMO Financial Group / Lime Scholarship and Internship Program
Amount:  $2,500
Deadline:  Sunday, January 31, 2010
Level of Study:  Diploma; Bachelor; Master; Doctorate;
Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence Coalition on Sustainability
If you are interested in studying in Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick or Prince Edward Island, you may like to consider this scholarship.
Amount:  $5,000
Deadline:  Sunday, January 31, 2010
Level of Study:  Master; Doctorate

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