Scholarships listed by monthly due dates

The following information is ordered by monthly due date, beginning with the month of September. It is current at the time of posting, but deadlines may change over time. It is the student’s responsibility to double-check for updated deadlines.

 

Post-secondary Institution scholarships and bursaries are not included here.  Please check the Financial Aid & Awards sections of their websites for info or go to our  Entrance Awards Links to BC Post Secondary Institutions page.

 

September

1. Royal Canadian Legion Youth Contests (students should contact their local branch during September to participate)
2.  Judge Daniel F Foley/ANAVETS Memorial Scholarship
3.  Col Frank Kossa/ANAVETS Memorial Scholarship
4. SCAD Film Challenge
5. RE/MAX “Quest for Excellence” Bursary program – opening of online essay submissions (until March 14) View RE/MAX past winning essays
6. BC Principles and Vice Principles Association
7. Mahatma Gandhi/SFU Student Awards
8. Cerebral Palsy Association of BC
9.  Adoptive Families Association of BC
10. BC Golf Player Development
11.  Bill Mason Memorial Outdoor Rec/Environmental
12. Foster Children Bursary Program

October

1.  Pacfic Parklands Foundation – Dr Mordehai Wosk Leadership Fund and Awards9
2. Federation of BC Youth in Care Dream Fund
3. Credit Union Foundation of BC  (for starting post secondary in the Fall)
4. Loran deadline for supported applicants (THSS can nominate 3 students to the supported pool. If you wish to compete for one of these spots, See Mrs Sekhon or one of the counsellors for instructions)
5. Ayn Rand ‘Atlas Shrugged’ Essay contest
6. Horatio Alger Jim Pattison Award
7. Pollard and Perrin Orthodontics Scholarship
8. University of Toronto National Book Award

November

1. TD Scholarships for Community Leadership
2. ShadValley
3. Automotive Industries Association of Canada
4. Cappex
5. Arthur Paulin Automotive Aftermarket Scholarship Award
6. RBC Future Launch Scholarship

December

1. Soroptimist Violet Richardson Award
2. A & E Network Canadian Lives Essay contest
3. Storwell’s Foster Children’s Bursary Program
4. Compass Mortgage Group Scholarship
5. BURGER KING McLAMORE FOUNDATION
6. Lives That Make a Difference Essay Contest

January

1.  BC Hydro Power Pioneers Community Service Award
2. David C Lam/Teal Foundation Award (students who’ve done ESL coursework at the secondary level)
3. BC TEAL  (TCF & Taiga Galli Refugee Award)
4. Senior Advice. Com Scholarship
5. Westcoast School of Massage Therapy (can only apply once you’re in their program)
6. RBC Students Leading Change Scholarship
7. Optimist International Oratorical Contest
8. Optimist Communication Contest for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
9.  Community Newspaper Association

February

1. BC Technology Industry Association (BCTIA)
2. Nimbus Mix Contest – Mix Contest Tracks will be available for download
3. Terry Fox Humanitarian Award 
4. Schulich Leader (Nomination deadline is in January) 
5. CIBC Scholarship
6. Gordon Smith Youth Environmental Stewardship Fund
7.  Tim Hortons (for employees or their children/grandchildren – inquire via supervisor)
8. BC Girl Guides Trefoil Guild
9. The Coquitlam Foundation
10. Coquitlam Optimist Club Essay Contest
11. Credit Union Foundation of BC  (for starting post secondary in the winter semester)
12. Lester B Pearson United World College two-year pre-university college (Grade 12 and Gap Year) scholarship for grade 11’s BC Secondary Schools Girls Basketball Association
13. Royal Bank of Canada Aboriginal Awards
14. BCCPAC Educational Award
15. Health Sciences Assoc of BC Aboriginal Bursary
16. Tzu Chi Bursary  (to help School District students participate in non-school sponsored extra-curricular activities)
17. Stacey Levitt Memorial Award
18. Community Newspapers Award 
19. RBC  (if you have a parent employed with them)
20. Writer’s Trust Essay Contest

March

1. Canadian Association of Principals – Student Leadership Award
2.  10 Words or Less Scholarship
3. Hatfield Society Scholarship
4. Nature Vancouver 
5. Prospera Credit Union
6. Canadian Hard of Hearing Assoc
7. (or the first Friday in March) Ken Dryden Youth in Care Scholarship 
8. Nimbus Mix Contest – Final mix submissions must be uploaded
9. Federation of BC Youth in Care Dream Fund
10. TRIUMF High School Fellowship
11. RE/MAX “Quest for Excellence” Bursary program
12. The Leonard Foundation
13. BC Girl Guides Eve Pound Scholarship
14. BC Girl Guides Margery Dumfries Scholarship
15. Canadian Iranian Foundation 
16. Trevor Linden Community Spirit Scholarship
17. Ayn Rand ‘Anthem’ Essay Contest
18. RBC Aboriginal Youth Leadership Scholarship
19. Canadian Retail Institute
20. Corsa South Asian Foundation
21. Odenza Marketing Scholarship
22. $500 Acting Out Grad – Theatre Arts Scholarship
23. BC Association of Health Care Auxiliaries
24. BC Hydro Power Pioneers
25. BC Soccer Association
26. BCSTA Student Citizenship Award
27. D B Perks Lifesaving (Lifeguarding) Award
28. Irving K Barber Aboriginal Teacher Education Award
29. Ministry of Education’s Pathway to Teacher Education Scholarship
30. Writer’s Trust Essay Contest
31.  Pacific Coast Amateur Hockey Association 

April

1. Optimist International Oratorical Contest
2. Optimist Communication Contest for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
3.  Allied Van Lines
4.  Irving K Barber BC Aboriginal AwardIrving K Barber BC Aboriginal Award
5. Girl Guides of Canada 
6.  Pacific Coast Amateur Hockey Association 
7.  Peter Pasula Mortgage Solutions “Study Habits” Scholarship
8.  Phi Delta Kappa International 
9.  Westminster Savings Youth In Action Awards
10.  Vancouver Film School Women in Games Scholarship
11.  Certified Management Accountants Scholarship (Saskatchewan university)
12.  Certified General Accountant Scholarship 
13.  Public Guardian & Trustee Educational Assistance Fund
14.  Phi Gamma Delta
15.  BC School Superintendents Association contests (website design for grades 6 – 12; essay for grade 12
16.  Great Questions of Canada Essay Contest
17.  Canadian Scholarship Trust
18.  Ayn Rand ‘The Fountainhead’ Essay contest
19.  IODE British Columbia offers 2 Arts (Visual or Performing) Awards: $500 Junior Award for ages 13 – 16; $800 Senior Award for ages 17 & 18.
20.  BC Arts Council
21. BC Amateur Hockey 
22.  Canadian Tourism College Scholarship
23.  Education Facility Managers Assoc of BC (for dependents of school district employees in the school plant ie. Maintenance or Custodial) It’s under School Districts tab.
24.  Irving K Barber International Scholarship to Study Abroad
25.  Pat Fletcher Golf Bursary
26. Phi Delta Theta
27. Ayn Rand ‘We the Living’ Essay contest 
28. Science World Barbara Brink Internship & $2,200 Scholarship
29. Coast Capital Savings Education Awards

May

1. Badminton Scholarship 
2. Croatian Cultural Centre
3.  Fraser Valley Basketball Officials Association Scholarship
4.  Korean Canadian Scholarship Foundation
5. Federation of Community Social Services BC 
6. Nimbus Mix Contest
7.  Overwaitea Food Group and UFCW Local 1518 Scholarships
8.  Vancouver Police Museum (For further info contact the museum at info@vancouvermuseum.ca or call 604-665-3346
9. BC School Sports Scholarship
10.  Royal Canadian Legion
11.  Confratellanza Italo-Canadese Society Scholarship
12.  Children of RBC Employees Scholarship
13.  Janice Lee Blue Wave Bursary
14.  Mission Creek Ortho
15. BC School Sports Dave Gifford Memorial Scholarship 
16.  BC School Sports Zone Scholarships
17. Coast Capital Savings 
18.  Visual College of Art and Design Vancouver 
19.  Maple Leaf Dentistry Scholarship
20. Association of BC Drama Educators Award
21.  BC Road Builders & Heavy Construction Assoc/Betty Spalton Scholarship
22.  Canadian Scholarship Trust Learning Matters Education Charity Bursary
23.  Confratellanza Italo-Canadese Scholarship (applications are in the Career Centre)
24.  Caretenders Scholarship
25.  Italian Cultural Centre Vancouver
26.  LM Scholarship
27.  $500 Making Grad Great – Graduation Scholarship
28.  Tzu Chi Bursary  (to help School District students participate in non-school sponsored extra-curricular activities)

June

1. CG Trader
2. The AbbVie IBD Scholarship (for students with Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis)
3. EF Global Citizen Scholarship
4. FAAY Aboriginal Scholarship
5. Fraser Institute Student essay Contest
6. Kayak Illustrated History Award (for ages 7 – 14)
7. Got a Spine Scholarship Jack Farley Youth Sports Achievement Award
8.  Canadian Medical Hall of Fame
9.  New Relationship Trust Aboriginal Scholarship
10. New Relationship Trust Aboriginal Bursary
11. Looking Glass Foundation 1, $5,000; 2, $2,500 Scholarships supporting full time students who have been treated by a professional/clinician or an eating disorder
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13. Automotive Industries Association of Canada
14. Credit Union Foundation of BC  (for starting post secondary in the spring/summer semester)
15. Global Lift Equipment Scholarship
16. New Relationship Trust Scholarship 
17. APEG Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC
18. Trinidad and Tobago Cultural Society Essay Competition
19.  Alexandra Foundation for Neighbourhood Houses/Elmer Helm Youth Fund
20. BC Epilepsy Society
21. June Callwood Harmony Scholarship
22. June Callwood Harmony Scholarship Application form
23. Lift Parts Express Scholarship
24. Royal Canadian Golf Association
25. United Steel Workers Scholarship
26. University of the Aftermarket Foundation Scholarship Program 

July

1. Gymnastics BC
2. National Union of Public and General Employees
3. Federation of BC Youth in Care Dream Fund
4. CUPE Aubrey Burton/Reg Ford Memorial Scholarship
5. Boys and Girls Club of Canada Grade 10 Scholarship
6. Norman Taylor Memorial Bursary 
7. Khalsa Credit Union
8. BC Electrical Association 
9. BC Road Builders & Heavy Construction Association’s Betty Spalton Scholarship
10. Senior Advice.com scholarship

August

1. ALBA George Watt Memorial Essay contest 
2. Icelandic Canadian Club of BC
3. BCIC Young Innovator Scholarship 
4. Bill Kehler Memorial Award for Broadcasting, Agriculture or Rodeo
5. Larry Ashley Scholarship Program
6. UBC Aboriginal and Affiliation Awards