Page 1 MURDOCH MACKAY 2012 – 2013 Page 2 SCHOLARSHIPS 2012-2013 ATTENTION: Dates, amounts & availability are all subject to change & should be verified with a counsellor or the sponsoring organization. School selected awards (see Group A) require students to complete a GREEN application form and submit to Mrs. Morgan by May 14. To receive updated scholarship & volunteer information please see Ms Laporte to add your email onto her Scholarship distribution list. Group A – SCHOOL BASED SCHOLARSHIPS SCHOLARSHIP NAME AMOUNT DEADLINE Arthur Klingbell Math TBD Selected by Math Dept. Bob Land Memorial Scholarship $500 Selected by vocational teachers Casera Credit Union 2 @ $ 500 March (need to apply for) Chartwells Educational Award $500 School selected CUPE Local 4587 RETSD Clerical Scholarship $100 School selected Dr. & Mrs. M. MacKay – English $500 Selected by English Dept. Dr. & Mrs. Murdoch McKay Award $500 School selected Eddie Silver Fashion Award $1000 Selected by Fashion teachers Frances Kusner (Shandruk) 2@2500 School selected Fred & Mary Cornish $500 Selected by English Department Governor General’s Bronze Medal Medal School Selected Konrad Shandruk Family (renewable) 2 @ $1000 School Selected Kyle Johnson Memorial $1000 May (need to apply for) Lawrence Toet $150 School selected Life Touch $300 + gift School selected Linda Elke Memorial Staff Award $500 School selected Lindon Barrett Literary Award $500 School Selected Manitoba Aerospace Technical Skills Award $500 Selected by aerospace staff MJ (Eric) Kusner 2 @ $3000 School selected M.M.C.I. Clansmen Football Scholarship $750 March (need to apply for) M.M.C.I. Silver Celebration $ 500 May (need to apply for) Murdoch Motorsports Scholarship $1000 School selected Nan Shipley Writing Award $ 150 School Selected North American Lumber Award Gift certificate Selected by Building Construction staff Peter & Irene Tychonick Memorial $500 School selected Red River – Vickar Community Chev Olds $500 School Selected R.E.T.S.D. Citizenship Award $500 School selected Page 3 SCHOLARSHIP NAME AMOUNT DEADLINE R.E.T.S.D. Dedicated to Improve Award $500 School Selected R.E.T.S.D. Humanitarian Award $500 School Selected R.E.T.S.D. Leadership Award $500 School Selected River East Transcona Gold Medal $2000 School /Division Selected River East Transcona Teachers’ Association $1250 School Selected Royal Canadian Legion Scholarships $200/$500 May Sant & Jamiat Khanuja Award $200 School Selected Steinbach Credit Union $500 School Selected Stella Wujek (Shandruk) Scholarship 2 @ $3000 School Selected The Mary Andre Memorial $1000 School selected Transcona Jaycettes $ 200 School selected Transcona Jubilee $500 School selected Transcona Legion Ladies Auxiliary Bursary $250 May U. of M. Chown Centennial $500 School Selected U. of Toronto National Book Gift Selected by Social St. Dept. Vera Derenchuk Teen Parent $200 School selected William Wujek Scholarship Fund 2 @ $2500 School Selected Wyatt Dowling Insurance Brokers $1000 School selected GROUP B – Other Available Scholarships SCHOLARSHIP NAME AMOUNT DEADLINE Aboriginal Awards, Bursaries Varies Various Aboriginal Education Diversity Award 20 @ $1000 April Abraham McPherson 4 @ $250 July Academy of Broadcasting Corp. 2 @ $500 AGF Financial Life Skills Scholarship 40 @ $2080 May Alan B. Beaven $500 July Alpha Omega Women’s 3 @ $ 750 July Andrew Budge Memorial Scholarship $1000 June Apple Scholars Awards 5 @ $2000 June Archie Nunn Memorial Up to $500 July Arthur Uniacke Shipman 2 @ $1000 May Automotive Industries Several scholarships various Burger King $1000 February Business Council of Manitoba several @ $1500 March Canada Post Scholarships $2000 May Canadian Council for Exceptional Children 2 @ $750 April Canadian Council of the Blind June Canadian Curling Association $2000 May Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation $5000 August (after graduation) Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers Regional $1500 June Canadian Golf Foundation Scholarships Up to $4000 (renewable) June Canadian Hospitality Foundation 6 @ $1000 April Canadian Medical Hall of Fame 2 @ $4000 (renewable) June Canadian Merit Scholarship Total $1.5 million October Canadian Printing Industries Awards $800 April Canadian Retail Institute 14 @ $1000 April Canadian War Museum History Award 5 @ $1000 March Page 4 SCHOLARSHIP NAME AMOUNT DEADLINE CAP Senior Student Leadership 21 @ $500 March Carol Anne Letheren Leadership and Sport $1500 (renewable for 3 yrs.) January CBC Diversity Scholarship 2 @ $500 June Chartered Accountants of Manitoba 4 @ 1000 April Children’s Legacy fund TBD June CIBC Scholar Athlete 4 @ $500 School Selected CN Scholarship varied June Coaching Manitoba 2 @ $500 May CUPE Scholarship 2 @ $500 May Dale Iwanoczko Memorial Volleyball 2 @ $750 December Dave Orton Memorial $1000 June DeVry Scholarships Various amounts Edna Moffatt Spirit of Youth Curling $1000 May EF Global Citizen Travel passes Ethel Boyce Award 5 @ $1000 March Fairfax Limited Entrance Awards 3 @ $5000 (renewable) July Folk Arts Council-Danzker 5 @ $1000 February Foresters Competitive Scholarship 350 @ $2000 November Foundation for Advancement of Aboriginal Youth Varied October Garfield Weston Merit 70 @ $2500-$3000 April Gene Michalow Memorial- Softball $200 March Gerrie Hammond Memorial Award $1000 March Golden Prairie Arts Council $250 June Great Canadian Scholarships 4 @ $1500 May Greyhound Canada – Travel is Educational Various – 50 winners May Hannah (Nancy) Boon Bursary $500 January Helen Basset Commemorative Scholarship 4 @ $1000 July Helen Betty Osborne Memorial Scholarship 2 @ $1000 May Herzing College $600 or $400 April Hockey Manitoba 1 @ $1500; 4 @ $500;5 @ $300 April Horace Patterson 8@ $500-$1000 July Icelandic Descent Scholarships 7 @ $300 - $500 October Job Yellowhead Memorial Financial support up to 5 yrs. January Jon Sigurdsson Chapter 10DE 12 @ $500 August Junior Achievement Manitoba Lotteries 4 @ $250 April Keith Cooper Scholarship $4500 June Ken Dryden Scholarship TBD April Kinsmen & Kinettes $1000 January Lawson/Pezo Vocational Tech. Scholarship $500 June Louis Riel Bursary Program Varied October MADD Canada Bursary 5 @ $2000 May Manitoba Aboriginal Youth Achievement Awards Varied September Manitoba Association of Licensed practical Nurses $500 May Educational Trust Fund Manitoba Blue Cross 16 @ $ 550 June Manitoba Community Newspapers $750 April Manitoba Council for Exceptional Children 2 @ $500 January Manitoba Curling Foundation 4 @ $1000 May Manitoba Forage Seed $700 June Manitoba Forestry Association Scholarships $500 July Manitoba Foundation for Sports $500 - $1000 (for 2 yrs.) April Page 5 SCHOLARSHIP NAME AMOUNT DEADLINE Manitoba High School Athletic Assoc. (MHSAA) Several scholarships varies Manitoba Hotel Association – Alexander Campbell Varies June Hotel Management Award Manitoba Housing & Renewable Corp. 9 @ $1000 September Manitoba Hydro Miscellaneous up to $5000 Various Manitoba Lotteries Employment Equity Education 28 @ $500 July Manitoba Music Educators $400/$600 April Manitoba Parents for Ukrainian Ed. 5@ $100, 1 @ $500 June Manitoba Public Insurance Aboriginal Education 20 @ $$1000 May Awards Manitoba Ringette $ 500 April Manitoba Theatre Centre Various May Manitoba Tourism Educational Council 2 @ $1875 May Manitoba Trucking Association 3 @ $1000 July Manitoba Youth Leadership Scholarship 200 @ $500 March Margaret E. Nix Entrance Scholarship TBD March M.A.S.T. Student Citizenship Award $500 February Merit Contractors Association $200 (one/ MB high school) May Monsanto Canada Opportunities 5 @ $1500 July MPI Driver Ed Challenge $500, $1000, $1500 Starts in September MTS – Pursue Your Calling 4 @ $1000 April MuchMusic Aboriginal Youth Scholarship $500 November National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation (Health) $1000 May National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation (Business, TBD June Science and General Education) National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation (Fine Arts) TBD March/September Niki Redekop Memorial Scholarship $250 November North West Law Enforcement TBD North Wpg. Credit Union 2 @ $500 May Order of Knights of Rizal Various June Order of Sons of Italy: Giariboldi 2 @ $1000 August Order of Sons of Italy: Lupa di Roma $500 August PAL Group Bursary for Growth $500 April Peter D. Curry Memorial Up to $4000 ?? Phi Delta Kappa for Prospective Teachers 2 @ $400 May Portuguese Business Association 3 @ $500 May Possibilities Youth Scholarship (BMO) 50 @ $1000 May Premier’s Volunteer Service Award Gift February Rainbow Stage 6 @ $500 May RBC Aboriginal Student Awards Program 10 @ $4000 February RBC – Royal Bank Financial LifeSkills 10 @ $2005 + other awards May Reader’s Digest Valedictorian Program Subscription June Red River College Awards Various Varies Red River Exhibition Foundation – automotive, 9 @ $500 - $1000 May tourism, agriculture/agri-foods Remax Bursary 20 @ $500 March Retail as a Career 10 @ $1000 April Robertson College Scholarships $1000, 2 @ $500/school May Royal Canadian Legion Award $200 June Page 6 SCHOLARSHIP NAME AMOUNT DEADLINE Royal Canadian Legion Ladies Auxiliary Amount varies After 1st year university Royal Canadian Mounted Police $250 June Scholarship for Aboriginal Canadians $1500 June Scholarship for Visible Minorities $1500 June Schulich Scholarship 20 @ up to $60,000 January SED Scholarships 25 @ $2000 August Sibyl McKay Inkster Bursary $500 Softball Canada, Ethel Boyce 2 @ 1000 September Softball Manitoba Bursary $500 April Soroptimist International –Violet Richardson 29 @ $1000; 1 @ $300 (local) December Sport Manitoba