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John Oliver and Sir Winston Churchill Secondary Schools, Vancouver, BCScholarship Tips
Searching and applying for scholarships can take a long time but can be worth the effort! Here are a few tips:
1.) Go to the financial aid sites of the institutions to which you are applying and check out the available awards.
2.) Check into any affiliations you and your parents/guardians have. Often the clubs, associations, workplaces and religious organizations you are affiliated with will have awards. Does Your Parent Work Here? If your parent or legal guardian is employed with one of the companies in this list, you may be eligible for a scholarship. Go to https://juno.aucc.ca/wes/hes.aspx?pg=976. If you have trouble with the link search from www.aucc.ca.
3.) The “Starting Point Scholarship Booklet” has been put together with some tips and suggestions to get you started with your research. Go to starting-point-scholarship-tips (https://schoolcareercentre.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/starting-point-scholarship-tips.pdf).
4.) Browse a listing of awards we have heard about:
5.) Regularly check out scholarship banks/postings on sites such as:
www.aucc.ca Assn of Universities & Colleges of Canada
www.bced.gov.bc.ca Provincial/District Scholarships, Passport to Education
www.disabilityawards.ca Students with disabilities
www.neads.ca/en/norc/funding/contents.php National Ed Assn of Disabled Students financial aid directory
http://aboriginallearning.ca/resources/1/1 Aboriginal funding resource
www.aboriginalcanada.gc.ca/ab/site.nsf/index-eng Aboriginal funding source
http://indspire.ca/scholarships Aboriginal funding source
For financial info for U.S. institutions go to www.finaid.org.
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