The Confratellanza Italo-Canadese was founded in 1904 and is committed to the preservation of Italian cultural heritage and contributing to the enrichment of the multicultural community in the Greater Vancouver area. This year the association is offering several $1,500 scholarships to assist students in their post-secondary studies.

To be eligible for this scholarship applicants must :

• be of Italian origin i.e. is having at least one parent or grandparent of direct Italian descent
• be living within the Greater Vancouver Regional District
• have an academic standing sufficient to qualify for entry into the post-secondary institution of their choice
• submit a completed application form with supporting documentation no later than May 31, 2016

The winner will be required to provide his/her photograph and agree to allow it and a related news release to be circulated and publicized. The winner will also be required to attend, as a guest, the Confratellanza’s Christopher Columbus banquet at the Italian Cultural Centre in October 2016.

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Completed applications must be sent to:

          Confratellanza Italo-Canadese

          Scholarship Committee

          P.O. Box 57901

          2748 East Hastings Street

          Vancouver, B.C. V5K 1Z9

APPLICATIONS DUE BY MAY 31, 2016

Attention All Grade 12 BC Athletes. The BC Sports Hall of Fame and Museum invites nominations for its Twenty-first Annual  JACK FARLEY  YOUTH SPORTS ACHIEVEMENT AWARD.

The awards will go to one outstanding male and one outstanding female amateur athlete graduating from a BC secondary school, who is involved in either community or school sports. Each winner will receive $2,000 towards their education at a British Columbia post secondary institution.

Should the winner elect to pursue post-secondary education outside the province, the financial component of the award will not be issued; however, if the winner enrolls at a BC post-secondary institution within 24 months of graduation from Grade 12, he or she will be eligible to receive the funds.

Nomination forms can be downloaded from www.bcsportshalloffame.com

Nomination forms must be received at the BC Sports Hall of Fame by                 Thursday, June 30, 2016

Through generous donations from the television community in Canada, Super Scholarship Society have successfully raised funds to send outstanding youth of South Asian origin, living in Canada, who wish to pursue an education in media or arts, to a Canadian university or qualified post-secondary institute. Super Scholarship Society is pleased to offer two $1,400 scholarships for students of South Asian heritage pursuing post-secondary education in media or the arts in 2016.

The aim of the SSS scholarship program is to support the development of Canada’s
future creative professionals by assisting with the pre-professional training of
outstanding students. Awards will be made based on passion, talent and future goals,
as well as financial need.

For application and more information please, follow this link.

Deadline: April 1, 2016

All high school juniors and seniors, as well as, all students currently registered in any post secondary institutes are encouraged to apply for the B. Davis scholarship by submitting a 1,000 word essay describing the three characteristics of leadership they value most.  Also to discuss why they believe that these traits are so important and how they feel that they are developed in an individual

Deadline and Eligibility

• There is no age restriction
• Be sure to include your name and the school you are attending this year and next
• This is not an academic scholarship but we would like to know where you are going to school now and what your future academic plans are.

  Please do not send transcripts or letters of recommendation at this time

Your submissions must be sent to us by email at awards@studentawardsearch.com

AWARD VALUE: $1,000

DEADLINE: May 23, 2016