{"id":2856,"date":"2019-03-29T16:33:40","date_gmt":"2019-03-29T16:33:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/byrnecreek-scholarships\/?p=2856"},"modified":"2019-03-29T16:35:29","modified_gmt":"2019-03-29T16:35:29","slug":"cover-letter-clarification-for-burnaby-district-scholarships-due-on-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/byrnecreek-scholarships\/2019\/03\/29\/cover-letter-clarification-for-burnaby-district-scholarships-due-on-monday\/","title":{"rendered":"Cover letter and application clarification for Burnaby District Scholarships- due on Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Hello Grads,<\/div>\n<div>When you submit your applications on Monday, your cover letter to the Byrne Creek Scholarship Committee simply addresses the Byrne Creek Scholarship Committee and LISTS the scholarships for which you are applying. \u00a0Include your phone number and email address on this letter. \u00a0You only need ONE copy of this letter on top of ONE of your applications.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Please only use <strong>PAPERCLIPS<\/strong> on your package. \u00a0This saves A LOT of time when I make copies of your application for the committee(s).<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Each scholarship package must include (and in this order):<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u2022General Scholarship\/AwardsApplication Form (found on our website)<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u2022Specific Application form for EACH scholarship (found on our website)<\/div>\n<div class=\"O1\">&#8211; Example: BASES, Chad Turpin, Marlene Larson Scholarship&#8230;<\/div>\n<div>&#8211; include all details that the specific application requires<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u2022Financial need statement (if applicable)<\/div>\n<div class=\"O1\">&#8211; Do you live in a single-income home? Do you\u00a0work part-time to help with family responsibilities? What is the nature of your parents\u2019 job(s)? How will this money make an impact on your financial stress?<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u2022Updated Resume<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u2022Copy of your grade 11 and 12 transcripts (accessible through MyEd)<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u2022Minimum of THREE reference letters to support community and school service<\/div>\n<div class=\"O1\">&#8211; Be sure to ask your reference to include the <strong>quality<\/strong> of your involvement, number of hours, dates, and any details of your involvement<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"O1\">\u2022Include documentation like certificates, pictures of trophies or medals&#8230;<\/div>\n<div>&#8211; copies of these recognitions boost your package<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>When you submit your application(s) on Monday to room B110, you will see a folder for each scholarship. \u00a0You will place your application in each applicable folder. \u00a0The Byrne Creek Scholarship Committee will finalize our nominees before Friday, April 5th. \u00a0The Burnaby District Scholarship Committee will finalize our winner before Friday, April 12th. \u00a0Winners will be notified before Friday, April 19th.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>There are MANY private scholarships available as well. \u00a0Please keep applying for scholarships and bursaries. \u00a0And remember, &#8220;You miss 100% of the shots you don&#8217;t take&#8221;. \u00a0Wayne Gretzky.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Best wishes,<\/div>\n<div>LF<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello Grads, When you submit your applications on Monday, your cover letter to the Byrne Creek Scholarship Committee simply addresses the Byrne Creek Scholarship Committee and LISTS the scholarships for which you are applying. \u00a0Include your phone number and email &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/byrnecreek-scholarships\/2019\/03\/29\/cover-letter-clarification-for-burnaby-district-scholarships-due-on-monday\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4966,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[19],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/byrnecreek-scholarships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2856"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/byrnecreek-scholarships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/byrnecreek-scholarships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/byrnecreek-scholarships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4966"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/byrnecreek-scholarships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2856"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/byrnecreek-scholarships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2856\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2860,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/byrnecreek-scholarships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2856\/revisions\/2860"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/byrnecreek-scholarships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2856"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/byrnecreek-scholarships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2856"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/byrnecreek-scholarships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2856"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}