Thorner/Johnston/DiMarzo Family New Immigrant Bursary

Deadline

May 1

Value

Up to $4,000 per year, renewable for up to a total of four (4) years (maximum of $16,000)

Donor

Where Tenable

Calgary Board of Education and Calgary Catholic School District (City of Calgary schools only)

Field of Study

Unrestricted

Number

Variable dependent on value and potential term of individual awards

Eligibility

Open to students who are in their final year of completing the requirements of a high school diploma and pursuing post-secondary education to achieve career success. Applicants must be newcomers to Canada within the past five (5) years and demonstrate financial need. Applicants must have academic marks sufficient for entrance to the chosen program/area of study at a Canadian University. Applicants are required to submit an original essay of approximately 500 words that shares their story about the journey that brought them to Canada and their life since arrival . International fee-paying students are not eligible to apply for this award. Selection will be based on the essay and financial need. Preference will be given to applicants who experience(d) language barriers.

Apply

You can apply by creating an account in our Student Award Application Portal. Applicants should check with their guidance office for more information and are encouraged to discuss their application with the Scholarship Coordinator at their high school.

Selection & Payment

Recipients are selected in July by the selection committee that includes representatives from EducationMatters, Calgary Foundation and the Fund Contact. To claim the Award, within eighteen (18) months of notification of Award, the recipient must be registered full-time (as defined by the institution) in an eligible program of post-secondary study at a Canadian University. In order to receive continued funding, award holders must maintain an overall 3.0 GPA on a full-time course load for the previous semester. A transcript must accompany each subsequent semester Payment Activation Form which must be received no later than three (3) months after the beginning of the semester

Apply for Awards

Set up an account on our Student Award Application Portal to apply for our Awards.

This awards is available to students of the following schools

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James Fowler High School

Joane Cardinal-Schubert High School

North Trail High School

Robert Thirsk High School

Sir Winston Churchill High School

Nelson Mandela High School

Louise Dean School

Lord Beaverbrook High School

Lester B. Pearson High School

John G. Diefenbaker High School

Jack James High School

Henry Wise Wood High School

Forest Lawn High School

Ernest Manning High School

Crescent Heights High School

Central Memorial High School

Centennial High School

Bowness High School

Alternative High School

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