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Forget everything you know about scholarships. This one’s different.

Join a coding boot camp, learn French, enroll in a cosmetology course – You decide!

The RBC Future Launch Scholarship could help you take your next step towards a better job. This Scholarship is for anyone from 15 to 29 who wants to learn something new… Could $1,500 make you more future ready?

Accepting applications all year. Submissions will be reviewed on an ongoing basis.




The RBC Future Launch Scholarship


6/30/2026
  

Gino Odjick Grant Program

Full-tuition scholarship for a student who plays hockey in an organized hockey league, eligible for the Undergraduate or MBA programs (up to $40,600 CAD). Preference will be given to individuals with Indigenous status as defined by the Government of Canada.

Vancouver Canucks Alumni
Foundation Grant

Full-tuition scholarship for a student eligible for the Undergraduate or MBA programs and a member or relative of the Vancouver Canucks Alumni Association or a relative of a member (up to $40,600 CAD).
Eligibility Details: Applicant must be a Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident at the time of application and meet UCW's admissions criteria (Undergraduate or MBA). The grants are valid for a student starting their studies in the Fall 2025 Term. ​

​​Canucks Alumni Scholarships Overview.pdf


Canucks Grants All Programs

8/31/2025
  

We provide annual scholarships and bursaries to students of Vietnamese descent who have a financial need. 

https://www.vpabc.ca/students/  

Award categories for 2025
Scholarships: 

  • Four (4x) $2,500/scholarship awards for outstanding high school graduates, undergraduates,
  • graduates, and trade students.

Bursary Awards:

  • Two (2x) $1,000/bursary awards
For more information and to apply:
7/31/2025
  

Deadline is April 4th unless otherwise stated. 

​All applications are fillable.  Please fill out online, do not hand print.

2025 Scholarship Information Session 2.docx (Instructions)

2025 Local Scholarships and Awards.docx (List of all awards)

2025 Application form group 1.pdf (Fill out one form and list all awards from group 1 you are applying for)

2025 Application form group 2.pdf (Fill out one application form per award you are applying for if it states fill out Riverside Group 2 application form)

2025 District Authority Application.pdf

2025 BCIT Pathways to Success.pdf

2025 Robert Simms Scholarship Application.pdf

2025 Barbara Vengshoel Scholarship.pdf

2025 CTA Cam McKenzie and CTA Student Assistance.pdf

2025 CTA Trades and Arts and Equity Scholarship.pdf

2025 CTA Roy Krutow.pdf

2025 Cupe Bursary.pdf

2025 Danielle Hoult Courage Award Scholarship application.pdf

2025 Kamyar Scholarship Application.pdf

2024 Karin Khuong Application.pdf

2025 Loriene Shantz Community Service Scholarship Application.pdf

2025 PoCo Kinsmen Application.pdf

2025 PoCo Legion Bursary Application.pdf

2025 Jack Giesbrecht Port Coquitlam Lions Bursary Application Form (RS).pdf

2025 PoCo Me-n-Ed's Scholarship.pdf

2025 Rotary Club PoCo Application.pdf


QR code for School District Scholarships Application Form: Must use sd43 email/log in information to access

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Let Ms. David know if you receive other outside scholarships or entrance scholarships.



7/31/2025
  

Supporting Future Nurses

In partnership with Westland Insurance, NNPBC is pleased to present the NNPBC-Westland Future Nurses Scholarship for nursing students in BC.
The NNPBC-Westland Future Nurses Scholarship is a scholarship valued at CA$5,000 and is presented annually to one individual who is actively registered as a full-time student in nursing studies or is commencing a nursing educational program as a full-time student at an accredited institution in British Columbia.

Details and Eligibility

For full details, eligibility and application requirements, click here.
For a complete list of recognized educational programs, click here.
Not yet an NNPBC member? Click here to join us!
Need help finding your NNPBC member number? Sign into the website, hover over the “Members” option at the top of the page and click “My Account."
If you are a current high school student in BC at the time of application, please enter code HIGHSCHOOL in the member field.

Important Dates

May 1, 2025 | 2025 Application Portal opens
June 30, 2025 | 2025 Application Portal closes – Final day to submit your application!​

Future Nurses Scholarship – NNPBC

6/30/2025
  

​This year we are offering several $1,000 scholarships to assist eligible students in their post-secondary studies:

The scholarships are open to this year's graduating secondary school students planning to enroll in a post-secondary educational institution for the first time in 2025.  

Eligibility:   

1) be of Italian origin i.e. as having at least one parent or grandparent of direct Italian descent,

 2) be living in a city or municipality within the 21-member Greater Vancouver Regional District, 

3) have an academic standing sufficient to qualify for entry into the post-secondary institution of their choice, and 

4) submit a completed application form with supporting documentation post-marked no later than June 15, 2025.

 

Send completed application with supporting documents post-marked no later than June 15, 2025 to:

 

Confratellanza Italo-Canadese

Scholarship Committee

P.O. Box 57091

2748 East Hastings Street

Vancouver, B.C.  V5K 1Z9

 

You may also upload your application to our website www.Confratellanza.com ​


Confratellanza Scholarships - Principal 2025.docx

6/15/2025
  

Award: 100+ ($9,000)

​The Horatio Alger Skills & Trades Scholarships are awarded to eligible students in British Columbia.

Eligibility:
  • Have completed high school (or earned high school equivalency credential) by July 1
  • Applying or enrolled for Fall 2025 in a vocational or technical certificate program at a government or non-for-profit institution, with direct pathways to employment.
  • Demonstrate critical financial need ($100,000 or less annual net income per family is required)
  • Demonstrate perseverance in overcoming adversity
  • Be under the age of 35
  • Be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident residing in British Columbia
The application for the Horatio Alger Skills & Trades Scholarship is open annually from March 15 until June 15.

Vocational & Technical Scholarships - Horatio Alger Canada
6/15/2025
  

Applications are now open for the Automotive Retailers Association Foundation Inc. (ARFI) scholarships and bursaries! Pursue your automotive career dreams with our support. In 2025, ARFI will award four scholarships and four bursaries, totalling $24,000 in funding.

To apply, submit your application by June 15. Take the first step towards your future in the automotive industry. Apply today!

 

Apply Today


6/15/2025
  

The Fraser Institute’s 2025 Student Essay Contest is NOW OPEN! The Fraser Institute hosts an annual Student Essay Contest to promote student participation in economic discourse on current events and public policy. This contest affords winning students the opportunity to have their work peer-reviewed and published early on in their academic career. In addition, we offer exciting cash prizes for the top five winning submissions!

Join the conversation, showcase your ideas on public policy, and enter our essay contest for the chance to win the grand cash prize!

2025 Student Essay Contest - “What would the Essential Scholars say about Canadian economic prosperity today?”

With previous years of inflation and economic uncertainty, the topic of Canadian economic prosperity continues to be a daily conversation. Issues of Canada’s economic standing compared to other OECD countrieslooming trade disputesmonetary policy and continuous reports of the economy being stuck reveal the obstacles faced in pursuing economic prosperity.

Consider what insights our Essential Scholars series offer on fostering policies that support Canadian economic prosperity? Relying on the ideas of one of our Essential Scholars, construct an essay that describes a scholar’s response, explanation or rebuttal to a policy on Canadian economic prosperity. You can use a scholar’s economic theory to examine a current economic policy, propose potential policies that a scholar would have put forward, or suggest how certain existing policies would have been adapted by a particular Essential Scholar.

For more information on required essay length format and eligibility please review our 2025 Essay Contest Rules and FAQs.

Example topics to explore in your essay:

Submission Deadline: June 5, 2025

 

Submit Your Essay

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6/5/2025
  

BC Hockey 2025 Scholarship Application
 

Scholarships will be awarded to BC Hockey registered members who apply and who best combine the qualifications set below. BC Hockey wants to give recognition to their members who develop their academic and career aspirations, while at the same time nourishing their interest in hockey.

Applications Opening Soon

Eligibility
BC Hockey scholarships are open to both players and officials. All players must be registered and in good standing with BC Hockey, or former members playing in the Western Hockey League (WHL) who are in their graduating year of high school. All officiating scholarship candidates must be registered and in good standing with BC Hockey, and be either in their graduating year or high school or already attending a post-secondary institution. 

Qualifications
1. Academic achievement
2. Sportsmanship
3. Hockey participation and/or quality of contribution
4. School, community participation, and service

Requirements
Applications must be accompanied by the following:

  • Letter from the applicant's coach or referee-in-chief
  • Letter from the applicant's Minor Hockey Association (MHA) or league president
  • Letter from Academic Advisor or School Administrator
  • A copy of the applicant's most recent transcript (high school or post-secondary) 



Scholarship Application | BC Hockey

5/30/2025
  

This award was created in recognition of Judy Bourne, an inspirational woman of Cree Ancestry. Judy was a devoted wife and mother of six children who was well known for her athletic and coaching abilities, particularly as a nationally and internationally recognized volleyball coach.

Judy taught for many years in a variety of subjects at various grade levels. From 1984-1989, she was the Executive Director of M’akola Housing Society, a society responsible for developing urban Indigenous housing on Vancouver Island. Under her guidance, the society became a model for housing projects across Canada. During her tenure she (along with well-known artist Roy Henry Vickers) was chosen by the Aboriginal Nations Education Department as a role model for her contribution to the Indigenous Communities of this area.

Annual award amount: $2,500 (twelve available)
Deadline: May 16, 2025
Application: View PDF application


5/16/2025
  

Award: $1,000

This bursary will be awarded to a female Grade 12 graduate planning to pursue a career in the helping profession (see eligibility criteria).


Eligibility Criteria
•Open to female students in the Metro Vancouver schools who are completing grade 12 and are children of refugees or immigrants to Canada.
•Applicants must be interested in pursuing a career in social work, education, psychology, nursing or social service and possess academic grades sufficient to allow admission into their chosen area of study/educational facility and demonstrate financial need.
•Applicants are requested to share their story, in not more than 500 words about their individual and family experiences in Canadian life, how they impacted the lives of others in their community and their plans for the future.
•Applicants must submit 2 reference letters from a school official and a community member representing a community-based organization that highlight the applicant’s transition into the life in Canada, aspirations and career goals for the future.
•Applicants are encouraged to discuss their application with the Scholarship Coordinator at their Secondary/High school


SHASHI ASSANAND BURSARY Information Jan 2025.pdf

Shashi Assanand Bursary Application_ 2025.pdf


Deadline: May 15th 2025

5/15/2025
  

Each year, the BC Association of Healthcare Auxiliaries recognizes the work of youth volunteers by offering Bursaries to Students seeking financial assistance.

Application Requirements

  • Preference will be given to students who have completed 50 volunteer hours in an Auxiliary sponsored program, or within their Community.
  • Must be enrolled in a human healthcare program of studies in a recognized post-secondary institution.​​

Please include the following with your completed application form:

    • A letter in 200 words or less indicating future plans and need for financial assistance.
    • The certificate received from your auxiliary/volunteer manager advising of the hours volunteered.
    • Proof of enrolment in a human health related program.
    • Letter of recommendation from your sponsoring auxiliary/volunteer manager.


Please email completed application to: gro.xuaerachtlaehcb@rerusaert

Deadline: May 15

Bursary Fund - BC Association of Healthcare Auxiliaries

5/15/2025
  

For a list of scholarships available and the criteria/Eligibility:


Scholarship Applications - British Columbia Aviation Council

Deadline: May 11

5/11/2025

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