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Six
Memorial Scholarships for BC students
On-line Application
Deadline -
June 30th of each year
Scholarship
eligibility
Moneys from the Fund are granted to students who meet
all of the following criteria:
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must be enrolled in or plan to be enrolled in the first year
of an approved program;
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must be enrolled for a minimum of two years, on a
full-time basis, in a printing management or technical
program (not art or design) in a post-secondary Canadian
school;
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must have a high school average of at least 75% if applying
for a community college program, or at least 80% if applying for a
university program or a university or college GPA of 3.0 or better
if applying for either a college program or a university program;
and
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must have a commitment to pursue a career in the printing
industry (this could include management, estimating, pre-press,
press, sales, etc.)
To ensure the validity of the fourth point, students must
consent to, and participate in, an interview with an industry
executive. Based upon the student's responses and level of
enthusiasm, a final decision on scholarship qualification will be
made by the Board of Trustees of the Fund. The requirement for an
interview is part of the screening process for all new applicants
only.
Students must be enrolled in an approved course of study which
will provide him or her with sound basic skills in preparation for
a printing industry career. Any college or university offering such
a full-time two, three or four-year certification program would be
acceptable as an approved school. The eligibility of any particular
course or institution is at the discretion of the Board of
Trustees, whose decision is final. Part-time students or those
enrolled in design or art courses are not eligible for scholarships
from the Fund.
Approved schools
British Columbia
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BC Institute of Technology (Graphic
Communication Technology Program)
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Capilano College (Graphic Design &
Illustration Program)
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Emily Carr Institute (Graphic Design
Program)
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Kwantlen College (Graphics and Visual Design
Program)
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North Island College (Graphic Design
College)
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Simon Fraser University (Master of Publishing
Program)
Alberta and
Saskatchewan
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Medicine Hat College
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Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Arts &
Technology
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Southern Alberta Institute of
Technology
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University of Alberta
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University of Calgary
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Westerra Institute of
Technology
Quebec and
Maritimes
Ontario
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Algonquin College of Applied Arts &
Technology
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George Brown College of Applied Arts &
Technology
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Humber College
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La Cité collégiale
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Mowhawk College of Applied Arts &
Technology
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Ryerson University
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St. Clair College of Applied Arts &
Technology
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St. Lawrence College of Applied Arts &
Technology
Application deadline: June 30,
2008
Disbursement of scholarships
Scholarship funds are provided to the Registrar of the
appropriate school to be applied to the cost of tuition on behalf
of new applicants who have successfully completed the screening
process, or students already in the scholarship program who have
maintained the required academic standard. Half of the scholarship
amount is provided, in this manner, at the beginning of each
semester of the school year. Under no circumstances are these
moneys made available directly to qualifying
students
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