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Scholarships, Bursaries, etc OSAP -- everyone should apply; complete estimator Where to look??? 1) CB website > Guidance > Scholarships > CB Scholarships doc update 2019 (pdf) http://www.colonelby.com/guidance.html 2) Scholarship search sites (sign up) https://www.scholarshipscanada.com https://scholartree.ca/ https://yconic.com/ There are other scholarship finder websites (ex. Find My Scholarships.com) that have fees

3) Specific College and University websites - ‘Financial Aid and Awards’ Automatic entrance scholarships + awards requiring applications (check due dates) 4) Research possible scholarships through parents’ work, religious and/or ethnic affiliations, IB, any type of extracurricular activity (ex. hockey, cadets, etc.)

Loran Scholarship Variety of awards of various amounts: largest ones can only be used at partner universities (see list on website); smaller awards can be used at any public Canadian university Looking for strength of character, commitment to serving others and leadership potential

Must be Canadian citizen or permanent resident and have min Must be Canadian citizen or permanent resident and have min. cumulative aver. of 85% (gr. 9-11) Colonel By can nominate 3 students for the Sponsored pool but anyone can submit to the Direct pool

www.loranscholar.ca > Becoming a Scholar > Apply Complete application and print* to hand in to Guidance by NOON on Monday, September 30 Everyone can indicate ‘sponsored’ on application (unless only applying to Direct pool) and list jill.badgery@ocdsb.ca as sponsor

Important points: In order to print pdf, need to get to ‘Review & Submit’** page to ‘Preview Application’ (then right click to print) - DON’T NEED TO SUBMIT YET ** have to upload transcript (I will print off ‘working versions’ for everyone but can request official from Ms. Jarrett) + enter Reference’s email address (don’t have to be actual ones at this time - can go back

Dates for Loran applications (2019/20) NOON, Sept. 30 - submit printed application (don’t need transcript) to Guidance to be considered for school Nomination for Direct Pool October 9 (latest) - 3 school Nominees will be notified and will then need to finalize their application and SUBMIT so Reference will get sent a link to fill out reference page & then email comes to me to indicate sponsorship (all must be done by Oct. 17) October 17, 8pm - deadline to submit Sponsored applications October 24, 8pm - deadline for Direct pool applications Nov. - Feb - various levels of selection process (ex. Regional interviews for short-listed ‘sponsored’ candidates in Nov/Dec) Had Direct pool student get short-listed last year - had 2 phone interviews

Queen’s Chancellor’s Scholarship Requires 90%+ aver. of all gr 9-11 marks + Nov. gr 12 mrks CB can nominate 2 students (NO LONGER linked to QuARMS application) Watch for CV ad in early Nov. - will be due to Guidance around mid-Nov.; there will be an info. page available in guidance to detail what to do Complete ‘Practice’ Application on Queen’s Major Awards website to submit to Guidance www.queensu.ca/studentawards/admission-awards

Important points: Must apply to Queen’s on OUAC by approx. Nov. 15 to ensure you get access to your Queen’s SOLUS account by the Dec. 1 Chancellor deadline (you will be informed if you are a CB nominee approx. 1 week before) Don’t need to include a Credit Counselling Summary or Reference letter to apply for Nomination (have Reference ready in case you’re nominated)

Other School-nominated Scholarships U of T National Book Award - non-monetary (a book); don’t need to be a winner to apply to National Scholarship Schulich Leader Scholarship - pursuing a university program in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics at one of 20 partner schools; need average of 90% in gr. 11&12 Uor M courses. Only 1 CB nomination. Ad. on CV before Christmas Break Western National Scholarship - we can nominate 4 students; will advertise on CV in January, 2020 If you hear about a scholarship that requires a school nomination that isn’t listed in our Scholarship, please discuss with your Guidance Counsellor