Scholarships

Helpful notes and tips in getting started on your Scholarship search:

• As you begin identifying scholarships you wish to apply for, please consider creating a chart that can organize the title of the scholarship, the deadline, the required documents (i.e. essay, transcript, reference, etc.), the value - this will help you to effectively track your progress in the application process (which can be daunting!) and ensure that you do not miss important details.
• Sample Scholarship Application Organizer.docx
• Please note when applying for scholarships, that deadlines are non-negotiable.
• If transcripts or references are required, be aware that it takes time for others to process your requests.
• Also be aware that if you must mail a document, it will likely take 2 or 3 days for your application to reach its destination.

Any scholarships requiring nomination of a student by an awards committee undergo the following process:

1. All Grade 12 students are encouraged to review the PDF 'Scholarships to Browse' on the Riffel Student Services website and the Graduation Awards page that houses the school-based graduation awards.
2. If students wish to be considered for any of the awards requiring school committee nomination, they must first confirm that they meet the criteria of such awards.
3. They will then identify themselves to Student Services by the posted deadline.  Application information is then reviewed with the student and a date is set for submitting necessary documents to an awards committee.
4. An awards committee convenes to review submissions and arrive at a consensus for Riffel's nominee.
5. Applicants are notified and thanked for their submissions, and the award winner is notified.
6. If additional materials are required to complete the application process, Student Services will work with the nominee to ensure that all necessary materials are ready for submission.
    

Please feel free to begin your Scholarship search by reviewing the following document with your family.  Scholarships are continuously added to this document - recently-added scholarships will be highlighted.  The document contains a comprehensive collection of scholarships, but please view it as a starting point for your search.  If a link within the document does not work, please do a Google search using the scholarship name.

Scholarships to Browse.pdf
Scholarship Presentation.pptx
 

Please also view the PDF presentation from Scholar Tree, which is a Scholarship database.

Here are the links to the Scholar Tree site, as well as the Scholarship Canada site.