University of Saskatchewan Learning Communities

This fall the University of Saskatchewan is looking forward to welcoming first-year students into a new community of learners. Students entering the Colleges of Arts and Science, Agriculture and Bioresources, Kinesiology, Engineering, and St. Thomas More, have the opportunity to join a Learning Community (LC) in the first term (September – December) of their first year.

A Learning Community is a small group of first-year students who sign up for a common set of courses linked by a weekly LC Hour. LC Hours are led by successful upper-year university students who are passionate about making connections between their studies and their world, and who lead by example as expert learners.

One of the biggest challenges faced by our team of LC coordinators is effectively communicating the timeline for LC sign-up to grade 12 students who are in the thick of graduation and examinations. To join an LC, we encourage students to sign up by June 22rd at noon (i.e. prior to the first day of first-year registration). This way students who sign up for an LC will be registered into the courses associated with their LC, making the registration process that much easier.

To explore options and sign-up for a 2012/2013 LC, please visit our website (students must click on the big red button to sign-up).

For LC information, news, and events, we encourage you and your students to:

- Subscribe to the LC Newsletter,

- Join us on Facebook,

- Follow us on Twitter, and

- View our videos on YouTube.

Assignment: Saving Lives Bursary Program

June 1 - September 3 window

Canadian Blood Services is sponsoring a bursary program for students in Grade 12 or University/College who can recruit 20 blood donors. To participate or for more information, call 306.651.6686.

Leadership Scholarships

The Canadian Association of Student Activity Advisors will be sponsoring 5 $1000 scholarships available for student leadership.

Criteria are for applicants are:

• Be enrolled in their senior year in a Canadian high school that is currently a member of CASAA. Membership information is available on this website.
• Have a minimum average of 70% in their graduating year.
• Plan to attend an accredited Canadian post secondary institution.
• Have made a superior contribution to Canadian students through membership in planning committees of major regional, provincial and or national student leadership initiatives recognized by CASAA.
• Have made a significant contribution to student leadership initiatives in their home community.

For further details, click here.

The Saskatchewan Advantage Scholarship

Beginning in 2012, the Saskatchewan Advantage scholarship will provide every Saskatchewan grade 12 graduate (including ABE and GED) who enrolls at at Saskatchewan post-secondary institution with up to $500 per year to a lifetime maximum of $2000 over 10 years.

This scholarship will reduce tuition for students entering post-secondary programs starting after April 1, 2012.

For more information, please visit this link.

Masonic Scholarships - Saskatchewan

Deadline: August 10th

The Masonic Youth Trust Awards and Murray Montague Memorial Scholarship are offered annually to Saskatchewan High School Graduates who proceed to institutions of higher learning anywhere in Canada.

For further information, including application forms, click the links in the paragraph above.

Monsanto Fund Opportunity Scholarships

Deadline: May 25, 2012

The Monsanto Fund Opportunity Scholarship Program is available to Canadian high school students from family farms who are enrolled in their final year of high school as of May 25, 2012 and eligible to graduate from high school in 2012. Those eligible for a scholarship must be planning to enroll at a Canadian post-secondary institution (degree or diploma) in a first-year agriculture program.

If you have applied for entry into a college or university, but have not yet been accepted, you can still apply for a Monsanto Fund Opportunity Scholarship. However, if you are awarded a scholarship, you must provide an acceptance letter from your educational institution.

Successful applicants will each be awarded a scholarship valued at $1500, based on demonstrated academic standards and leadership in the community.

To access an application form, click here.

Saskatchewan Pulse Growers Association Scholarship

Deadline: Friday June 1 at 5:00 p.m.

• Student or student’s parent(s) must be registered Saskatchewan pulse producers (i.e. they have sold or grown pulses in the last two years)
• Student must not be an immediate family member of current SPG staff or Directors
• Student must be accepted as a full-time student this fall in a Saskatchewan-based, post-secondary program that is associated with the pulse industry or agriculture (example: agriculture, natural sciences, engineering, nutrition)

Selection Criteria

• Student must have a minimum Grade 12 average of 70%. Scholarships will be awarded on a conditional basis pending receipt of official transcripts
• Student must have an interest in pursuing a career related to agriculture and the pulse industry
• Student must have a history of demonstrated leadership
• Student must have made contributions to school and community life

Application Requirements

• Unofficial transcript at the time of application followed by official transcripts upon receipt
• Proof of acceptance (conditional or otherwise) to a post-secondary program, followed by proof of registration
• Written essay (maximum 500 words) on: How student has contributed to their school and/or community life; How student has demonstrated leadership;Student’s career plans and how these tie in with the pulse industry

Click here for further information about this scholarship.

Entrepreneur Summer Camp

Application Deadline: May 18

Alberta Youth Entrepreneurship Camp is a week long event for young people ages 13-15 held in the Cypress Hills of Alberta. It will be held on August 19-25, 2012. Click here for further details.

University of Regina Gap Year Program

The UR Gap Year is a new program for current high school students planning on taking a year off in between high school and coming to the University of Regina.  By indicating that you’d like to be a part of the UR Gap Year Program, we will defer your admission as well as any automatic entrance scholarships funded by the University of Regina you have qualified for. During the year, you’ll also be able
to take advantage of many services to help you stay connected with the University and prepare you for your first year of study or future career options, including the opportunity to earn credit towards the UR Guarantee Program!  Some of the other additional services include access to:

•  Career Centre
• Aboriginal Student Centre
• Student Success Centre / UR Guarantee
• Centre for Student Accessibility
• Dr. John Archer Library
• Academic Advising

You are eligible to take part in the UR Gap Year Program if you meet the following criteria:

• Must be applying to the University directly from a Canadian high school
• Applying to a direct-entry undergraduate program (excluding Nursing and Education)
• Will not be attending another postsecondary institution during the Gap year. Students who plan to pursue studies at
  non-accredited institutions may be considered

How to be considered:

• Submit your application for admission to the University of Regina
• In your admissions package you will find the UR Gap Year Program form
• Mail the completed form to the Admissions Office by August 31st, 2012

Monsanto Opportunity Fund Scholarships

Deadline: May 25, 2012
Amount: $1500

Monsanto Fund Opportunity Scholarships are available to students who meet the following criteria:

--  Students must come from a family farm with confirmed plans to enroll in

    their first year of post-secondary education in agriculture or an

    agriculture-related program;

--  Students must have demonstrated academic excellence, leadership

    capabilities, and a keen interest and involvement in their rural

    community;

--  Students must submit a completed application form, which includes an

    essay that outlines what area of agriculture they would like to work in

    and why;

For further information, including scholarship forms, click here.

Devon Safety Expo

When: Saturday, June 2, 2012 - 10 am to 3 pm Rain or Shine!!!
Where: Lloydminster Exhibition Grounds – Wild Rose Pavilion
What:
 Fun and interactive indoor and outdoor safety activities
 Door Prizes and cool swag
 BBQ lunch 12 – 2pm – Open to all ages
 Win a Ride in a STARS helicopter
For more information call Dorothy Carson at 780-875-8875

Jack Moore Memorial Scholarships and Bursaries

Deadline: August 28

Saskatchewan Command of the Royal Canadian Legion, in cooperation with Dominion Command are offering ten scholarships of $300 each.
These are offered to students who have completed Grade 12 and are continuing their education (first year) at university, technical school, or business college. The scholarships will be awarded on the basis of academic standing.
Applicants must be sons/daughters, grandsons/granddaughters and great grandsons/granddaughters of veterans,  ex-service or still serving military or R.C.M.P.
Application forms are available here.

Saskatchewan Pulse Producers Scholarship

Deadline: Friday, May 11 at 5:00 p.m.

This scholarship is open to sons/daughters of registered Saskatchewan pulse producers who are entering a post-secondary program associated with pulse production or agriculture(agriculture, natural sciences, engineering, nutrition) in the fall.

A total of 5 scholarships are available for $5000 each.

Click this link to access and application form.