SAASE/Clark and Anne Lewis

Deadline: Check with your local Agriculture Society for your local deadline.

AMOUNT: $1,500 will be awarded to 2 successful applicants.

APPLICATION PROCESS: Application forms will be provided to each Ag Society. It will be up to the individual Ag. Societies to nominate a student they feel deserving of the scholarship. An Ag Society must nominate applicants. The selection committee from SAASE will meet once the deadline has been reached and make a decision on the student, and award the scholarship.

APPLICANTS MUST:

Be residents of Saskatchewan.
Be planning to attend one of three post secondary education institutions in Saskatchewan: University of Saskatchewan; University of Regina; or SIAST.
Be going into their first year of post-secondary education.
Complete the first year.
Be nominated by an Agricultural Society.
APPLICANTS WILL BE SCORED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:

How complete the application form is filled out.
Future plans of the applicant.
Extra-curricular involvement at school.
Community involvement.
Letters of endorsement and recommendation.

Click the title link to access a copy of the form.

U of S Learning Communities

Learning Communities group first year students into a common set of two or three classes that satisfy requirements for their degree and optimize their potential for success.

To learn more about the advantages of this program, click the title link above.

U-Start

U-Start sessions are now being held around the province. The purpose of these events are to help new students and their parents get prepared for the transition to university. By attending a U-Start session, students will feel more comfortable with course selection and registration. Other topics include: PAWs, first year success programs, important dates and dealines, and housing options.

Click the title link to register for one of these sessions.

Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers Awards Program

Deadline: May 31

Through this scholarship program, the federation encourage students to learn more about the endless career opportunies that the food industry has to offer in fields such as:
Accounting - Advertising - Business Development - Category Management - Communications - Customer Service - Culinary Arts - Economics - Finance - Floral Design - Food Science - Food Service - Human Resources - Hospitality - IT Management - Marketing - Merchandising - Nutrition - Pharmacy - Produce Management - Product Innovations - Public Affairs/Relations - Sales - Store Design - And much much more!

To be eligible for the CFIG National Scholarship Program:

1. Applicants must be Canadian residents studying in Canada.
2. Applicants must be enrolled or expected to enroll in a post-secondary program of at least 2 years.
3. High school students must be in their last year or second-to-last year of secondary studies (Grade 11 or 12 in most provinces).
4. College or University students must be enrolled in at least one more full year of study as of Spring 2010.
5. Applications must be sponsored by a *CFIG Member Store.
6. Only complete applications containing full and accurate information will be considered.
7. Plagiarism is an infringement of Copyright Laws. All essays must be properly referenced.

Click the title link for more information and for application forms.

Stuck At Prom

Deadline: June 7th

Ever thought you might want to wear duct tape to your prom? Well here's a chance to win $3000 for doing so:

Contest participants must enter as a couple (two individuals) ("Entrant" or "Entrant Couple"). Each couple must attend a high school, home school association or other school-sanctioned prom held in the spring of 2010, wearing complete attire and/or accessories made from duct tape ("Duct Tape Prom Attire"). The attire must be an original work created by the couple, and may not copy, incorporate or be based on the work of a third party — any entry as such is subject to disqualification at the discretion of Sponsor.

Click the title link for more information.

Assignment: Saving Lives

Students in grade 12 and University/College can become eligible to win an educational bursary by becoming blood donors. Based on 2009 results, participants have better than a 1 in 3 chance to win. For more information, email jennifer.dareichuk@blood.a

Saskatchewan School Boards Association Scholarship

Deadline: August 31

The Saskatchewan School Boards Association offers two $1000 scholarships for graduating students. One of these awards will go to a student entering the University of Saskatchewan and the other to a student entering a recognized institute of applied science and technology in Saskatchewan.

Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of demonstrated good character, community leadership, financial need and a 500 word essay.

For more details and application forms, click the title link above.

SIAST Info Fairs

SIAST will beholding an information fair at each of their four campuses this May. Click the title link to access a poster about these events.

For more details, about the programs featured at each fair, click here.

Saskatchewan Pulse Growers Association Scholarship

Five scholarships will be awarded to students who are graduating from grade 12 and who will be attending the University of Saskatchewan in a program associated with the Pulse Industry or agriculture, including agriculture, engineering, natural science or nutrition.

For further details and an application form, click the title link above.

Links to Living Sky Scholarship Forms

Digital copies of the information and/or application forms for the Nexen, Encana, Our Lady of the Prairie, CUPE 4747 and WILS scholarships which are available to students from specific communities within the Living Sky School Division are posted on the Unity Composite High School web site. Click the title link and scroll to the bottom to find these forms.

Collaborative B. Science in Nursing Program Information

A program web page will be available on www.goSIAST.com in the Programs and Courses section that will provide a brief program description about the Saskatchewan Collaborative Bachelor of Science in Nursing program and will link to the most current up-to-date information.This program will be offered by SIAST, in cooperation with the University of Regina.

To ensure that you have the most current information about the program check this web page on a regular basis.

Click the title link to access a pdf with questions and answers about the program.