Scholarships + Post-Secondary information - KEC 2021-2022

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Scholarships +
Post-
Secondary
information
KEC 2021-2022
Awards – combination of            Types of
                                   Awards
academic achievement and
financial need/school and
community involvement

Scholarships – usually require a
minimum average, community
service, and in-school
volunteering

Bursaries – based on financial
need – will still be linked to
conditions
(G.P.A./attendance/registratio
n)
Students need to fill in
                                         online form on website
                Only available to KEC
                 and RETSD students
  Internal         (approx.25 - 30
                     available)
scholarships:                              School scholarship
                                           committee selects

                  Please listen for
                announcements and
                   check e-mail:        There will be a deadline –
                                         play close attention the
                                         the Scholarship TAB on
                                          the Kec website and
                                             anouncements.

                                         Winners announced at
                                          convocation in June
All scholarships will
KEC has no control       Some scholarship      be advertised on the
over who receives        opportunities are       school website.
  these awards          sent to high schools     There will be no
                                                email list this year.

   Go to the KEC’s
                                               Read the Scholarship
website and click on
                         Read the student         bulletin board
the scholarships link
                           bulletin daily           outside of
 to view scholarship
                                                counselling offices
    opportunities

External scholarships:
Apprenticeship
                                   Awards/Incentives

Go to
http://www.gov.mb.ca/wd/a
pprenticeship/generalinfo/gra
ntstax.html

for a complete list of available
awards
Go to
               http://me.rrc.mb.ca/catal
               ogue/availableawards.as
 Red River     px for a complete list of
               available awards
  College
Scholarships
               Some awards require an
               application
               (http://www.rrc.mb.ca/file
               s/file/admissions/awardap
               plication.pdf) and others
               only require a general
               application to RRC
U of W Scholarships
2022 Special Entrance
Scholarships
   Currently there is an automatic
    award for Grade 12 students.
   Usually, admission should be       95%+       $2,250
    complete by March 1, 2022.
    Eligibility: minimum of 85%       90-94.9%   $1, 750
    Grade 12 award average
    (best 40s English, best 40s
    Math, one other 40s or 42S         85-89.9%   $1, 100
    course), complete application
    by March 1, 2022, enroll in min.
    12 credit hours for the fall
   have not received an award
    valued at more than $5,000
    from another source
   Deadline February 1,
                     2022.
                    Ranges between $100-
    U of W           $48,000.
 Application        Application-Required
    based            awards. Some will require
Scholarships (       nomination from KEC.
not automatic
– you need to       Both Entrance Award and
    apply)           admissions application
                     must be complete by
                     March 1, 2022.
                    Go to:
                     https://www.uwinnipeg.ca
                     /awards/
U of M Scholarships –
general Entrance
    Must apply to the U of M by
     March 1st
    Students automatically selected    95% +   $3,000
     based on Final Semester 1 and
     Interim Semester 2 marks – no
     adjustments for final marks
                                        90% -   $2,000
    Minimum average of 85% over        94.9%
     the best five courses from a
     pre-approved list
     (http://umanitoba.ca/student/fin
                                        85% -   $1,000
     _awards/school_entrance/1475
     .html)
                                        89.9%
   Go to http://umanitoba.ca/financial-aid-
                   and-awards for info and scholarship
                   application form
Application       U of M’s searchable Awards Database:
  based –         go to https://ui-
   U of M          webapps.ad.umanitoba.ca/searchableA
                   wards/
Scholarships
               For indigenous students go to:
               http://umanitoba.ca/financial-aid-and-
               awards/indigenous
U of Manitoba – leaders of
tomorrow scholarships
   BMO Financial Group Leader of Tomorrow
    Scholarships | University of Manitoba
    (umanitoba.ca)
Where To Look For More
External Scholarships

   https://yconic.com/
   www.scholarshipscanada.com
   www.tdcanadatrust.com/scholarship/index.jsp
   www.disabilityawards.ca/
   http://www.universitystudy.ca/indigenous-students/
   http://indspire.ca/
Other Places       Extracurricular         improvement
  to Look for      Athletic               Area /location
     External       organizations           of study
Scholarships       Club affiliations      Religious
                                            institutions
                   Veterans group
                   Place of               Permanent
                    employment              disabilities

                        Or
                         parents/gran
                         dparents
                   Unions
                   Community
                    groups
                   Academic
Most universities open up         Bursaries
bursary applications in spring
                                  – for
                                  students
Deadlines to apply are in
September 2022
                                  with
                                  financial
Check university/college
                                  need
websites for specific deadlines
and instructions

Do your research – ask and you
may receive
Financial Assistance +
Bursaries
   Manitoba Student Aid
    https://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/msa/applying-for-student-aid/index.html

   University of Manitoba
    visit
    www.umanitoba.ca/student/fin_awards

   University of Winnipeg
     visit
    https://www.uwinnipeg.ca/awards/

   Red River College
    visit
    https://www.rrc.ca/future-students/financial-aid/
Get involved if anything starts online or
                         in person this year.

                   Classroom, school, community
                            leadership

   How to
Improve My       Communicate with your teachers

Chances of
  Winning a           Grades – keep them up
 Scholarship

                Keep informed – look at our website
                     and get on the email list

                                Apply
The Process

Deadlines   References – get    Essays (neat,        Match        Keep copies of
              these well in    edited, easy to   accomplishme       everything
                advance             read)        nts with award     submitted
                                                     criteria
Have you       You need to have the following
applied to       with you when applying online:
     a post        Transcript
secondary            (only for Red River College or
 institution           if you apply after March1st at
                       the U of M or U of W)
        yet?
                   Credit card

                   MET number (on report card)
   Red River College:
   https://www.rrc.ca/future-
    students/admission-requirements/

   University of Manitoba:                        Quick
   http://umanitoba.ca/current-students/first-   Look at
    year/planning                                 How to
                                                  Apply:
   University of Winnipeg:
        https://www.uwinnipeg.ca/future-
         student/index.html
University/College - Virtual
Presentations
Red River College – https://www.rrc.ca/student/

University of Manitoba – October 26
Virtual Open House | University of Manitoba (umanitoba.ca)

University of Winnipeg– November 23
Home | Future Student Night | The University of Winnipeg
(uwinnipeg.ca)

Also look on the KEC website for more information!
https://www.retsd.mb.ca/school/kec/Pages/default.aspx#/=
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