GRAD REQUIREMENTS - IMPORTANT
There are a few students who have not yet written their Grade 10/11 Numeracy Assessment. If you are one of these students in Grade 12, please see Ms. Collins in the Counselling Office to ensure you are registered to write the next sitting in January 2025. Without it, you cannot graduate!
GRAD PHOTOS
GRAD PHOTOS are happening December 13-18. All grads must have their photo taken to be included in the yearbook, on the Grad composite that hangs in the hallway, and on the grad slideshow that plays during Commencement.
To book an appointment, follow this link: Grad Photo Booking. Appointments are first-come-first-choice. Grad photos will be held in Room 117 (inside the cafeteria).
There is a sitting fee of $30 that is given to the photographer. Please read the Right Photography grad photo brochure carefully: Grad Brochure NorKam 2025.pdf
There will be grad photo retakes February 5 & 6, 2025. Appointments will open up in January. You will receive an email.
TRU ADMISSIONS
Offers of Admission
Many students should be receiving offers of admission this week. With the exception of a few selective admission programs, decisions will now be made every two weeks. Decision for selective admission programs will happen after the application deadline (see below).
Application Deadlines
Most programs at TRU accept applications until the program is filled. A few selective admission programs have an applicatkion deadline.
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing: January 31, 2025
- Respiratory Therapy Diploma: February 1, 2025
- Veterinary Technology Diploma: February 1, 2025
Inclusive Education and Supports Virtual Information Session
An informative session for future TRU students, or a parent or guardian of a future student, who might face barriers to post-secondary education. The session will review supports available and important timelines for students with exceptionalities.
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
4:30 p.m. (PST) via Zoom
POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTION SCHOLARSHIPS/AWARDS/BURSARIES
As there are several post-secondary institutions to list, please look at the specific post-secondary institution you are wishing to attend for the deadlines of their different scholarships, awards and bursaries. You will need to have submitted an application to attend the institution in order to be considered.
FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS
Children's Aid Foundation of Canada is our country's leading charity dedicated to improving the lives of children and youth growing up in the child welfare system. Together with our community of dedicated donors and supporters, we are helping them move from surviving to thriving, and empowering them to break the cycle of abuse and neglect thew were born into through no fault of their own.
Scholarships are awarded once a year through a competitive process and decisions are made by the Children Aid Foundation of Canada's Scholarship Award Committee.
WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR:
- Have been or will be in the temporary or permanent care of the Ministry or Department responsible for child protection services up until your age of majority birthday or had been in permanent care of the Ministry or Department responsible for child protection services for at least 12 months.
- Are under 26 years of age at the start of their current school program
- Be registered at an accredited post-secondary institution as a full time student, or have full time status granted through an academic accommodation, for a full year starting in September or January.
Applications open: December 11, 2024. For more information, click here.
BURGER KING MCLAMORE FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP
Thank you for your interest in the BURGER KING Scholars program! Applications will be accepted from October 15 through December 16, 2024. Apply early! Click the button below for full program details and to start your application.
Created in memory of BURGER KING® Co-founder James “Jim” W. McLamore, the BURGER KING℠ Scholars program has awarded $32 million in scholarships to more than 30,000 high school students, BK® employees and their families across the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico since 2000. In 2017 alone, the Foundation awarded $3.5 million to more than 3,200 students in North America.
Scholarship grants range from $1,000 to $50,000 and are intended to help students offset the cost of attending college or post-secondary vocational/technical school. Recipients are selected based on their grade point average (GPA), work experience, extracurricular activities and community service.
Eligibility Requirements:
- Grades: 80 - 100%
- Volunteer Experience
- Citizenship: American or Canadian
RBC FUTURE LAUNCH SCHOLARSHIPS
THE RBC FUTURE LAUNCH SCHOLARSHIPS
A) The RBC Future Launch Scholarship is an innovative new scholarship program for young Canadians (ages 15-29) looking to learn new skills for the modern workforce.
About the Scholarship
Are you stuck right now, but have a plan for how to achieve your dreams?
The RBC Future Launch Scholarship will be awarded to those who show passion and a clear vision for their future:
- For youth enrolled part-time in school or not in school at all
- Grades and transcripts are not required
- Up to 500 scholarships available annually
The $1,500 scholarship can be used for many different things, including:
- Short-term courses
- Workshops
- Certificates
- Necessary equipment or books
And much more!
Apply for a Scholarship
To apply for a scholarship and to access your online account, please login using your email address and password. In order to search for scholarships, you will need to create a user profile by registering
B) Are you an Indigenous youth in Canada looking to pursue post-secondary education? The RBC Future Launch Scholarship for Indigenous Youth could help you achieve your post-secondary goals.
- There are 20 awards worth up to $10,000 each academic year (up to 4 years) for students who are Status Indian, Non-Status Indian, Inuit or Metis.
C) The RBC Future Launch Scholarship for Black Youth is an innovative, new program designed to empower and enable. Through the Scholarship, Black youth will be supported in achieving their goals by receiving financial and mentorship support from RBC and our community partners.
- There are 20 awards valued up to $10,000 per year to Black students across Canada. Successful candidates will also have access to a range of services which may include:
- Mentorship
- Academic and career planning
- Tutoring
- Internship opportunities
- Networking
DEADLINE: December 18, 2024, 8:59 PM (PST)
SCHULICH LEADERS SCHOLARSHIP
Student Nomination Process - Schulich Leaders
Eligibility requirements:
- Graduating high school or Cegep in Canada in the 2024/2025 academic year
- Canadian citizen
- Plan to enroll in an eligible STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) program at one of our partner universities
- Must meet the following criteria:
- Academic excellence
- Entrepreneurial-minded (exhibiting leadership, charisma, and creativity
- Strong consideration will be given to students with financial need
- Intend to pursue a career in one or more of the following focus areas:
- Technology
- Engineering
- Entrepreneurship and business enterprise
- Applied scientific research
- They are NOT looking for those:
- focused on activism (environmental/political or societal)
- focused on becoming doctors, medical researchers, or other health care professionals
- intending to become professors and/or planning to conduct theoretical research.
There are two ways to apply:
1) Nominee submits their application directly (Deadline: February 19, 2025); or
2) School can nominate ONE applicant. (SCHOOL NOMINATED APPLICATION DUE Friday, December 20th by 3 PM***)
Scholarship Value: $100,000 - $120,000 each
Awards Available: 100
Award Deadline: January 29, 2025 - Application due by December 20th to be considered for a school nomination.
February 19, 2025 - Application from Nominee to directly submit application.
If you are wishing to be considered to be nominated by the school, please follow the instructions below:
By December 20, 2024, submit a 500 word essay to your Counsellor outlining the following criteria:
- your top 3 achievements (academic, leadership, or other)
- any extenuating circumstances that should be considered
- where you see yourself in 10 years in regards to career goals and/or focus
- the universities you wish to attend and are applying to, AND
- why you believe you are a strong candidate for nomination based on what they are looking for.
You will be notified by end of the day on January 8th, 2025, if you have been nominated. If you are chosen, a link to the application page will be provided to you. Then you complete your application.
If you have questions, please see your counsellor!
STORWELL FOSTER CHILDREN BURSARY PROGRAM
The Storwell Self Storage Foster children Bursary Program has been running for over 10 years in order to support foster children as they pursue post-secondary education.
Award: $2,000
Deadline: December 31, 2024
Eligibility Requirements:
Applicant must have been a foster child with an official Canadian or American foster care program and agrees to having the above organization verify the same. Youth who were involved in kinship care or other alternative living situations can also receive consideration for this award.
Applicant will be enrolled as a full-time student at a recognized general/ vocational College or post-secondary institution in Canada or USA by the start of the next school semester.
STRIKE GROUP EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION WOMEN IN ENERGY SCHOLARSHIP
Strike is helping create equal opportunities for women and creating an atmosphere of respect and acceptance. We aim to make a meaningful impact in our industry by encouraging women to pursue careers in the trades and construction, and by actively creating opportunities for education, apprenticeships, and hiring. Increasing participation of women in the trades and onsite management helps to replenish Canada's skilled construction workforce.
If you are female and are pursuing an education in the trades or post-secondary, we encourage you to apply for this $2,000 scholarship to help offset student tuition.
Deadline to apply: December 31, 2024 by 10:59 PM (PST).
All information about this and other STRIKE scholarships can be found here.
JANUARY MARIE LAPUZ YOUTH LEADERSHIP AWARD
Award: up to $1000
Deadline: December 31, 2024
Sher Vancouver would like to recognize all those youth who work tirelessly for the 2SLGBTQ+ community. For more information, click here.
This annual award is given to exceptional youth, ages 16-30 who have shown commitment and leadership within the 2SLGBTQ+ community. The winner receives a cash prize of $1000, First Runner Up receives $600, Second Runner Up receives $400. Honorable mentions receive $200 and Emerging Leaders receive $200.
LOANS CANADA SCHOLARSHIP
Our goal is to help Canadians make better financial decisions, and we believe that financial literacy is the key to this mission. We think that financial literacy is a lifelong commitment, and we want to encourage students to be mindful about their relationship with money early on in their lives.
For this reason, we are awarding $750 to a student every semester. All you have to do is show us how financial literacy has made a difference in your life. Tell us how you've budgeted, saved, invested, paid down debt, applied for as many scholarships as possible or how your side-hustle has helped you bring in extra cash. We want to know how your exceptional financial management efforts have made a positive impact in your life.
We understand that qualifying for a scholarship can be hard. That's why we're not asking for your grades or your GPA, and we're leaving this open ended without any strict qualification rules. We want to hear your story! We want to know what you've learned and how you intend on using your financial knowledge to build a better future for yourself.
However, we remind you that plagiarism is not allowed.
Visit this link to apply.
THE DALTON CAMP AWARD
Do you like writing? Look into this award - IT'S $10,000 for the best overall essay from among all eligible entries received!
TOPIC:
Original, English-language works of non-fiction on the link between media and democracy. Essays can be up to 2,000 words (not including footnotes or citations).
Essays will be judged on both subject matter and strength of written expression. Technical and academic writing should be avoided.
ELIGIBILITY:
Any Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada may enter except members of the Friends of Canadian Media Board of Directors, its employees, retained consultants, and members of the jury, as well as their immediate family members.
Previous winners of the Dalton Camp Award are ineligible. However, previous winners of the Dalton Camp Student Prize are eligible.
SUBMISSION PROCESS:
Essays must be submitted in a Word Document or other OpenDocument format through the form on the submission page. PDFs will not be accepted.
There is no entrance fee.
Include a cover page with the title of the essay, name of author, and contact information of the author. As essays are judged anonymously, please do not include your name or any information identifying the author on any other essay pages besides the cover page.
Submissions should have a title that reflects the unique topic of the essay. Please do not use “Media and Democracy” as your essay title.
An entrant may submit one essay only.
An entry written by more than one person is not eligible.
Pseudonyms are not permitted.
No photographs or other visual images may be submitted.
All ideas in an entry shall be the original written expression of the entrant, save only for attributed quotations, and shall not infringe any third party’s intellectual property rights, violate privacy or publicity rights, or contain any libelous, defamatory, obscene or otherwise unlawful or objectionable content. Entrants assume sole responsibility for the accuracy and veracity of their essay. Direct quotations, borrowed ideas, and factual assertions that are not common knowledge shall be cited to the information source.
DEADLINE:
To be eligible, essays must be received before 8pm Eastern Time (or 5pm Pacific Time) on January 6, 2025. Entries will be acknowledged with an automated reply confirming receipt.
Friends of Canadian Media will not enter into communication with entrants, other than to acknowledge receipt of an entry at the time of submission.
CMOLIK FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS
Scholarship Value: $45,000
Awards Available: up to 20
Award Deadline: February 7, 2025 - Application due by January 10, 2025 by 12 pm to be considered
If you have been waiting for a scholarship intended for students who have experienced or are experiencing adversity or hardship in their life AND are maintaining a high academic average, this is the one for you!
The Cmolik Foundation has supported BC students since 2008 and have offered around 20 awards of $40,000 to deserving students. NorKam's very own Savi Bhatti was awarded $40,000 in 2021!
Each school can nominate ONE student. The NorKam Scholarship Committee will decide who will be nominated, using this process:
- By January 10th at 12 pm, submit a one page essay to your Counsellor outlining the following criteria:
- You require financial assistance to be able to attend a post-secondary institution (total annual family income is less than $80,000);
- You have undergone hardship or adversity in some form (either yourself or your family and has affected you);
- You must plan on attending post-secondary education full-time in September 2025;
- How you have demonstrated the tenacity, focus and ability required to succeed with your post-secondary goal in spite of the adversity you have faced;
- How you have contributed positively to your school, family and/or community;
- How you have demonstrated leadership promise.
You will be notified by the end of the day, January 15th, if you have been nominated.
Additional criteria: you must have lived in Canada for at least 7 years.
Please note: while academic standing is an important factor, it is not necessarily their main consideration - definitely apply if you meet the rest of the criteria!
If you are chosen for nomination, a link to the application page will be provided to you along with your letter of endorsement from your Principal, Mrs. Sdoutz. You then need to complete your application.
If you have questions, see your counsellor :)
BC EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP
The BC Excellence scholarship is awarded to 55 high school graduates who have demonstrated service and leadership, both at school and in their communities, and who show aptitude for and commitment to their chosen career or area of post-secondary study.
Students selected for this award receive a $5,000 scholarship voucher from the Ministry of Education and Child Care that they can use to be reimbursed for tuition paid after they are attending a post-secondary institution that is designated by the Province of B.C. (i.e., approved for Canada Student Loans) or a program provider that is approved by SkilledTradesBC.
Students have five years to redeem their BC Excellence scholarship vouchers; an expiry date is printed on each voucher and extensions are not possible.
For more information, click here.
Interested? Please submit a 500 word essay to your counsellor answering the following question by Friday, January 10, 2025.
Describe one experience that helped you decide on your intended career or area of post-secondary study. In addition to explicitly answering the statement question, you must also describe in your answer how you have demonstrated one or more of the Core Competencies (or sub-competencies) from the B.C. Curriculum through this experience.
BC PATHWAY TO TEACHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP
The Pathway to Teacher Education scholarship is awarded to 20 outstanding high school graduates who have demonstrated a commitment to and aptitude for a career in K–12 teaching.
Students selected for this award receive a $5,000 scholarship voucher from the Ministry of Education and Child Care that they can use to be reimbursed for tuition paid after they are attending an approved teacher education program in the Faculty of Education at a B.C. post-secondary institution. To qualify, the program must lead to eligibility to apply for a B.C. teaching certificate and teach in the K–12 school system in this province.
Students have seven years to redeem their Pathway to Teacher Education scholarship vouchers; an expiry date is printed on each voucher and extensions are not possible.
For more information, click here.
Interested? Please submit a 500 word essay to your counsellor answering the following question:
Why do you want to be a K–12 teacher?
In addition to explicitly answering the statement question, you must also describe the following in your answer:
how your relevant life, volunteer, and/or work experiences have provided a foundation to pursue a career as a K–12 teacher;
how you demonstrated key attributes of an effective teacher in your relevant experiences; and,
why these attributes are important for effective teaching.
ENERGYRATES.CA SCHOLARSHIP
About Scholarship
The energy industry has always lived with one foot in the present and the other in the future. With many major projects—power plants, dams, pipelines—having development times measured in decades, success depends upon anticipating the needs of companies and countries in the years ahead.
We look forward to seeing what the next great minds bring to this ever-transforming industry, and want to do our part in assisting those great minds achieve their goals and dreams. This is why Energy Rates is offering a $500 scholarship to any American or Canadian student enrolled in a post-secondary educational institution. Whether you need to pay for your classes or textbooks, or just to put food on the table this semester, it’s yours to do with as you please. All you have to do to be considered for the scholarship is write an essay, no more than 500 words in length, telling us where you see the future of the energy industry.
Notes:
- The scholarship funds must be used for some education-related expense, such as tuition, books, school fees, room and board, etc.
- The winner of the scholarship grants EnergyRates.Ca non-exclusive publication rights to their essay, so that we can feature their winning essay on our scholarship site.
- EnergyRates.Ca reserves the right to select a panel of judges and scoring methodology at its own discretion.
SCHOLARSHIP ESSAY PROMPT:
You can talk about anything you want -- green energy, oil politics, the continued use of nuclear power, your personal ideas and innovations - so long as it's about energy in the world of tomorrow. What do YOU think people will be reading about in the news in a few years?
TECHNICAL DETAILS:
- The deadline for entry submission is January 31, 2025 before 10:59 PM (PST)
- Essays must be submitted in one of the following document formats: Microsoft Word (DOC, DOCX), Rich Text File (RTF), or Adobe Acrobat (PDF).
- Please use standard, easily read font such as Times New Roman, Arial, Calibri, etc.
- To submit your entry, please use the submission form below. All fields must be filled in - name, email address, and current address. Do NOT forget to attach your essay to your submission.
TIPS FOR REFERENCE LETTERS
- Always ASK for permission to use someone as a reference first.
- Never assume or put down someone’s name without checking first.
Think carefully about who you are asking:
- Have they known you for a long time?
- Are they someone who you have interacted with positively? Can they speak highly of you?
- If your scholarship is in a certain subject area, can you ask someone who has known you in that class/subject/environment?
- DOES your SCHOLARSHIP REQUIRE SOMEONE in a SPECIFIC ROLE?
- You should always allow at least 2 WEEKS for your reference to write you a strong reference letter.
- MAKE IT AS EASY AS POSSIBLE FOR YOUR REFERENCE!
- Provide your reference with as many details as possible about your academic achievements, extra-curricular activities, leadership, and volunteer opportunities.
Fill out the NorKam Student Profile directly below and share it with your referee.
- Read the instructions carefully on each scholarship application!!!
- Is there a length requirement?
- Specified format? (i.e. double-spaced with a digital signature.)
- *If there is specific criteria – LET YOUR REFEREE know!* (It is not your referee’s job to look up your scholarship criteria.) What does the scholarship committee you are applying to need to know about you in order for you to be selected successfully?
- Confirm if you need to send an online PDF reference letter or a hard copy letter inside an envelope. Ensure that signatures are: electronic (not typed in a "handwritten font") or actual. Your letter will require a signature!!!!
AND
- Remember to say “thank you” and update your reference if you are successful.
