Monday, October 26, 2009

Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (S.A.R.M.) Scholarship

If you are enrolled in Grade 12, are planning to attend a post-secondary Saskatchewan school in the fall of 2010, (or outside of Sask. if the course is not offered in Sask.), have a farming background or your parents/guardians rent or own land and pay taxes to a rural municipality, this scholarship is for you!

S.A.R.M. offers a $1000.00 scholarship to the student submits the best farm safety essay accompanied by a completed application form.

Go to:http://www.sarm.ca/aboutsarm/member_services

Go to the bottom of the page where there is a link to the 90th Annual Student Scholarship. That link will take you to the application form!
Deadline: Friday, February 5, 2010

Monday, October 19, 2009

Canadian Charolais Association

The Canadian Charolais Youth Association National Board Annual Essay Competition is open to youth members. Essays must be recieved by June 1st, 2010. There are different categories for different age groups!

Go to:http://www.youth.charolais.com

FUTURE ACES FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP

Future Aces Foundation offers scholarships to students from across Canada who exhibit exemplary citizenship qualities.

You must be a Canadian resident, be pursuing post-secondary education or training and be between the ages of 16 and 24.

For more information go to:

http://www.futureaces.org

Saturday, October 10, 2009

Saskatchewan Physical Association Scholarship

The Saskatchewan Physical Education Association is now accepting applications for its annual scholarships. Two awards of $700.00 will be presented annually.

The student must be actively involved in his/her school's physical education, intramural and extra-curricular program.
The student must have an average of at least 70% in subject areas required for minimum entrance requirements for his/her intended area of study.

Deadline is June 30th, 2010!

For more information:
http://www.speaonline.ca/
Go to the awards tab on the left and click on award - then click on SPEA Scholarship!

Sylvia Higgins Memorial Fund

There are 2 awards of $500.00! First category is open to Sask. residents who write an essay on an aspect of Lupuj Erythematosus - of general interest to the publeic.

Second category(medical) is available to all students enrolling in a Sask. medical program at the University of Saskatchewan or SIAST!

Deadline is: June 30th, 2010.

For more information:
http://www.sasklupus.com/essay.php

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

University of S "Experience Us" Event

FLS students may register for the event on Friday, October 16th by going to the following link:
http://explore.usask.ca/events/experience/

Once you get here - there is a box on the left hand side "REGISTER NOW".

It will prompt you to put in your user name and password. If you registered last year - your old username and password will exist. If you have forgotten it, or did not go last year, you need to creat a profile first. Complete the profile information and submit. Once you have done that you will be prompted to:
"now proceed to sign-up for Experience Us!

UR Connected Event - Links to Register

FLS students can register for this valuable opportunity to check out the University of Regina on Wednesday, October 21st.

To participate in this event, students have to pre-register at:
www.uregina.ca/newstudent/knowur/urconnected.shtml

Then simply click on the REGISTER ONLINE link! Simple!

Friday, October 2, 2009

Student Awards.com

Studentawards.com is an excellent scholarship resource. In addition to matching students to scholarships a new addition www.studentawards.com/report is a great source of information for parents and students - and answers questions such as "what is the difference between university and technical school?", or "is taking a year off after high school a good idea?"
Make sure to take a look at this - it is current!

Other Post-Secondary Education/Training in Saskatchewan

Go to www.sasknetwork.gov.sk.ca . Go to "learners" and then to "education and training". Go to "post-secondary". Scroll to the bottom of the page and you will find links to the universities, SIAST, Regional Colleges, Aboriginal Post-Secondary Schools, Private Vocational Schools, Religious Schools, Apprenticeship plus other educational and training opportunities!

Where do I find a particular program?

If you know what type of program you are interested in but don't know where you can find the school, go to:
http://www.schoolfinder.com/ You will be able to find out where a particular program is offered!

Parents........

We aim to keep the lines of communication open. If you have any questions about the information on this blog, please feel free to contact me at the school at 542-2521.
Glenda Tulloch

Parents, are you looking for a good book about transitioning from high school to university?

If you are looking for some reading material for students entering university, or for university students at any level, you might want to check this site out:
www.universitymatters.ca
The site describes the book "University Matters" and has some downloadable resources you might want to explore!

STUDY SKILLS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

Need some help studying for finals? Here is one link that might help you get started:
www.geocities.com/Heartland/9120