Financing Your Post-Secondary Studies

Paying for college or university takes planning.  Fortunately, there is help from a variety of sources that will make paying for post-secondary easier.  Begin by reading through the Financing College & University presentation and then complete the Southwood Student Resume so that we can help connect you with specific resources.

1. Financing College & University (LINK)
2. Southwood Student Resume (LINK)

Stay tuned to your Guidance Google Classroom for important information throughout the school year.

April Scholarships from Scholar Tree:

For students who are still interested in applying for scholarships, this can be an opportunity to gain an additional competitive edge, as many students’ interest in scholarships has lessened by this time of year.

Here are some unique scholarships that are currently available and don’t have very many completed applications.

• Canadian Hearing Services National Scholarship – This scholarship is available to Deaf and hard-of-hearing students. Last year, they gave away over 30 awards
• Geotab Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Engineering Scholarship – This scholarship is for Aboriginal, Black/African-American, Inuit, Metis, or North American Indian/Alaskan Natives looking to study a STEM program
• The Brandon Walli “Phones Down, Eyes Up” Memorial Scholarship – is for students planning on studying Arts, Creative Arts, or Music
• Dream Unlimited has 2 awards, both 4 x $10,000
  • https://scholartree.ca/scholarship/dream-scholarship/NJpU9pGRz – Open to any grade 12 students in Alberta, Ontario, Quebec, or Saskatchewan
  • https://scholartree.ca/scholarship/dream-scholarship/NXVVRzKiMD – Open to grade 12 students in Alberta, Ontario, Quebec, or Saskatchewan students studying specific programs

Here are 2 scholarships open to Ontario students.

• https://scholartree.ca/scholarship/meridian-s-commitment-to-communities-sean-jackson-scholarship/aF658X3-k7    
• https://scholartree.ca/scholarship/libro-student-awards/abZ6RJOhIMe