Westdale S.S.Westdale S.S.

Applying for Applying for Scholarships Scholarships

ScholarshipsScholarships

Automatic Entrance ScholarsAutomatic Entrance Scholarshipships no application requiredno application required based on your admission averagebased on your admission average

Scholarships requiring applicationScholarships requiring application

OUAC ResourceOUAC Resource

www.electronicinfo.ca

OCAS ResourceOCAS Resource

www.ontariocolleges.ca/ontcol/home/confirm/money-matters/scholarships-and-awards.html

Data BaseData Base

www.studentawards.com

Match your profile to Data baseMatch your profile to Data base

Where you liveWhere you live Ethnic backgroundEthnic background SportsSports Extra-Curricular acitvitiesExtra-Curricular acitvities Volunteer workVolunteer work

Who gets Scholarships?Who gets Scholarships?

Academic AchievementAcademic Achievement OriginalityOriginality LeadershipLeadership Community ServiceCommunity Service TalentTalent IdentityIdentity

Scholarship ApplicationsScholarship Applications

Applications may require:Applications may require: Transcripts – Mrs. Harvey -24 hours pleaseTranscripts – Mrs. Harvey -24 hours please Letter from student on future plansLetter from student on future plans Essays on various topicsEssays on various topics Letters of recommendationLetters of recommendation School NominationSchool Nomination

Scholarship ApplicationsScholarship Applications

Research the awardResearch the award Be clear and conciseBe clear and concise Follow instructionsFollow instructions Check spelling and grammarCheck spelling and grammar Application must be perfect!Application must be perfect! Have someone proof readHave someone proof read

Scholarship ApplicationsScholarship Applications

Not your resumeNot your resume Be original! You want the judge to Be original! You want the judge to

remember you!remember you! Write about something that will make you Write about something that will make you

stand out!stand out!

Sample Essay QuestionsSample Essay Questions

Describe a time you challenged yourself by Describe a time you challenged yourself by taking on a task/project you felt was beyond taking on a task/project you felt was beyond your scope and capability. Why did you do your scope and capability. Why did you do it? What happened?it? What happened?

Describe an activity where you led a group of Describe an activity where you led a group of people towards a common goal. How did you people towards a common goal. How did you engage others? What difficulties did you engage others? What difficulties did you encounter? What were the outcomes?encounter? What were the outcomes?

Sample Essay QuestionsSample Essay Questions

Describe a time when you took the initiative Describe a time when you took the initiative to address an unmet need at school or in the to address an unmet need at school or in the community.community.

Drawing from your personal experiences, Drawing from your personal experiences, tell us what leadership means to you. tell us what leadership means to you. Describe an experience where you called Describe an experience where you called upon your qualities of leadership explaining upon your qualities of leadership explaining what attributes you contributed. What did what attributes you contributed. What did you learn from this experience?you learn from this experience?

Reference LettersReference Letters

All reference letters must be specific to that All reference letters must be specific to that particular scholarship. Do no use generic particular scholarship. Do no use generic reference letters.reference letters.

Choose someone who knows you really Choose someone who knows you really well and can comment on your strengths well and can comment on your strengths and abilitiesand abilities

Reference LettersReference Letters

For a highly academic award your reference For a highly academic award your reference letter should detail your abilities and talents letter should detail your abilities and talents in a learning environment! in a learning environment!

Give the letter writer lots of advance noticeGive the letter writer lots of advance notice

Reference LettersReference Letters

Provide a copy of the scholarship Provide a copy of the scholarship application to the person writing the application to the person writing the reference.reference.

Make sure they know what needs to be Make sure they know what needs to be emphasized in the letter.emphasized in the letter.

Scholarship Sign UpScholarship Sign Up

Sign up in Student Services as announced Sign up in Student Services as announced for:for:

1. Scholarships where school can only 1. Scholarships where school can only nominate one or two studentsnominate one or two students

2. Scholarships requiring principal’s2. Scholarships requiring principal’s

recommendation. Mrs. Crawford is recommendation. Mrs. Crawford is principal’s representative.principal’s representative.

Westdale Scholarship listWestdale Scholarship list

www.hwdsb.on.ca/westdale/studentservices/scholarships

Click on each link to find Click on each link to find the application.the application.

Scholarships due soon!Scholarships due soon!

Loran AwardsLoran Awards University of TorontoUniversity of Toronto Queen’s universityQueen’s university T.D. Canada TrustT.D. Canada Trust

Check the list on our website!Check the list on our website!

Scholarship due soon!Scholarship due soon!

Loran Awards, minimum 85% , well Loran Awards, minimum 85% , well rounded, demonstrated character, leadership rounded, demonstrated character, leadership and community serviceand community service

Sponsored applicants:Sponsored applicants: sponsor 3 per school, due to Mrs. C. by sponsor 3 per school, due to Mrs. C. by

Oct. 9/12Oct. 9/12 Direct applicants due Oct. 24/12Direct applicants due Oct. 24/12

Scholarships due soon!Scholarships due soon!

University of Toronto National ScholarshipUniversity of Toronto National Scholarship ProgramProgram For exceptional achievementFor exceptional achievement Minimum admission average 90%Minimum admission average 90% Due Nov. 9/12Due Nov. 9/12

Scholarship for Westdale studentScholarship for Westdale student

Queen’s University Major Scholarships:Queen’s University Major Scholarships: Melvin R. Goodes 2 awards for WestdaleMelvin R. Goodes 2 awards for Westdale financial need, academic excellence, and financial need, academic excellence, and

demonstrated leadership qualitiesdemonstrated leadership qualities Applications due to Mrs. C. By Nov. 19/12Applications due to Mrs. C. By Nov. 19/12

Must apply to Queen’s by Dec.1Must apply to Queen’s by Dec.1

Scholarship due soon!Scholarship due soon!

T.D. Canada Trust for Community T.D. Canada Trust for Community LeadershipLeadership

outstanding and consistent concerns for the outstanding and consistent concerns for the improvement of your communityimprovement of your community

environmental cleanup, the promotion of environmental cleanup, the promotion of social justice, and the fight against child social justice, and the fight against child poverty, to name just a few.poverty, to name just a few.

Apply direct by Dec. 7/12Apply direct by Dec. 7/12

Athletic ScholarshipsAthletic Scholarships

Need proof of exceptional ability in your Need proof of exceptional ability in your sport.sport.

Prepare a sports profile for university Prepare a sports profile for university coaches; a comprehensive outline of your coaches; a comprehensive outline of your personal and team accomplishmentspersonal and team accomplishments

Ontario universities can offer up to $3,500. Ontario universities can offer up to $3,500. for athletic scholarship.for athletic scholarship.

Athletic ScholarshipsAthletic Scholarships

American Universities can offer any American Universities can offer any amount up to a full scholarship.amount up to a full scholarship.

Athletes in the USA must write the SATAthletes in the USA must write the SAT

Athletes in the USA must register with the Athletes in the USA must register with the NCAA Eligibility CenterNCAA Eligibility Center