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Northern Futures Scholarship Program

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All northern graduates should have the opportunity to make their dreams come alive. Northwestel's Northern Futures Scholarship Program can help make those dreams a reality.

Every year, Northwestel awards ten scholarships worth $2,500 each, to select post-secondary, full-time students enrolled in the following programs:

  • Telecommunications
  • Computer Science
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Business/Commerce

Five scholarships will be available exclusively to aboriginal students - one each in Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Yukon and northern British Columbia.

Five scholarships will be awarded based on field of study, as mentioned above. Scholarships are open to students residing in Northwestel's operating area who:

  • Are attending or will be attending post-secondary education on a full-time basis for the entire academic year
  • Have participated in extracurricular and community organizations, clubs or charities
  • Have demonstrated significant leadership in organizations, clubs or charities

Each application will be reviewed and finalists chosen based on academic achievement, extracurricular and community participation and leadership activities. Finalists will be interviewed by a panel comprised of Northwestel leaders and community members.

How to apply

Download the official application form for the 2009/2010 academic year. Print it out or complete it right on your computer.

To be eligible for consideration, applicants must ensure:

1. The following documents are completed and submitted (via mail, email or fax) by July 31, 2010:

2. The following documents must be postdated and sent (via mail) by July 31, 2010:

  • Official transcripts.
  • Two (2) letters of support.

3.  Please submit a 1,000 word essay (maximum), attached with your application that addresses this topic:

The impact of climate change will have a significantly larger impact on the North compared to other areas in the world.  In the coming years, what role will Broadband and Internet services play in fighting climate change in the North?

 

For more information, contact:

Northwestel Inc.
Attn: Northern Futures Scholarship Program
PO Box 2727
Whitehorse, YT Y1A 4Y4

E-mail: scholarships@nwtel.ca

Fax: 1-867-633-5067

Scholarship recipients will be announced in the Fall of 2010.

 

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