Two generous new financial awards are available to Yukon College students

Applicants must: 

• be a Canadian citizen, landed immigrant, permanent resident or a protected person; 
• be enrolled full time in the first year of a two or three-year program; 
• be in financial need. 

Applications must include: 

• an endorsement letter signed by the president of Yukon College highlighting the financial need of the student; 
• an essay (max 1000 words) by the student describing the impact the bursary will have on the student’s ability to attend Yukon College and the student’s involvement in their community; 
• two letters of support from community leaders or teachers/instructors. 

2)  Established by an anonymous donor to mark his 50th anniversary in Canada, the VK to C in 50 Scholarship is available to a student beginning their studies in an undergraduate degree program at Yukon College. The successful applicant will receive $2000 and is able to renew the award up to three times, to a maximum of $8000, as long as they continue to demonstrate financial need and remain registered in their program on a full-time basis in good academic standing. The deadline to apply for this award is September 30.  

Applicants must: 

• be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident 
• be accepted for the first time into one of the following programs at Yukon College in Fall 2019: Bachelor of Arts in Indigenous Governance; Bachelor of Business Administration; Bachelor of Science in Northern Environmental and Conservation Studies; Bachelor of Social Work; Bachelor of Education; Bachelor of Education After Degree 
• be registered full-time at Yukon College 
• remain in good academic standing throughout the program 
• demonstrate financial need