FOR STUDENTS
GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL
FOR STUDENTS IN ATTENDANCE AT
MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND
FOR STUDENTS GRADUATING
FROM HIGH SCHOOL
The following awards are made available by the Government of Newfoundland
and Labrador and are awarded by the Minister of Education upon the recommendation
of a scholarship committee appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council.
They are awarded to high school graduates on the basis of scholarship examinations.
Principals of all high schools should be contacted for further information:
a) The Junior Jubilee Scholarship
This scholarship has a value of $2,500.00. It is awarded annually to the
high school graduate who attains the highest marks in the scholarship examination.
b) The Electoral District Scholarships
These scholarships of the value of $1,000.00 each are awarded annually to
high school graduates who attain the highest marks in the scholarship examinations
in the electoral districts where the students reside.
c) The Centenary of Responsible Government Scholarships
Fifty-five scholarships valued at $1,000.00 each may be awarded to high
school graduates who attain the highest marks in the scholarship examination
provided they have not already been awarded another government scholarship.
d) Constable W.C. Moss Scholarship
This scholarship has a value of $1,000.00. It is awarded annually to a son
or daughter of a member of the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary, or of the
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, who has been a resident of the Province for
twelve months, or of a retired or deceased member of either of these Forces.
This scholarship is awarded on the basis of a scholarship examination to high
school graduates. Applications are necessary and are available from high
school principals or from the Secretary, Scholarship Committee, Department
of Education, Confederation Building, St. John's.
FOR STUDENTS IN ATTENDANCE AT MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND
a) The Centenary of Responsible Government Scholarships
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador awards these scholarships, valued
at $1,000.00 each, to students pursuing their first undergraduate programs.
These scholarships are awarded by the Minister of Education on the recommendation
of a scholarship committee appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council.
They are awarded on the basis of academic achievement and no application is
necessary.
b) The Senior Jubilee Scholarship
The Senior Jubilee Scholarship to the value of $3,000.00 may be awarded
annually by the Minister of Education upon the recommendation of the scholarship
committee appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council to the student
at the University who attains the highest average in the examinations held
during the first two semesters of the second academic year.
c) The Doctor Arthur Barnes Scholarship
The Doctor William W. Blackall Scholarship
The Doctor Vincent P. Burke Scholarship
The Reverend Doctor Levi Curtis Scholarship
The Ronald K. Kennedy Scholarship
These scholarships, awarded by the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador,
each have the value of $1,200.00. The scholarships are awarded annually by
the Minister of Education upon the recommendation of the scholarship committee
appointed by the Lieutenant- Governor in Council to students who have completed
two years of a degree or diploma course at the University. In recommending
students for the awards, the committee will take into account scholastic achievement
and promise, qualities of character, economic need and any other relevant
factors. Normally these scholarships are tenable at Memorial University of
Newfoundland but in special circumstances may be held elsewhere.
NOTE: The values of the above awards are subject to change.
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