Scholarship & Bursary Information

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Awards are available in four broad categories:

1) Argyle awards are available to students registered in Grade 12 for the first time and who are eligible to graduate. You must be a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant. Preference will be given to students who have attended Argyle for at least two years. Argyle awards are made available through the generosity of clubs, businesses and individuals and have different criteria. By submitting a completed Argyle scholarship application form students will be considered for all the awards that pertain to them. These are outlined below ~ please read carefully as you fill in the application form.

2)  Provincial government program where students must meet certain criteria.

3)  Post-Secondary Institutions offer monies to students entering their first year. Most institutions are now automatically making offers based on grade point average on the application for admission. Major entrance scholarships still require an application form, and to be eligible marks in the 90% range in addition to major community involvement is required. Information is always available on the university’s or college’s website.

4)  Private awards require separate forms and have differing deadlines. Some of these are advertised publicly and the information we receive is posted in the Student Services area. Others awards are available only to dependents or relatives of a union member, for example, or employers may offer them. These will have to be sought out by the individual ~ ask your parents, check your own place of employment, look at the Argyle website privately awarded scholarships page. Don’t be satisfied until you have a conclusive answer. Examples are the Paul Pollhammer award for soccer refereeing, the North Shore Community Credit Union Scholarship, and the VanCity Community Scholarship for credit union members only.

In most cases, awards are intended to assist graduating students in their pursuit of further education. Unless specified, recipients are required to provide a tuition fee receipt from a recognized post secondary institution before payment of the award will be made.

Scholarships: generally awarded on the basis of academic achievement and citizenship.

Bursaries: awarded on the basis of financial need (proof may be required) and may or may not consider academic achievement.