Scholarship Guidelines & Eligibility Criteria
Purpose:
To assist Moose Jaw and area female students in pursuit of a career in a field where women are under-represented.
Eligibility:
- The female student must be enrolled in an approved educational program.
- Have verification of acceptance from the program of study.
Selection:
Awarded to a student who lives in the boundaries of south-central Saskatchewan which Moose Jaw Transition House serves.
Amount:
2 scholarships in the amount of $500 each will be awarded annually.
Deadline:
Applications must include all of the following documents:
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- This completed document –
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- Verification of acceptance from the program of study.
Applications must be completed in full and postmarked by June 30th annually.
Scholarships will be awarded by September 1st.
Submit via:
Mail: Moose Jaw Transition House
Marilyn McCrea Scholarship Fund
Box 1866
Moose Jaw, SK
S6H 7N6
Fax: (306) 693-0243
Email: thousedir@sasktel.net
Application Form: https://www.mj-transitionhouse.com/images/docs/Marilyn_McCrea_Scholarship.pdf
Website: https://www.mj-transitionhouse.com/about/marilyn-mccrea-scholarship
July 8-12 Girls Exploring Trades and Technology (GETT) camps, ages 12-15 – girls
WHEN: July 22-26, 2019
TIME: 9am – 4pm, except on Friday: 9am – 1pm
WHERE: Saskatchewan Polytechnic Moose Jaw Campus
COST: $150
A week long fun filled day camp experience for Grade 6, 7 & 8 girls (ages 12-15). GETT camp lets girls show off their skills as they design and build an upscale project, a table from pallets from July 8-12. During the week the girls will get a chance to try out different tools and learn how to use them safely and properly. Through meeting women in a variety of trades and technology careers the girls also get to learn about the wide variety of career options that are available to them.
If cost is a barrier we do have seats that are being provided by our Camp Sponsor – SaskPower and in addition, we do have a financial assistance program.
July 8-12 Mind Over Metal (MOM) camp, Grades 9-12
“The Mind Over Metal Welding Camps are one of the initiatives of CWB Welding Foundation that was created to address the welding skilled trade shortage in Canada. They engage youth across Canada in new experiences by introducing them to the welding trade in a fun safe environment, while presenting welding as a rewarding career option, and encouraging participants to pursue welding as a career choice.
Breakfast and Lunch provided.
Cost: FREE
To register for the GETT and MOM camps, one can go to our website @ www.saskpolytech.ca/witt .
Tour of the Trades – Creating Opportunities for Entry into the Trades (COET)
July 29-Aug 2 – Tour of the Trades – Automotive Service Technician, ages 16 and older, co-ed – focused on the 4 equity groups (women, First Nation, New Comer and disabilities)
Rev up your engines!
Check out the Automotive Service Technician trade with Tour the Trades July 29-August 2 at Saskatchewan Polytechnic – Moose Jaw campus.
Cost: FREE
For the co-ed camps, “Tour of the Trades”, one must go to this website, www.saskpolytech.ca/creatingopportunities
The Schools of Construction and Transportation have received some funding dollars to help under-represented individuals access training in the trades. They are targeting unemployed, underemployed, legally entitled to work in Canada, underserved demographic (disabled, women, newcomers, indigenous). – Creating Opportunities for Entry into the Trades (COET)-
They will be doing a combination of intake formats over the next 3 years. The first intake started this March and April, where approximately 24 clients are taking a 22-week carpentry applied certificate (March 11 – August 9, and includes a 6-week work-placement), and 21-week training in bricklaying (April – September). Both of these are taking place in Saskatoon. The number of hours they attend will count toward apprenticeship. Instruction will be offered face-to-face but the content (including handouts) will be online so participants will be able to review online.
They are offering these programs tuition free to these participants (seat fee may apply). The tuition for these programs, including books, is $8,000 – $10,000. Students attending the Applied Certificate programming, Intro to the Trades and Tour the Trades will need to come prepared with the required safety footwear.